mptcp: new sysctl to control the activation per NS

New MPTCP sockets will return -ENOPROTOOPT if MPTCP support is disabled
for the current net namespace.

We are providing here a way to control access to the feature for those
that need to turn it on or off.

The value of this new sysctl can be different per namespace. We can then
restrict the usage of MPTCP to the selected NS. In case of serious
issues with MPTCP, administrators can now easily turn MPTCP off.

Co-developed-by: Peter Krystad <peter.krystad@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Krystad <peter.krystad@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts <matthieu.baerts@tessares.net>
Signed-off-by: Christoph Paasch <cpaasch@apple.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Matthieu Baerts 2020-01-21 16:56:28 -08:00 • committed by David S. Miller
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