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1#
2# Network configuration
3#
4
5menuconfig NET
6	bool "Networking support"
7	select NLATTR
8	select GENERIC_NET_UTILS
9	select BPF
10	---help---
11	  Unless you really know what you are doing, you should say Y here.
12	  The reason is that some programs need kernel networking support even
13	  when running on a stand-alone machine that isn't connected to any
14	  other computer.
15
16	  If you are upgrading from an older kernel, you
17	  should consider updating your networking tools too because changes
18	  in the kernel and the tools often go hand in hand. The tools are
19	  contained in the package net-tools, the location and version number
20	  of which are given in <file:Documentation/Changes>.
21
22	  For a general introduction to Linux networking, it is highly
23	  recommended to read the NET-HOWTO, available from
24	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
25
26if NET
27
28config WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
29	bool
30	help
31	  This option can be selected by other options that need compat
32	  netlink messages.
33
34config COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
35	def_bool y
36	depends on COMPAT
37	depends on WEXT_CORE || WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
38	help
39	  This option makes it possible to send different netlink messages
40	  to tasks depending on whether the task is a compat task or not. To
41	  achieve this, you need to set skb_shinfo(skb)->frag_list to the
42	  compat skb before sending the skb, the netlink code will sort out
43	  which message to actually pass to the task.
44
45	  Newly written code should NEVER need this option but do
46	  compat-independent messages instead!
47
48menu "Networking options"
49
50source "net/packet/Kconfig"
51source "net/unix/Kconfig"
52source "net/xfrm/Kconfig"
53source "net/iucv/Kconfig"
54
55config INET
56	bool "TCP/IP networking"
57	select CRYPTO
58	select CRYPTO_AES
59	---help---
60	  These are the protocols used on the Internet and on most local
61	  Ethernets. It is highly recommended to say Y here (this will enlarge
62	  your kernel by about 400 KB), since some programs (e.g. the X window
63	  system) use TCP/IP even if your machine is not connected to any
64	  other computer. You will get the so-called loopback device which
65	  allows you to ping yourself (great fun, that!).
66
67	  For an excellent introduction to Linux networking, please read the
68	  Linux Networking HOWTO, available from
69	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
70
71	  If you say Y here and also to "/proc file system support" and
72	  "Sysctl support" below, you can change various aspects of the
73	  behavior of the TCP/IP code by writing to the (virtual) files in
74	  /proc/sys/net/ipv4/*; the options are explained in the file
75	  <file:Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt>.
76
77	  Short answer: say Y.
78
79if INET
80source "net/ipv4/Kconfig"
81source "net/ipv6/Kconfig"
82source "net/netlabel/Kconfig"
83
84endif # if INET
85
86config NETWORK_SECMARK
87	bool "Security Marking"
88	help
89	  This enables security marking of network packets, similar
90	  to nfmark, but designated for security purposes.
91	  If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
92
93config NET_PTP_CLASSIFY
94	def_bool n
95
96config NETWORK_PHY_TIMESTAMPING
97	bool "Timestamping in PHY devices"
98	select NET_PTP_CLASSIFY
99	help
100	  This allows timestamping of network packets by PHYs with
101	  hardware timestamping capabilities. This option adds some
102	  overhead in the transmit and receive paths.
103
104	  If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
105
106menuconfig NETFILTER
107	bool "Network packet filtering framework (Netfilter)"
108	---help---
109	  Netfilter is a framework for filtering and mangling network packets
110	  that pass through your Linux box.
111
112	  The most common use of packet filtering is to run your Linux box as
113	  a firewall protecting a local network from the Internet. The type of
114	  firewall provided by this kernel support is called a "packet
115	  filter", which means that it can reject individual network packets
116	  based on type, source, destination etc. The other kind of firewall,
117	  a "proxy-based" one, is more secure but more intrusive and more
118	  bothersome to set up; it inspects the network traffic much more
119	  closely, modifies it and has knowledge about the higher level
120	  protocols, which a packet filter lacks. Moreover, proxy-based
121	  firewalls often require changes to the programs running on the local
122	  clients. Proxy-based firewalls don't need support by the kernel, but
123	  they are often combined with a packet filter, which only works if
124	  you say Y here.
125
126	  You should also say Y here if you intend to use your Linux box as
127	  the gateway to the Internet for a local network of machines without
128	  globally valid IP addresses. This is called "masquerading": if one
129	  of the computers on your local network wants to send something to
130	  the outside, your box can "masquerade" as that computer, i.e. it
131	  forwards the traffic to the intended outside destination, but
132	  modifies the packets to make it look like they came from the
133	  firewall box itself. It works both ways: if the outside host
134	  replies, the Linux box will silently forward the traffic to the
135	  correct local computer. This way, the computers on your local net
136	  are completely invisible to the outside world, even though they can
137	  reach the outside and can receive replies. It is even possible to
138	  run globally visible servers from within a masqueraded local network
139	  using a mechanism called portforwarding. Masquerading is also often
140	  called NAT (Network Address Translation).
141
142	  Another use of Netfilter is in transparent proxying: if a machine on
143	  the local network tries to connect to an outside host, your Linux
144	  box can transparently forward the traffic to a local server,
145	  typically a caching proxy server.
146
147	  Yet another use of Netfilter is building a bridging firewall. Using
148	  a bridge with Network packet filtering enabled makes iptables "see"
149	  the bridged traffic. For filtering on the lower network and Ethernet
150	  protocols over the bridge, use ebtables (under bridge netfilter
151	  configuration).
152
153	  Various modules exist for netfilter which replace the previous
154	  masquerading (ipmasqadm), packet filtering (ipchains), transparent
155	  proxying, and portforwarding mechanisms. Please see
156	  <file:Documentation/Changes> under "iptables" for the location of
157	  these packages.
158
159if NETFILTER
160
161config NETFILTER_DEBUG
162	bool "Network packet filtering debugging"
163	depends on NETFILTER
164	help
165	  You can say Y here if you want to get additional messages useful in
166	  debugging the netfilter code.
167
168config NETFILTER_ADVANCED
169	bool "Advanced netfilter configuration"
170	depends on NETFILTER
171	default y
172	help
173	  If you say Y here you can select between all the netfilter modules.
174	  If you say N the more unusual ones will not be shown and the
175	  basic ones needed by most people will default to 'M'.
176
177	  If unsure, say Y.
178
179config BRIDGE_NETFILTER
180	tristate "Bridged IP/ARP packets filtering"
181	depends on BRIDGE
182	depends on NETFILTER && INET
183	depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
184	default m
185	---help---
186	  Enabling this option will let arptables resp. iptables see bridged
187	  ARP resp. IP traffic. If you want a bridging firewall, you probably
188	  want this option enabled.
189	  Enabling or disabling this option doesn't enable or disable
190	  ebtables.
191
192	  If unsure, say N.
193
194source "net/netfilter/Kconfig"
195source "net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig"
196source "net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig"
197source "net/decnet/netfilter/Kconfig"
198source "net/bridge/netfilter/Kconfig"
199
200endif
201
202source "net/dccp/Kconfig"
203source "net/sctp/Kconfig"
204source "net/rds/Kconfig"
205source "net/tipc/Kconfig"
206source "net/atm/Kconfig"
207source "net/l2tp/Kconfig"
208source "net/802/Kconfig"
209source "net/bridge/Kconfig"
210source "net/dsa/Kconfig"
211source "net/8021q/Kconfig"
212source "net/decnet/Kconfig"
213source "net/llc/Kconfig"
214source "net/ipx/Kconfig"
215source "drivers/net/appletalk/Kconfig"
216source "net/x25/Kconfig"
217source "net/lapb/Kconfig"
218source "net/phonet/Kconfig"
219source "net/6lowpan/Kconfig"
220source "net/ieee802154/Kconfig"
221source "net/mac802154/Kconfig"
222source "net/sched/Kconfig"
223source "net/dcb/Kconfig"
224source "net/dns_resolver/Kconfig"
225source "net/batman-adv/Kconfig"
226source "net/openvswitch/Kconfig"
227source "net/vmw_vsock/Kconfig"
228source "net/netlink/Kconfig"
229source "net/mpls/Kconfig"
230source "net/hsr/Kconfig"
231
232config RPS
233	boolean
234	depends on SMP && SYSFS
235	default y
236
237config RFS_ACCEL
238	boolean
239	depends on RPS
240	select CPU_RMAP
241	default y
242
243config XPS
244	boolean
245	depends on SMP
246	default y
247
248config CGROUP_NET_PRIO
249	bool "Network priority cgroup"
250	depends on CGROUPS
251	---help---
252	  Cgroup subsystem for use in assigning processes to network priorities on
253	  a per-interface basis.
254
255config CGROUP_NET_CLASSID
256	boolean "Network classid cgroup"
257	depends on CGROUPS
258	---help---
259	  Cgroup subsystem for use as general purpose socket classid marker that is
260	  being used in cls_cgroup and for netfilter matching.
261
262config NET_RX_BUSY_POLL
263	boolean
264	default y
265
266config BQL
267	boolean
268	depends on SYSFS
269	select DQL
270	default y
271
272config BPF_JIT
273	bool "enable BPF Just In Time compiler"
274	depends on HAVE_BPF_JIT
275	depends on MODULES
276	---help---
277	  Berkeley Packet Filter filtering capabilities are normally handled
278	  by an interpreter. This option allows kernel to generate a native
279	  code when filter is loaded in memory. This should speedup
280	  packet sniffing (libpcap/tcpdump). Note : Admin should enable
281	  this feature changing /proc/sys/net/core/bpf_jit_enable
282
283config NET_FLOW_LIMIT
284	boolean
285	depends on RPS
286	default y
287	---help---
288	  The network stack has to drop packets when a receive processing CPU's
289	  backlog reaches netdev_max_backlog. If a few out of many active flows
290	  generate the vast majority of load, drop their traffic earlier to
291	  maintain capacity for the other flows. This feature provides servers
292	  with many clients some protection against DoS by a single (spoofed)
293	  flow that greatly exceeds average workload.
294
295menu "Network testing"
296
297config NET_PKTGEN
298	tristate "Packet Generator (USE WITH CAUTION)"
299	depends on INET && PROC_FS
300	---help---
301	  This module will inject preconfigured packets, at a configurable
302	  rate, out of a given interface.  It is used for network interface
303	  stress testing and performance analysis.  If you don't understand
304	  what was just said, you don't need it: say N.
305
306	  Documentation on how to use the packet generator can be found
307	  at <file:Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt>.
308
309	  To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the
310	  module will be called pktgen.
311
312config NET_TCPPROBE
313	tristate "TCP connection probing"
314	depends on INET && PROC_FS && KPROBES
315	---help---
316	This module allows for capturing the changes to TCP connection
317	state in response to incoming packets. It is used for debugging
318	TCP congestion avoidance modules. If you don't understand
319	what was just said, you don't need it: say N.
320
321	Documentation on how to use TCP connection probing can be found
322	at:
323
324	  http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/tcpprobe
325
326	To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the
327	module will be called tcp_probe.
328
329config NET_DROP_MONITOR
330	tristate "Network packet drop alerting service"
331	depends on INET && TRACEPOINTS
332	---help---
333	This feature provides an alerting service to userspace in the
334	event that packets are discarded in the network stack.  Alerts
335	are broadcast via netlink socket to any listening user space
336	process.  If you don't need network drop alerts, or if you are ok
337	just checking the various proc files and other utilities for
338	drop statistics, say N here.
339
340endmenu
341
342endmenu
343
344source "net/ax25/Kconfig"
345source "net/can/Kconfig"
346source "net/irda/Kconfig"
347source "net/bluetooth/Kconfig"
348source "net/rxrpc/Kconfig"
349
350config FIB_RULES
351	bool
352
353menuconfig WIRELESS
354	bool "Wireless"
355	depends on !S390
356	default y
357
358if WIRELESS
359
360source "net/wireless/Kconfig"
361source "net/mac80211/Kconfig"
362
363endif # WIRELESS
364
365source "net/wimax/Kconfig"
366
367source "net/rfkill/Kconfig"
368source "net/9p/Kconfig"
369source "net/caif/Kconfig"
370source "net/ceph/Kconfig"
371source "net/nfc/Kconfig"
372
373
374endif   # if NET
375
376# Used by archs to tell that they support BPF_JIT
377config HAVE_BPF_JIT
378	bool
379