netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v7 00/11] Multipath TCP: Prerequisites

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Date:   Thu, 09 Jan 2020 18:44:01 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     mathew.j.martineau@...ux.intel.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, mptcp@...ts.01.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v7 00/11] Multipath TCP: Prerequisites

From: Mat Martineau <mathew.j.martineau@...ux.intel.com>
Date: Thu,  9 Jan 2020 07:59:13 -0800

 ...
> The MPTCP upstreaming community has been collaborating on an
> upstreamable MPTCP implementation that complies with RFC 8684. A minimal
> set of features to comply with the specification involves a sizeable set
> of code changes, so David requested that we split this work in to
> multiple, smaller patch sets to build up MPTCP infrastructure.
> 
> The minimal MPTCP feature set we are proposing for review in the v5.6
> timeframe begins with these three parts:
> 
> Part 1 (this patch set): MPTCP prerequisites. Introduce some MPTCP
> definitions, additional ULP and skb extension features, TCP option space
> checking, and a few exported symbols.
> 
> Part 2: Single subflow implementation and self tests.
> 
> Part 3: Switch from MPTCP v0 (RFC 6824) to MPTCP v1 (new RFC 8684,
> publication expected in the next few days).
> 
> Additional patches for multiple subflow support, path management, active
> backup, and other features are in the pipeline for submission after
> making progress with the above reviews.
 ...

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