mptcp: pm: netlink: only add server-side attr when true

This attribute is a boolean. No need to add it to set it to 'false'.

Indeed, the default value when this attribute is not set is naturally
'false'. A few bytes can then be saved by not adding this attribute if
the connection is not on the server side.

This prepares the future deprecation of its attribute, in favour of a
new flag.

Reviewed-by: Geliang Tang <geliang@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) <matttbe@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250919-net-next-mptcp-server-side-flag-v1-1-a97a5d561a8b@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
This commit is contained in:
Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) 2025-09-19 14:08:58 +02:00 committed by Jakub Kicinski
parent 3562601287
commit c9809f03c1
4 changed files with 8 additions and 6 deletions

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@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ definitions:
traffic-patterns it can take a long time until the
MPTCP_EVENT_ESTABLISHED is sent.
Attributes: token, family, saddr4 | saddr6, daddr4 | daddr6, sport,
dport, server-side, [flags].
dport, [server-side], [flags].
-
name: established
doc: >-
A MPTCP connection is established (can start new subflows).
Attributes: token, family, saddr4 | saddr6, daddr4 | daddr6, sport,
dport, server-side, [flags].
dport, [server-side], [flags].
-
name: closed
doc: >-

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@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
* good time to allocate memory and send ADD_ADDR if needed. Depending on the
* traffic-patterns it can take a long time until the MPTCP_EVENT_ESTABLISHED
* is sent. Attributes: token, family, saddr4 | saddr6, daddr4 | daddr6,
* sport, dport, server-side, [flags].
* sport, dport, [server-side], [flags].
* @MPTCP_EVENT_ESTABLISHED: A MPTCP connection is established (can start new
* subflows). Attributes: token, family, saddr4 | saddr6, daddr4 | daddr6,
* sport, dport, server-side, [flags].
* sport, dport, [server-side], [flags].
* @MPTCP_EVENT_CLOSED: A MPTCP connection has stopped. Attribute: token.
* @MPTCP_EVENT_ANNOUNCED: A new address has been announced by the peer.
* Attributes: token, rem_id, family, daddr4 | daddr6 [, dport].

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@ -413,7 +413,9 @@ static int mptcp_event_created(struct sk_buff *skb,
if (err)
return err;
if (nla_put_u8(skb, MPTCP_ATTR_SERVER_SIDE, READ_ONCE(msk->pm.server_side)))
/* only set when it is the server side */
if (READ_ONCE(msk->pm.server_side) &&
nla_put_u8(skb, MPTCP_ATTR_SERVER_SIDE, 1))
return -EMSGSIZE;
if (READ_ONCE(msk->pm.remote_deny_join_id0))

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@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ make_connection()
print_test "Established IP${is_v6} MPTCP Connection ns2 => ns1"
if [ "${client_token}" != "" ] && [ "${server_token}" != "" ] &&
[ "${client_serverside}" = 0 ] && [ "${server_serverside}" = 1 ] &&
[ "${client_serverside:-0}" = 0 ] && [ "${server_serverside:-0}" = 1 ] &&
[ "${client_nojoin:-0}" = 0 ] && [ "${server_nojoin:-0}" = 1 ]
then
test_pass