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doc: mptcp: net.mptcp.pm_type is deprecated
The net.mptcp.pm_type sysctl knob has been deprecated in v6.15, net.mptcp.path_manager should be used instead. Adapt the section about path managers to suggest using the new sysctl knob instead of the deprecated one. Fixes: 595c26d ("mptcp: sysctl: set path manager by name") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Reviewed-by: Geliang Tang <geliang@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) <matttbe@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250908-net-mptcp-misc-fixes-6-17-rc5-v1-2-5f2168a66079@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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and the server side that announces additional addresses via the ``ADD_ADDR`` and
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``REMOVE_ADDR`` options.
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Path managers are controlled by the ``net.mptcp.pm_type`` sysctl knob -- see
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mptcp-sysctl.rst. There are two types: the in-kernel one (type ``0``) where the
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same rules are applied for all the connections (see: ``ip mptcp``) ; and the
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userspace one (type ``1``), controlled by a userspace daemon (i.e. `mptcpd
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Path managers are controlled by the ``net.mptcp.path_manager`` sysctl knob --
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see mptcp-sysctl.rst. There are two types: the in-kernel one (``kernel``) where
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the same rules are applied for all the connections (see: ``ip mptcp``) ; and the
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userspace one (``userspace``), controlled by a userspace daemon (i.e. `mptcpd
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<https://mptcpd.mptcp.dev/>`_) where different rules can be applied for each
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connection. The path managers can be controlled via a Netlink API; see
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netlink_spec/mptcp_pm.rst.

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