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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	help
94c1f19b51SRichard Cochran	  This allows timestamping of network packets by PHYs with
95c1f19b51SRichard Cochran	  hardware timestamping capabilities. This option adds some
96c1f19b51SRichard Cochran	  overhead in the transmit and receive paths.
97c1f19b51SRichard Cochran
98c1f19b51SRichard Cochran	  If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
99c1f19b51SRichard Cochran
1001da177e4SLinus Torvaldsmenuconfig NETFILTER
101ef91fd52SPablo Neira Ayuso	bool "Network packet filtering framework (Netfilter)"
1021da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
1031da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Netfilter is a framework for filtering and mangling network packets
1041da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  that pass through your Linux box.
1051da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1061da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  The most common use of packet filtering is to run your Linux box as
1071da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  a firewall protecting a local network from the Internet. The type of
1081da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  firewall provided by this kernel support is called a "packet
1091da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  filter", which means that it can reject individual network packets
1101da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  based on type, source, destination etc. The other kind of firewall,
1111da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  a "proxy-based" one, is more secure but more intrusive and more
1121da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  bothersome to set up; it inspects the network traffic much more
1131da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  closely, modifies it and has knowledge about the higher level
1141da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  protocols, which a packet filter lacks. Moreover, proxy-based
1151da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  firewalls often require changes to the programs running on the local
1161da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  clients. Proxy-based firewalls don't need support by the kernel, but
1171da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  they are often combined with a packet filter, which only works if
1181da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  you say Y here.
1191da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1201da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  You should also say Y here if you intend to use your Linux box as
1211da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  the gateway to the Internet for a local network of machines without
1221da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  globally valid IP addresses. This is called "masquerading": if one
1231da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  of the computers on your local network wants to send something to
1241da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  the outside, your box can "masquerade" as that computer, i.e. it
1251da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  forwards the traffic to the intended outside destination, but
1261da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  modifies the packets to make it look like they came from the
1271da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  firewall box itself. It works both ways: if the outside host
1281da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  replies, the Linux box will silently forward the traffic to the
1291da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  correct local computer. This way, the computers on your local net
1301da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  are completely invisible to the outside world, even though they can
1311da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  reach the outside and can receive replies. It is even possible to
1321da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  run globally visible servers from within a masqueraded local network
1331da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  using a mechanism called portforwarding. Masquerading is also often
1341da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  called NAT (Network Address Translation).
1351da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1361da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Another use of Netfilter is in transparent proxying: if a machine on
1371da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  the local network tries to connect to an outside host, your Linux
1381da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  box can transparently forward the traffic to a local server,
1391da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  typically a caching proxy server.
1401da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1411da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Yet another use of Netfilter is building a bridging firewall. Using
1421da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  a bridge with Network packet filtering enabled makes iptables "see"
1431da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  the bridged traffic. For filtering on the lower network and Ethernet
1441da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  protocols over the bridge, use ebtables (under bridge netfilter
1451da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  configuration).
1461da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1471da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Various modules exist for netfilter which replace the previous
1481da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  masquerading (ipmasqadm), packet filtering (ipchains), transparent
1491da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  proxying, and portforwarding mechanisms. Please see
1501da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  <file:Documentation/Changes> under "iptables" for the location of
1511da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  these packages.
1521da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1531da177e4SLinus Torvaldsif NETFILTER
1541da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1551da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig NETFILTER_DEBUG
1561da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "Network packet filtering debugging"
1571da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on NETFILTER
1581da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
1591da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  You can say Y here if you want to get additional messages useful in
1601da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  debugging the netfilter code.
1611da177e4SLinus Torvalds
16233b8e776SPatrick McHardyconfig NETFILTER_ADVANCED
16333b8e776SPatrick McHardy	bool "Advanced netfilter configuration"
16433b8e776SPatrick McHardy	depends on NETFILTER
16533b8e776SPatrick McHardy	default y
16633b8e776SPatrick McHardy	help
16733b8e776SPatrick McHardy	  If you say Y here you can select between all the netfilter modules.
168692105b8SMatt LaPlante	  If you say N the more unusual ones will not be shown and the
16933b8e776SPatrick McHardy	  basic ones needed by most people will default to 'M'.
17033b8e776SPatrick McHardy
17133b8e776SPatrick McHardy	  If unsure, say Y.
17233b8e776SPatrick McHardy
1731da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig BRIDGE_NETFILTER
1741da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "Bridged IP/ARP packets filtering"
1751da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on BRIDGE && NETFILTER && INET
17633b8e776SPatrick McHardy	depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
1771da177e4SLinus Torvalds	default y
1781da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
1791da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Enabling this option will let arptables resp. iptables see bridged
1801da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  ARP resp. IP traffic. If you want a bridging firewall, you probably
1811da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  want this option enabled.
1821da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Enabling or disabling this option doesn't enable or disable
1831da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  ebtables.
1841da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1851da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If unsure, say N.
1861da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1879eb0eec7SHarald Weltesource "net/netfilter/Kconfig"
1881da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig"
1891da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig"
1901da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/decnet/netfilter/Kconfig"
1911da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/bridge/netfilter/Kconfig"
1921da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1931da177e4SLinus Torvaldsendif
1941da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1957c657876SArnaldo Carvalho de Melosource "net/dccp/Kconfig"
1961da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/sctp/Kconfig"
197fe17f84fSAndy Groversource "net/rds/Kconfig"
1981e63e681SPer Lidensource "net/tipc/Kconfig"
1996a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/atm/Kconfig"
200fd558d18SJames Chapmansource "net/l2tp/Kconfig"
201a19800d7SPatrick McHardysource "net/802/Kconfig"
2026a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/bridge/Kconfig"
20391da11f8SLennert Buytenheksource "net/dsa/Kconfig"
2046a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/8021q/Kconfig"
2051da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/decnet/Kconfig"
2061da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/llc/Kconfig"
2071da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/ipx/Kconfig"
2081da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "drivers/net/appletalk/Kconfig"
2096a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/x25/Kconfig"
2106a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/lapb/Kconfig"
2115075138dSremi.denis-courmont@nokiasource "net/phonet/Kconfig"
2129ec76716SSergey Lapinsource "net/ieee802154/Kconfig"
2131010f540Salex.bluesman.smirnov@gmail.comsource "net/mac802154/Kconfig"
2141da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/sched/Kconfig"
2152f90b865SAlexander Duycksource "net/dcb/Kconfig"
2161a4240f4SWang Leisource "net/dns_resolver/Kconfig"
217c6c8fea2SSven Eckelmannsource "net/batman-adv/Kconfig"
218ccb1352eSJesse Grosssource "net/openvswitch/Kconfig"
219d021c344SAndy Kingsource "net/vmw_vsock/Kconfig"
220eaaa3139SAndrey Vaginsource "net/netlink/Kconfig"
2210d89d203SSimon Hormansource "net/mpls/Kconfig"
2221da177e4SLinus Torvalds
223df334545SEric Dumazetconfig RPS
224df334545SEric Dumazet	boolean
2256dcbc122SDavid S. Miller	depends on SMP && SYSFS && USE_GENERIC_SMP_HELPERS
226df334545SEric Dumazet	default y
227df334545SEric Dumazet
228c445477dSBen Hutchingsconfig RFS_ACCEL
229c445477dSBen Hutchings	boolean
230c445477dSBen Hutchings	depends on RPS && GENERIC_HARDIRQS
231c445477dSBen Hutchings	select CPU_RMAP
232c445477dSBen Hutchings	default y
233c445477dSBen Hutchings
234bf264145STom Herbertconfig XPS
235bf264145STom Herbert	boolean
236024e9679SAlexander Duyck	depends on SMP && USE_GENERIC_SMP_HELPERS
237bf264145STom Herbert	default y
238bf264145STom Herbert
2395bc1421eSNeil Hormanconfig NETPRIO_CGROUP
2405bc1421eSNeil Horman	tristate "Network priority cgroup"
2415bc1421eSNeil Horman	depends on CGROUPS
2425bc1421eSNeil Horman	---help---
2435bc1421eSNeil Horman	  Cgroup subsystem for use in assigning processes to network priorities on
2445bc1421eSNeil Horman	  a per-interface basis
2455bc1421eSNeil Horman
246114cf580STom Herbertconfig BQL
247114cf580STom Herbert	boolean
248114cf580STom Herbert	depends on SYSFS
249114cf580STom Herbert	select DQL
250114cf580STom Herbert	default y
251114cf580STom Herbert
2520a14842fSEric Dumazetconfig BPF_JIT
2530a14842fSEric Dumazet	bool "enable BPF Just In Time compiler"
2540a14842fSEric Dumazet	depends on HAVE_BPF_JIT
255b6202f97SEric Dumazet	depends on MODULES
2560a14842fSEric Dumazet	---help---
2570a14842fSEric Dumazet	  Berkeley Packet Filter filtering capabilities are normally handled
2580a14842fSEric Dumazet	  by an interpreter. This option allows kernel to generate a native
2590a14842fSEric Dumazet	  code when filter is loaded in memory. This should speedup
2600a14842fSEric Dumazet	  packet sniffing (libpcap/tcpdump). Note : Admin should enable
2610a14842fSEric Dumazet	  this feature changing /proc/sys/net/core/bpf_jit_enable
2620a14842fSEric Dumazet
26399bbc707SWillem de Bruijnconfig NET_FLOW_LIMIT
26499bbc707SWillem de Bruijn	boolean
26599bbc707SWillem de Bruijn	depends on RPS
26699bbc707SWillem de Bruijn	default y
26799bbc707SWillem de Bruijn	---help---
26899bbc707SWillem de Bruijn	  The network stack has to drop packets when a receive processing CPU's
26999bbc707SWillem de Bruijn	  backlog reaches netdev_max_backlog. If a few out of many active flows
27099bbc707SWillem de Bruijn	  generate the vast majority of load, drop their traffic earlier to
27199bbc707SWillem de Bruijn	  maintain capacity for the other flows. This feature provides servers
27299bbc707SWillem de Bruijn	  with many clients some protection against DoS by a single (spoofed)
27399bbc707SWillem de Bruijn	  flow that greatly exceeds average workload.
27499bbc707SWillem de Bruijn
2751da177e4SLinus Torvaldsmenu "Network testing"
2761da177e4SLinus Torvalds
2771da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig NET_PKTGEN
2781da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Packet Generator (USE WITH CAUTION)"
2791da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on PROC_FS
2801da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
2811da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This module will inject preconfigured packets, at a configurable
2821da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  rate, out of a given interface.  It is used for network interface
2831da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  stress testing and performance analysis.  If you don't understand
2841da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  what was just said, you don't need it: say N.
2851da177e4SLinus Torvalds
2861da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Documentation on how to use the packet generator can be found
2871da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  at <file:Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt>.
2881da177e4SLinus Torvalds
2891da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the
2901da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  module will be called pktgen.
2911da177e4SLinus Torvalds
292a42e9d6cSStephen Hemmingerconfig NET_TCPPROBE
293a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger	tristate "TCP connection probing"
294911f8635SKees Cook	depends on INET && PROC_FS && KPROBES
295a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger	---help---
296a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger	This module allows for capturing the changes to TCP connection
2979dadaa19SDave Jones	state in response to incoming packets. It is used for debugging
298a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger	TCP congestion avoidance modules. If you don't understand
299a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger	what was just said, you don't need it: say N.
300a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger
30182fe7c92SGrant Grundler	Documentation on how to use TCP connection probing can be found
302c996d8b9SMichael Witten	at:
303c996d8b9SMichael Witten
304c996d8b9SMichael Witten	  http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/tcpprobe
305a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger
306a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger	To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the
307a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger	module will be called tcp_probe.
308a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger
309273ae44bSNeil Hormanconfig NET_DROP_MONITOR
310cad456d5SNeil Horman	tristate "Network packet drop alerting service"
311911f8635SKees Cook	depends on INET && TRACEPOINTS
312273ae44bSNeil Horman	---help---
313273ae44bSNeil Horman	This feature provides an alerting service to userspace in the
314273ae44bSNeil Horman	event that packets are discarded in the network stack.  Alerts
315273ae44bSNeil Horman	are broadcast via netlink socket to any listening user space
316273ae44bSNeil Horman	process.  If you don't need network drop alerts, or if you are ok
317273ae44bSNeil Horman	just checking the various proc files and other utilities for
318273ae44bSNeil Horman	drop statistics, say N here.
319273ae44bSNeil Horman
3201da177e4SLinus Torvaldsendmenu
3211da177e4SLinus Torvalds
3221da177e4SLinus Torvaldsendmenu
3231da177e4SLinus Torvalds
3241da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/ax25/Kconfig"
3250d66548aSOliver Hartkoppsource "net/can/Kconfig"
3261da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/irda/Kconfig"
3271da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/bluetooth/Kconfig"
32817926a79SDavid Howellssource "net/rxrpc/Kconfig"
329d86b5e0eSAdrian Bunk
33014c0b97dSThomas Grafconfig FIB_RULES
33114c0b97dSThomas Graf	bool
33214c0b97dSThomas Graf
3335442060cSRobert P. J. Daymenuconfig WIRELESS
3345442060cSRobert P. J. Day	bool "Wireless"
335f54bfc0eSMartin Schwidefsky	depends on !S390
3365442060cSRobert P. J. Day	default y
3375442060cSRobert P. J. Day
3385442060cSRobert P. J. Dayif WIRELESS
3392a5e1c0eSJohannes Berg
3402a5e1c0eSJohannes Bergsource "net/wireless/Kconfig"
341f0706e82SJiri Bencsource "net/mac80211/Kconfig"
3422a5e1c0eSJohannes Berg
3435442060cSRobert P. J. Dayendif # WIRELESS
3442a5e1c0eSJohannes Berg
345b0c83ae1SInaky Perez-Gonzalezsource "net/wimax/Kconfig"
346b0c83ae1SInaky Perez-Gonzalez
347cf4328cdSIvo van Doornsource "net/rfkill/Kconfig"
348bd238fb4SLatchesar Ionkovsource "net/9p/Kconfig"
3493908c690SSjur Braendelandsource "net/caif/Kconfig"
3503d14c5d2SYehuda Sadehsource "net/ceph/Kconfig"
3513e256b8fSLauro Ramos Venanciosource "net/nfc/Kconfig"
3523908c690SSjur Braendeland
353cf4328cdSIvo van Doorn
3546a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgendif   # if NET
355e47b65b0SSam Ravnborg
356e47b65b0SSam Ravnborg# Used by archs to tell that they support BPF_JIT
357e47b65b0SSam Ravnborgconfig HAVE_BPF_JIT
358e47b65b0SSam Ravnborg	bool
359