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11da177e4SLinus Torvalds#
21da177e4SLinus Torvalds# Network configuration
31da177e4SLinus Torvalds#
41da177e4SLinus Torvalds
5031cf19eSRobert P. J. Daymenuconfig NET
61da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "Networking support"
7e9cc8bddSGeert Uytterhoeven	select NLATTR
81da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
91da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Unless you really know what you are doing, you should say Y here.
101da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  The reason is that some programs need kernel networking support even
111da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  when running on a stand-alone machine that isn't connected to any
12d5950b43SSam Ravnborg	  other computer.
13d5950b43SSam Ravnborg
14d5950b43SSam Ravnborg	  If you are upgrading from an older kernel, you
151da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  should consider updating your networking tools too because changes
161da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  in the kernel and the tools often go hand in hand. The tools are
171da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  contained in the package net-tools, the location and version number
181da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  of which are given in <file:Documentation/Changes>.
191da177e4SLinus Torvalds
201da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  For a general introduction to Linux networking, it is highly
211da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  recommended to read the NET-HOWTO, available from
221da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
231da177e4SLinus Torvalds
246a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgif NET
256a2e9b73SSam Ravnborg
261dacc76dSJohannes Bergconfig WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
271dacc76dSJohannes Berg	bool
281dacc76dSJohannes Berg	help
291dacc76dSJohannes Berg	  This option can be selected by other options that need compat
301dacc76dSJohannes Berg	  netlink messages.
311dacc76dSJohannes Berg
321dacc76dSJohannes Bergconfig COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
331dacc76dSJohannes Berg	def_bool y
341dacc76dSJohannes Berg	depends on COMPAT
3540b53d8aSDavid S. Miller	depends on WEXT_CORE || WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
361dacc76dSJohannes Berg	help
371dacc76dSJohannes Berg	  This option makes it possible to send different netlink messages
381dacc76dSJohannes Berg	  to tasks depending on whether the task is a compat task or not. To
391dacc76dSJohannes Berg	  achieve this, you need to set skb_shinfo(skb)->frag_list to the
401dacc76dSJohannes Berg	  compat skb before sending the skb, the netlink code will sort out
411dacc76dSJohannes Berg	  which message to actually pass to the task.
421dacc76dSJohannes Berg
431dacc76dSJohannes Berg	  Newly written code should NEVER need this option but do
441dacc76dSJohannes Berg	  compat-independent messages instead!
451dacc76dSJohannes Berg
461da177e4SLinus Torvaldsmenu "Networking options"
471da177e4SLinus Torvalds
486a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/packet/Kconfig"
496a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/unix/Kconfig"
506a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/xfrm/Kconfig"
512356f4cbSMartin Schwidefskysource "net/iucv/Kconfig"
521da177e4SLinus Torvalds
531da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig INET
541da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "TCP/IP networking"
55798b2cbfSDavid S. Miller	select CRYPTO
56798b2cbfSDavid S. Miller	select CRYPTO_AES
571da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
581da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  These are the protocols used on the Internet and on most local
591da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Ethernets. It is highly recommended to say Y here (this will enlarge
60cf80efc2SYOSHIFUJI Hideaki	  your kernel by about 400 KB), since some programs (e.g. the X window
611da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  system) use TCP/IP even if your machine is not connected to any
621da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  other computer. You will get the so-called loopback device which
631da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  allows you to ping yourself (great fun, that!).
641da177e4SLinus Torvalds
651da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  For an excellent introduction to Linux networking, please read the
661da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Linux Networking HOWTO, available from
671da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
681da177e4SLinus Torvalds
691da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you say Y here and also to "/proc file system support" and
701da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  "Sysctl support" below, you can change various aspects of the
711da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  behavior of the TCP/IP code by writing to the (virtual) files in
721da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  /proc/sys/net/ipv4/*; the options are explained in the file
731da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  <file:Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt>.
741da177e4SLinus Torvalds
751da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Short answer: say Y.
761da177e4SLinus Torvalds
776a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgif INET
781da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/ipv4/Kconfig"
791da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/ipv6/Kconfig"
8038c94377SPaul Mooresource "net/netlabel/Kconfig"
811da177e4SLinus Torvalds
826a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgendif # if INET
836a2e9b73SSam Ravnborg
84984bc16cSJames Morrisconfig NETWORK_SECMARK
85984bc16cSJames Morris	bool "Security Marking"
86984bc16cSJames Morris	help
87984bc16cSJames Morris	  This enables security marking of network packets, similar
88984bc16cSJames Morris	  to nfmark, but designated for security purposes.
89984bc16cSJames Morris	  If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
90984bc16cSJames Morris
91c1f19b51SRichard Cochranconfig NETWORK_PHY_TIMESTAMPING
92c1f19b51SRichard Cochran	bool "Timestamping in PHY devices"
93c1f19b51SRichard Cochran	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
94c1f19b51SRichard Cochran	help
95c1f19b51SRichard Cochran	  This allows timestamping of network packets by PHYs with
96c1f19b51SRichard Cochran	  hardware timestamping capabilities. This option adds some
97c1f19b51SRichard Cochran	  overhead in the transmit and receive paths.
98c1f19b51SRichard Cochran
99c1f19b51SRichard Cochran	  If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
100c1f19b51SRichard Cochran
1011da177e4SLinus Torvaldsmenuconfig NETFILTER
102ef91fd52SPablo Neira Ayuso	bool "Network packet filtering framework (Netfilter)"
1031da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
1041da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Netfilter is a framework for filtering and mangling network packets
1051da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  that pass through your Linux box.
1061da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1071da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  The most common use of packet filtering is to run your Linux box as
1081da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  a firewall protecting a local network from the Internet. The type of
1091da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  firewall provided by this kernel support is called a "packet
1101da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  filter", which means that it can reject individual network packets
1111da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  based on type, source, destination etc. The other kind of firewall,
1121da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  a "proxy-based" one, is more secure but more intrusive and more
1131da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  bothersome to set up; it inspects the network traffic much more
1141da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  closely, modifies it and has knowledge about the higher level
1151da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  protocols, which a packet filter lacks. Moreover, proxy-based
1161da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  firewalls often require changes to the programs running on the local
1171da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  clients. Proxy-based firewalls don't need support by the kernel, but
1181da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  they are often combined with a packet filter, which only works if
1191da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  you say Y here.
1201da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1211da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  You should also say Y here if you intend to use your Linux box as
1221da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  the gateway to the Internet for a local network of machines without
1231da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  globally valid IP addresses. This is called "masquerading": if one
1241da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  of the computers on your local network wants to send something to
1251da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  the outside, your box can "masquerade" as that computer, i.e. it
1261da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  forwards the traffic to the intended outside destination, but
1271da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  modifies the packets to make it look like they came from the
1281da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  firewall box itself. It works both ways: if the outside host
1291da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  replies, the Linux box will silently forward the traffic to the
1301da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  correct local computer. This way, the computers on your local net
1311da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  are completely invisible to the outside world, even though they can
1321da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  reach the outside and can receive replies. It is even possible to
1331da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  run globally visible servers from within a masqueraded local network
1341da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  using a mechanism called portforwarding. Masquerading is also often
1351da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  called NAT (Network Address Translation).
1361da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1371da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Another use of Netfilter is in transparent proxying: if a machine on
1381da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  the local network tries to connect to an outside host, your Linux
1391da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  box can transparently forward the traffic to a local server,
1401da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  typically a caching proxy server.
1411da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1421da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Yet another use of Netfilter is building a bridging firewall. Using
1431da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  a bridge with Network packet filtering enabled makes iptables "see"
1441da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  the bridged traffic. For filtering on the lower network and Ethernet
1451da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  protocols over the bridge, use ebtables (under bridge netfilter
1461da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  configuration).
1471da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1481da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Various modules exist for netfilter which replace the previous
1491da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  masquerading (ipmasqadm), packet filtering (ipchains), transparent
1501da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  proxying, and portforwarding mechanisms. Please see
1511da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  <file:Documentation/Changes> under "iptables" for the location of
1521da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  these packages.
1531da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1541da177e4SLinus Torvaldsif NETFILTER
1551da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1561da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig NETFILTER_DEBUG
1571da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "Network packet filtering debugging"
1581da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on NETFILTER
1591da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
1601da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  You can say Y here if you want to get additional messages useful in
1611da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  debugging the netfilter code.
1621da177e4SLinus Torvalds
16333b8e776SPatrick McHardyconfig NETFILTER_ADVANCED
16433b8e776SPatrick McHardy	bool "Advanced netfilter configuration"
16533b8e776SPatrick McHardy	depends on NETFILTER
16633b8e776SPatrick McHardy	default y
16733b8e776SPatrick McHardy	help
16833b8e776SPatrick McHardy	  If you say Y here you can select between all the netfilter modules.
169692105b8SMatt LaPlante	  If you say N the more unusual ones will not be shown and the
17033b8e776SPatrick McHardy	  basic ones needed by most people will default to 'M'.
17133b8e776SPatrick McHardy
17233b8e776SPatrick McHardy	  If unsure, say Y.
17333b8e776SPatrick McHardy
1741da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig BRIDGE_NETFILTER
1751da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "Bridged IP/ARP packets filtering"
1761da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on BRIDGE && NETFILTER && INET
17733b8e776SPatrick McHardy	depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
1781da177e4SLinus Torvalds	default y
1791da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
1801da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Enabling this option will let arptables resp. iptables see bridged
1811da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  ARP resp. IP traffic. If you want a bridging firewall, you probably
1821da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  want this option enabled.
1831da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Enabling or disabling this option doesn't enable or disable
1841da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  ebtables.
1851da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1861da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If unsure, say N.
1871da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1889eb0eec7SHarald Weltesource "net/netfilter/Kconfig"
1891da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig"
1901da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig"
1911da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/decnet/netfilter/Kconfig"
1921da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/bridge/netfilter/Kconfig"
1931da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1941da177e4SLinus Torvaldsendif
1951da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1967c657876SArnaldo Carvalho de Melosource "net/dccp/Kconfig"
1971da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/sctp/Kconfig"
198fe17f84fSAndy Groversource "net/rds/Kconfig"
1991e63e681SPer Lidensource "net/tipc/Kconfig"
2006a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/atm/Kconfig"
201fd558d18SJames Chapmansource "net/l2tp/Kconfig"
202a19800d7SPatrick McHardysource "net/802/Kconfig"
2036a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/bridge/Kconfig"
20491da11f8SLennert Buytenheksource "net/dsa/Kconfig"
2056a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/8021q/Kconfig"
2061da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/decnet/Kconfig"
2071da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/llc/Kconfig"
2081da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/ipx/Kconfig"
2091da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "drivers/net/appletalk/Kconfig"
2106a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/x25/Kconfig"
2116a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/lapb/Kconfig"
2126a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/wanrouter/Kconfig"
2135075138dSremi.denis-courmont@nokiasource "net/phonet/Kconfig"
2149ec76716SSergey Lapinsource "net/ieee802154/Kconfig"
2151010f540Salex.bluesman.smirnov@gmail.comsource "net/mac802154/Kconfig"
2161da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/sched/Kconfig"
2172f90b865SAlexander Duycksource "net/dcb/Kconfig"
2181a4240f4SWang Leisource "net/dns_resolver/Kconfig"
219c6c8fea2SSven Eckelmannsource "net/batman-adv/Kconfig"
220ccb1352eSJesse Grosssource "net/openvswitch/Kconfig"
2211da177e4SLinus Torvalds
222df334545SEric Dumazetconfig RPS
223df334545SEric Dumazet	boolean
2246dcbc122SDavid S. Miller	depends on SMP && SYSFS && USE_GENERIC_SMP_HELPERS
225df334545SEric Dumazet	default y
226df334545SEric Dumazet
227c445477dSBen Hutchingsconfig RFS_ACCEL
228c445477dSBen Hutchings	boolean
229c445477dSBen Hutchings	depends on RPS && GENERIC_HARDIRQS
230c445477dSBen Hutchings	select CPU_RMAP
231c445477dSBen Hutchings	default y
232c445477dSBen Hutchings
233bf264145STom Herbertconfig XPS
234bf264145STom Herbert	boolean
235024e9679SAlexander Duyck	depends on SMP && USE_GENERIC_SMP_HELPERS
236bf264145STom Herbert	default y
237bf264145STom Herbert
2385bc1421eSNeil Hormanconfig NETPRIO_CGROUP
2395bc1421eSNeil Horman	tristate "Network priority cgroup"
2405bc1421eSNeil Horman	depends on CGROUPS
2415bc1421eSNeil Horman	---help---
2425bc1421eSNeil Horman	  Cgroup subsystem for use in assigning processes to network priorities on
2435bc1421eSNeil Horman	  a per-interface basis
2445bc1421eSNeil Horman
245114cf580STom Herbertconfig BQL
246114cf580STom Herbert	boolean
247114cf580STom Herbert	depends on SYSFS
248114cf580STom Herbert	select DQL
249114cf580STom Herbert	default y
250114cf580STom Herbert
2510a14842fSEric Dumazetconfig BPF_JIT
2520a14842fSEric Dumazet	bool "enable BPF Just In Time compiler"
2530a14842fSEric Dumazet	depends on HAVE_BPF_JIT
254b6202f97SEric Dumazet	depends on MODULES
2550a14842fSEric Dumazet	---help---
2560a14842fSEric Dumazet	  Berkeley Packet Filter filtering capabilities are normally handled
2570a14842fSEric Dumazet	  by an interpreter. This option allows kernel to generate a native
2580a14842fSEric Dumazet	  code when filter is loaded in memory. This should speedup
2590a14842fSEric Dumazet	  packet sniffing (libpcap/tcpdump). Note : Admin should enable
2600a14842fSEric Dumazet	  this feature changing /proc/sys/net/core/bpf_jit_enable
2610a14842fSEric Dumazet
2621da177e4SLinus Torvaldsmenu "Network testing"
2631da177e4SLinus Torvalds
2641da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig NET_PKTGEN
2651da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Packet Generator (USE WITH CAUTION)"
2661da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on PROC_FS
2671da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
2681da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This module will inject preconfigured packets, at a configurable
2691da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  rate, out of a given interface.  It is used for network interface
2701da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  stress testing and performance analysis.  If you don't understand
2711da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  what was just said, you don't need it: say N.
2721da177e4SLinus Torvalds
2731da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Documentation on how to use the packet generator can be found
2741da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  at <file:Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt>.
2751da177e4SLinus Torvalds
2761da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the
2771da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  module will be called pktgen.
2781da177e4SLinus Torvalds
279a42e9d6cSStephen Hemmingerconfig NET_TCPPROBE
280a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger	tristate "TCP connection probing"
281a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger	depends on INET && EXPERIMENTAL && PROC_FS && KPROBES
282a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger	---help---
283a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger	This module allows for capturing the changes to TCP connection
2849dadaa19SDave Jones	state in response to incoming packets. It is used for debugging
285a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger	TCP congestion avoidance modules. If you don't understand
286a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger	what was just said, you don't need it: say N.
287a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger
28882fe7c92SGrant Grundler	Documentation on how to use TCP connection probing can be found
289c996d8b9SMichael Witten	at:
290c996d8b9SMichael Witten
291c996d8b9SMichael Witten	  http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/tcpprobe
292a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger
293a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger	To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the
294a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger	module will be called tcp_probe.
295a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger
296273ae44bSNeil Hormanconfig NET_DROP_MONITOR
297cad456d5SNeil Horman	tristate "Network packet drop alerting service"
298273ae44bSNeil Horman	depends on INET && EXPERIMENTAL && TRACEPOINTS
299273ae44bSNeil Horman	---help---
300273ae44bSNeil Horman	This feature provides an alerting service to userspace in the
301273ae44bSNeil Horman	event that packets are discarded in the network stack.  Alerts
302273ae44bSNeil Horman	are broadcast via netlink socket to any listening user space
303273ae44bSNeil Horman	process.  If you don't need network drop alerts, or if you are ok
304273ae44bSNeil Horman	just checking the various proc files and other utilities for
305273ae44bSNeil Horman	drop statistics, say N here.
306273ae44bSNeil Horman
3071da177e4SLinus Torvaldsendmenu
3081da177e4SLinus Torvalds
3091da177e4SLinus Torvaldsendmenu
3101da177e4SLinus Torvalds
3111da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/ax25/Kconfig"
3120d66548aSOliver Hartkoppsource "net/can/Kconfig"
3131da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/irda/Kconfig"
3141da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/bluetooth/Kconfig"
31517926a79SDavid Howellssource "net/rxrpc/Kconfig"
316d86b5e0eSAdrian Bunk
31714c0b97dSThomas Grafconfig FIB_RULES
31814c0b97dSThomas Graf	bool
31914c0b97dSThomas Graf
3205442060cSRobert P. J. Daymenuconfig WIRELESS
3215442060cSRobert P. J. Day	bool "Wireless"
322f54bfc0eSMartin Schwidefsky	depends on !S390
3235442060cSRobert P. J. Day	default y
3245442060cSRobert P. J. Day
3255442060cSRobert P. J. Dayif WIRELESS
3262a5e1c0eSJohannes Berg
3272a5e1c0eSJohannes Bergsource "net/wireless/Kconfig"
328f0706e82SJiri Bencsource "net/mac80211/Kconfig"
3292a5e1c0eSJohannes Berg
3305442060cSRobert P. J. Dayendif # WIRELESS
3312a5e1c0eSJohannes Berg
332b0c83ae1SInaky Perez-Gonzalezsource "net/wimax/Kconfig"
333b0c83ae1SInaky Perez-Gonzalez
334cf4328cdSIvo van Doornsource "net/rfkill/Kconfig"
335bd238fb4SLatchesar Ionkovsource "net/9p/Kconfig"
3363908c690SSjur Braendelandsource "net/caif/Kconfig"
3373d14c5d2SYehuda Sadehsource "net/ceph/Kconfig"
3383e256b8fSLauro Ramos Venanciosource "net/nfc/Kconfig"
3393908c690SSjur Braendeland
340cf4328cdSIvo van Doorn
3416a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgendif   # if NET
342e47b65b0SSam Ravnborg
343e47b65b0SSam Ravnborg# Used by archs to tell that they support BPF_JIT
344e47b65b0SSam Ravnborgconfig HAVE_BPF_JIT
345e47b65b0SSam Ravnborg	bool
346