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1#
2# Network configuration
3#
4
031cf19e 5menuconfig NET
1da177e4 6 bool "Networking support"
e9cc8bdd 7 select NLATTR
4cd5773a 8 select GENERIC_NET_UTILS
f89b7755 9 select BPF
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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
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14 other computer.
15
16 If you are upgrading from an older kernel, you
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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
6a2e9b73 26if NET
1da177e4 27
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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
40b53d8a 37 depends on WEXT_CORE || WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
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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
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48config NET_INGRESS
49 bool
50
6a2e9b73 51menu "Networking options"
1da177e4 52
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53source "net/packet/Kconfig"
54source "net/unix/Kconfig"
55source "net/xfrm/Kconfig"
2356f4cb 56source "net/iucv/Kconfig"
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57
58config INET
59 bool "TCP/IP networking"
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60 select CRYPTO
61 select CRYPTO_AES
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62 ---help---
63 These are the protocols used on the Internet and on most local
64 Ethernets. It is highly recommended to say Y here (this will enlarge
cf80efc2 65 your kernel by about 400 KB), since some programs (e.g. the X window
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66 system) use TCP/IP even if your machine is not connected to any
67 other computer. You will get the so-called loopback device which
68 allows you to ping yourself (great fun, that!).
69
70 For an excellent introduction to Linux networking, please read the
71 Linux Networking HOWTO, available from
72 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
73
74 If you say Y here and also to "/proc file system support" and
75 "Sysctl support" below, you can change various aspects of the
76 behavior of the TCP/IP code by writing to the (virtual) files in
77 /proc/sys/net/ipv4/*; the options are explained in the file
78 <file:Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt>.
79
80 Short answer: say Y.
81
6a2e9b73 82if INET
1da177e4 83source "net/ipv4/Kconfig"
1da177e4 84source "net/ipv6/Kconfig"
38c94377 85source "net/netlabel/Kconfig"
1da177e4 86
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87endif # if INET
88
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89config NETWORK_SECMARK
90 bool "Security Marking"
91 help
92 This enables security marking of network packets, similar
93 to nfmark, but designated for security purposes.
94 If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
95
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96config NET_PTP_CLASSIFY
97 def_bool n
98
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99config NETWORK_PHY_TIMESTAMPING
100 bool "Timestamping in PHY devices"
408eccce 101 select NET_PTP_CLASSIFY
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102 help
103 This allows timestamping of network packets by PHYs with
104 hardware timestamping capabilities. This option adds some
105 overhead in the transmit and receive paths.
106
107 If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
108
1da177e4 109menuconfig NETFILTER
ef91fd52 110 bool "Network packet filtering framework (Netfilter)"
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111 ---help---
112 Netfilter is a framework for filtering and mangling network packets
113 that pass through your Linux box.
114
115 The most common use of packet filtering is to run your Linux box as
116 a firewall protecting a local network from the Internet. The type of
117 firewall provided by this kernel support is called a "packet
118 filter", which means that it can reject individual network packets
119 based on type, source, destination etc. The other kind of firewall,
120 a "proxy-based" one, is more secure but more intrusive and more
121 bothersome to set up; it inspects the network traffic much more
122 closely, modifies it and has knowledge about the higher level
123 protocols, which a packet filter lacks. Moreover, proxy-based
124 firewalls often require changes to the programs running on the local
125 clients. Proxy-based firewalls don't need support by the kernel, but
126 they are often combined with a packet filter, which only works if
127 you say Y here.
128
129 You should also say Y here if you intend to use your Linux box as
130 the gateway to the Internet for a local network of machines without
131 globally valid IP addresses. This is called "masquerading": if one
132 of the computers on your local network wants to send something to
133 the outside, your box can "masquerade" as that computer, i.e. it
134 forwards the traffic to the intended outside destination, but
135 modifies the packets to make it look like they came from the
136 firewall box itself. It works both ways: if the outside host
137 replies, the Linux box will silently forward the traffic to the
138 correct local computer. This way, the computers on your local net
139 are completely invisible to the outside world, even though they can
140 reach the outside and can receive replies. It is even possible to
141 run globally visible servers from within a masqueraded local network
142 using a mechanism called portforwarding. Masquerading is also often
143 called NAT (Network Address Translation).
144
145 Another use of Netfilter is in transparent proxying: if a machine on
146 the local network tries to connect to an outside host, your Linux
147 box can transparently forward the traffic to a local server,
148 typically a caching proxy server.
149
150 Yet another use of Netfilter is building a bridging firewall. Using
151 a bridge with Network packet filtering enabled makes iptables "see"
152 the bridged traffic. For filtering on the lower network and Ethernet
153 protocols over the bridge, use ebtables (under bridge netfilter
154 configuration).
155
156 Various modules exist for netfilter which replace the previous
157 masquerading (ipmasqadm), packet filtering (ipchains), transparent
158 proxying, and portforwarding mechanisms. Please see
159 <file:Documentation/Changes> under "iptables" for the location of
160 these packages.
161
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162if NETFILTER
163
164config NETFILTER_DEBUG
165 bool "Network packet filtering debugging"
166 depends on NETFILTER
167 help
168 You can say Y here if you want to get additional messages useful in
169 debugging the netfilter code.
170
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171config NETFILTER_ADVANCED
172 bool "Advanced netfilter configuration"
173 depends on NETFILTER
174 default y
175 help
176 If you say Y here you can select between all the netfilter modules.
692105b8 177 If you say N the more unusual ones will not be shown and the
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178 basic ones needed by most people will default to 'M'.
179
180 If unsure, say Y.
181
1da177e4 182config BRIDGE_NETFILTER
34666d46 183 tristate "Bridged IP/ARP packets filtering"
57f5877c 184 depends on BRIDGE
34666d46 185 depends on NETFILTER && INET
33b8e776 186 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
34666d46 187 default m
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188 ---help---
189 Enabling this option will let arptables resp. iptables see bridged
190 ARP resp. IP traffic. If you want a bridging firewall, you probably
191 want this option enabled.
192 Enabling or disabling this option doesn't enable or disable
193 ebtables.
194
195 If unsure, say N.
196
9eb0eec7 197source "net/netfilter/Kconfig"
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198source "net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig"
199source "net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig"
200source "net/decnet/netfilter/Kconfig"
201source "net/bridge/netfilter/Kconfig"
202
203endif
204
7c657876 205source "net/dccp/Kconfig"
1da177e4 206source "net/sctp/Kconfig"
fe17f84f 207source "net/rds/Kconfig"
1e63e681 208source "net/tipc/Kconfig"
6a2e9b73 209source "net/atm/Kconfig"
fd558d18 210source "net/l2tp/Kconfig"
a19800d7 211source "net/802/Kconfig"
6a2e9b73 212source "net/bridge/Kconfig"
91da11f8 213source "net/dsa/Kconfig"
6a2e9b73 214source "net/8021q/Kconfig"
1da177e4 215source "net/decnet/Kconfig"
1da177e4 216source "net/llc/Kconfig"
1da177e4 217source "net/ipx/Kconfig"
1da177e4 218source "drivers/net/appletalk/Kconfig"
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219source "net/x25/Kconfig"
220source "net/lapb/Kconfig"
5075138d 221source "net/phonet/Kconfig"
2c6bed7c 222source "net/6lowpan/Kconfig"
9ec76716 223source "net/ieee802154/Kconfig"
1010f540 224source "net/mac802154/Kconfig"
1da177e4 225source "net/sched/Kconfig"
2f90b865 226source "net/dcb/Kconfig"
1a4240f4 227source "net/dns_resolver/Kconfig"
c6c8fea2 228source "net/batman-adv/Kconfig"
ccb1352e 229source "net/openvswitch/Kconfig"
d021c344 230source "net/vmw_vsock/Kconfig"
eaaa3139 231source "net/netlink/Kconfig"
0d89d203 232source "net/mpls/Kconfig"
f421436a 233source "net/hsr/Kconfig"
007f790c 234source "net/switchdev/Kconfig"
1da177e4 235
df334545 236config RPS
6341e62b 237 bool
044c8d4b 238 depends on SMP && SYSFS
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239 default y
240
c445477d 241config RFS_ACCEL
6341e62b 242 bool
0244ad00 243 depends on RPS
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244 select CPU_RMAP
245 default y
246
bf264145 247config XPS
6341e62b 248 bool
044c8d4b 249 depends on SMP
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250 default y
251
86f8515f 252config CGROUP_NET_PRIO
af636337 253 bool "Network priority cgroup"
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254 depends on CGROUPS
255 ---help---
256 Cgroup subsystem for use in assigning processes to network priorities on
86f8515f 257 a per-interface basis.
5bc1421e 258
fe1217c4 259config CGROUP_NET_CLASSID
6341e62b 260 bool "Network classid cgroup"
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261 depends on CGROUPS
262 ---help---
263 Cgroup subsystem for use as general purpose socket classid marker that is
264 being used in cls_cgroup and for netfilter matching.
265
e0d1095a 266config NET_RX_BUSY_POLL
6341e62b 267 bool
89bf1b5a 268 default y
06021292 269
114cf580 270config BQL
6341e62b 271 bool
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272 depends on SYSFS
273 select DQL
274 default y
275
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276config BPF_JIT
277 bool "enable BPF Just In Time compiler"
278 depends on HAVE_BPF_JIT
b6202f97 279 depends on MODULES
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280 ---help---
281 Berkeley Packet Filter filtering capabilities are normally handled
282 by an interpreter. This option allows kernel to generate a native
283 code when filter is loaded in memory. This should speedup
284 packet sniffing (libpcap/tcpdump). Note : Admin should enable
285 this feature changing /proc/sys/net/core/bpf_jit_enable
286
99bbc707 287config NET_FLOW_LIMIT
6341e62b 288 bool
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289 depends on RPS
290 default y
291 ---help---
292 The network stack has to drop packets when a receive processing CPU's
293 backlog reaches netdev_max_backlog. If a few out of many active flows
294 generate the vast majority of load, drop their traffic earlier to
295 maintain capacity for the other flows. This feature provides servers
296 with many clients some protection against DoS by a single (spoofed)
297 flow that greatly exceeds average workload.
298
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299menu "Network testing"
300
301config NET_PKTGEN
302 tristate "Packet Generator (USE WITH CAUTION)"
ffd756b3 303 depends on INET && PROC_FS
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304 ---help---
305 This module will inject preconfigured packets, at a configurable
306 rate, out of a given interface. It is used for network interface
307 stress testing and performance analysis. If you don't understand
308 what was just said, you don't need it: say N.
309
310 Documentation on how to use the packet generator can be found
311 at <file:Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt>.
312
313 To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the
314 module will be called pktgen.
315
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316config NET_TCPPROBE
317 tristate "TCP connection probing"
911f8635 318 depends on INET && PROC_FS && KPROBES
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319 ---help---
320 This module allows for capturing the changes to TCP connection
9dadaa19 321 state in response to incoming packets. It is used for debugging
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322 TCP congestion avoidance modules. If you don't understand
323 what was just said, you don't need it: say N.
324
82fe7c92 325 Documentation on how to use TCP connection probing can be found
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326 at:
327
328 http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/tcpprobe
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329
330 To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the
331 module will be called tcp_probe.
332
273ae44b 333config NET_DROP_MONITOR
cad456d5 334 tristate "Network packet drop alerting service"
911f8635 335 depends on INET && TRACEPOINTS
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336 ---help---
337 This feature provides an alerting service to userspace in the
338 event that packets are discarded in the network stack. Alerts
339 are broadcast via netlink socket to any listening user space
340 process. If you don't need network drop alerts, or if you are ok
341 just checking the various proc files and other utilities for
342 drop statistics, say N here.
343
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344endmenu
345
346endmenu
347
1da177e4 348source "net/ax25/Kconfig"
0d66548a 349source "net/can/Kconfig"
1da177e4 350source "net/irda/Kconfig"
1da177e4 351source "net/bluetooth/Kconfig"
17926a79 352source "net/rxrpc/Kconfig"
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354config FIB_RULES
355 bool
356
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357menuconfig WIRELESS
358 bool "Wireless"
f54bfc0e 359 depends on !S390
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360 default y
361
362if WIRELESS
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363
364source "net/wireless/Kconfig"
f0706e82 365source "net/mac80211/Kconfig"
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5442060c 367endif # WIRELESS
2a5e1c0e 368
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369source "net/wimax/Kconfig"
370
cf4328cd 371source "net/rfkill/Kconfig"
bd238fb4 372source "net/9p/Kconfig"
3908c690 373source "net/caif/Kconfig"
3d14c5d2 374source "net/ceph/Kconfig"
3e256b8f 375source "net/nfc/Kconfig"
3908c690 376
cf4328cd 377
6a2e9b73 378endif # if NET
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380# Used by archs to tell that they support BPF_JIT
381config HAVE_BPF_JIT
382 bool