Merge branch 'feat/dual-stack'

docs/irtt-client.md

@@ -58,6 +58,41 @@ once per interval instead. Final per-target summaries print in the order
 targets were supplied on the command line, not the order in which they
 finish or their labels sort alphabetically.
 
+## ADDRESS FAMILY
+
+By default, each target uses the first address returned by the system resolver,
+whether IPv4 or IPv6. Use `-4` / `--ipv4` to select IPv4 only, or
+`-6` / `--ipv6` to select IPv6 only. Hostnames are resolved when each session
+connects; these flags do not perform an extra discovery lookup. An explicit
+IP literal from the other family is rejected during preparation.
+
+Use `--dual-stack` to compare IPv4 and IPv6 paths as separate measurements:
+
+```sh
+irtt-client -6 host.example
+irtt-client --dual-stack cov=uk-cov1.irtt.lochnair.net
+```
+
+For each hostname, the client discovers which address families the system
+resolver currently returns. IPv4 results create `cov/v4`, IPv6 results create
+`cov/v6`, and both create both targets, in that order. Without an alias,
+`host.example` becomes `host.example/v4` and/or `host.example/v6`. Multiple
+addresses within one family still produce only one target. Explicit IP literals
+keep their original label and remain single targets.
+
+Each target has its own session, statistics, and failures. Its original hostname
+is retained: every new session resolves it again and selects the first address
+matching its family. Families are discovered only when a declaration is added,
+so a newly appearing family does not create another target automatically.
+Discovery failure or a successful lookup returning no addresses rejects the
+whole target set. A missing family is normal and simply creates no target for
+that family. Final labels must be unique, including generated `/v4` and `/v6`
+labels; choose another alias if one collides with an explicit label.
+
+`-4`, `-6`, and `--dual-stack` are mutually exclusive. Expanded targets use
+ordinary multi-target pacing and each sends its own probes, so dual-stack can
+double the number of probes per interval compared with one target per hostname.
+
 ## DYNAMIC TARGET SETS FROM STANDARD INPUT
 
 `--targets-stdin` is available only with continuous mode (`--duration 0`).
@@ -75,6 +110,13 @@ are retired, unchanged target configurations retain their generation, and a
 changed address or HMAC setting creates a fresh generation. Under transient
 live-generation backpressure, only the latest unapplied desired set is kept.
 
+The same address-family preparation applies to initial and stdin targets.
+With `--dual-stack`, unchanged labels and endpoints retain their discovered
+families across records, including HMAC-only changes. Removing a declaration
+and later adding it again performs fresh discovery. New declarations are
+prepared asynchronously while existing measurements continue. A preparation
+error stops the stream gracefully without applying a partial set.
+
 Commas frame targets in stdin records; escape a literal comma within one
 target as `\,`. Target parsing inside each element is otherwise the same as
 for positional arguments, including the other escapes above, `@hmac=KEY`, and
@@ -107,7 +149,8 @@ revision to become applicable.
 
 The maximum stdin record payload is 64 KiB. Stdin-controlled mode bounds each
 desired set to 128 targets and retains at most 256 live target generations
-while replacements drain.
+while replacements drain. The 128-target limit applies after dual-stack
+expansion: a hostname producing both families consumes two target slots.
 
 ## FINITE VERSUS CONTINUOUS OPERATION
 

docs/irtt-tui.md

@@ -21,6 +21,21 @@ Target syntax, multiple targets, and pacing are identical to
 `--sfill`, `--dscp`, `--ttl`, `--loose`) is shared with `irtt-client` as
 well; consult that manual for their meaning.
 
+Address-family controls are shared too: `-4` / `--ipv4` uses IPv4 only,
+`-6` / `--ipv6` uses IPv6 only, and `--dual-stack` gives each available family
+of a hostname its own measurement row and graph series. These switches are
+mutually exclusive. Explicit IP literals remain single targets; a literal
+conflicting with `-4` or `-6` is rejected before the dashboard starts.
+
+```sh
+irtt-tui -4 uk-cov1.irtt.lochnair.net
+irtt-tui --dual-stack cov=uk-cov1.irtt.lochnair.net
+```
+
+The second command creates `cov/v4` and/or `cov/v6` according to the system
+resolver's initial results, letting you compare the two paths directly.
+See the client manual's address-family section for discovery errors and labels.
+
 ## CONTINUOUS DEFAULT
 
 Unlike `irtt-client`, **the TUI defaults to continuous mode**
@@ -38,6 +53,11 @@ sessions continue undisturbed. Even if every target fails, the TUI stays alive
 until you quit. Explicit stops, removed or replaced targets, and no-test
 completion do not trigger retries. Quitting cancels pending retry work.
 
+With `--dual-stack`, a failed family reconnects independently while its healthy
+sibling continues. Reconnect resolves the original hostname again within the
+target's family. It does not discover additional families or pin the address
+returned by initial discovery.
+
 Each reconnect keeps the same logical target row. Statistics reset when a new
 session generation is accepted, including attempts that fail before opening.
 Retained graph history and the age of the last actual reply remain; the graph