mptcpd 0.2a: Alpha release

This Multipath TCP Daemon alpha release replaces support for the
deprecated MPTCP generic netlink API with the one found in the
multipath-tcp.org 0.95+ kernel (see multipath-tcp/mptcp@4ea5dee), and
has been verified to work with that kernel.

Several actual and potential memory access violations were fixed in
the mptcpd network monitor, path manager, and "sspi" plugin.

The mptcp.service systemd service file now correctly grants the
necessary privilege (CAP_NET_ADMIN) for proper operation of the mptcpd
program.

Author: Ossama Othman

Makefile.am

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ MOSTLYCLEANFILES = $(DX_CLEANFILES)
 EXTRA_DIST = README.md Doxyfile mptcpd.dox LICENSES
 
 README: $(top_srcdir)/README.md
-	@test -z "$(PANDOC)" || $(PANDOC) --from markdown_github --to plain --output=$@ $<
+	@test -z "$(PANDOC)" || $(PANDOC) --from gfm --to plain --output=$@ $<
 
 dist-hook: README
 

NEWS

@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+11 June 2019 - mptcpd 0.2a
+
+- This Multipath TCP Daemon alpha release replaces support for the
+  deprecated MPTCP generic netlink API with the one found in the
+  multipath-tcp.org kernel (0.95+), and has been verified to work with
+  that kernel.
+
+- Several actual and potential memory access violations were fixed in
+  the mptcpd network monitor, path manager, and "sspi" plugin.
+
+- The mptcp.service systemd service file now correctly grants the
+  necessary privilege (CAP_NET_ADMIN) for proper operation of the
+  mptcpd program.
+
 27 March 2019 - mptcpd 0.1a
 
 - This is the initial (alpha) release of the Multipath TCP Daemon

README.md

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ versions) without installation.
 
 ### Executing an Installed `mptcpd`
 #### Without `systemd`
-For now, `mptcpd` does not provide a traditional System V "init
+`mptcpd` currently does not provide traditional System V "init
 scripts".  In general the `mptcpd` program may be run directly from
 the installed directory, e.g.:
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ systemctl daemon-reload
 systemctl start mptcp.service
 ```
 
-These steps are not be necessary if the system is rebooted after
+These steps are not necessary if the system is rebooted after
 installation of `mptcpd`.
 
 ### Execution of `mptcpd` in the Source Distribution

configure.ac

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.69])
 AC_INIT([mptcpd],
-        [0.1a],
+        [0.2a],
         [[email protected]],
         [],
         [https://01.org/multipath-tcp-linux])