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1# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
2#
3# Network configuration
4#
5
6menuconfig NET
7 bool "Networking support"
8 select NLATTR
9 select GENERIC_NET_UTILS
10 select BPF
11 help
12 Unless you really know what you are doing, you should say Y here.
13 The reason is that some programs need kernel networking support even
14 when running on a stand-alone machine that isn't connected to any
15 other computer.
16
17 If you are upgrading from an older kernel, you
18 should consider updating your networking tools too because changes
19 in the kernel and the tools often go hand in hand. The tools are
20 contained in the package net-tools, the location and version number
21 of which are given in <file:Documentation/Changes>.
22
23 For a general introduction to Linux networking, it is highly
24 recommended to read the NET-HOWTO, available from
25 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
26
27if NET
28
29config WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
30 bool
31 help
32 This option can be selected by other options that need compat
33 netlink messages.
34
35config COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
36 def_bool y
37 depends on COMPAT
38 depends on WEXT_CORE || WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
39 help
40 This option makes it possible to send different netlink messages
41 to tasks depending on whether the task is a compat task or not. To
42 achieve this, you need to set skb_shinfo(skb)->frag_list to the
43 compat skb before sending the skb, the netlink code will sort out
44 which message to actually pass to the task.
45
46 Newly written code should NEVER need this option but do
47 compat-independent messages instead!
48
49config NET_INGRESS
50 bool
51
52config NET_EGRESS
53 bool
54
55config NET_XGRESS
56 select NET_INGRESS
57 select NET_EGRESS
58 bool
59
60config NET_REDIRECT
61 bool
62
63config SKB_DECRYPTED
64 bool
65
66config SKB_EXTENSIONS
67 bool
68
69config NET_DEVMEM
70 def_bool y
71 select GENERIC_ALLOCATOR
72 depends on DMA_SHARED_BUFFER
73 depends on PAGE_POOL
74
75config NET_SHAPER
76 bool
77
78config NET_CRC32C
79 bool
80 select CRC32
81
82menu "Networking options"
83
84source "net/packet/Kconfig"
85source "net/unix/Kconfig"
86source "net/tls/Kconfig"
87source "net/xfrm/Kconfig"
88source "net/iucv/Kconfig"
89source "net/smc/Kconfig"
90source "net/xdp/Kconfig"
91
92config NET_HANDSHAKE
93 bool
94 depends on SUNRPC || NVME_TARGET_TCP || NVME_TCP
95 default y
96
97config NET_HANDSHAKE_KUNIT_TEST
98 tristate "KUnit tests for the handshake upcall mechanism" if !KUNIT_ALL_TESTS
99 default KUNIT_ALL_TESTS
100 depends on KUNIT
101 help
102 This builds the KUnit tests for the handshake upcall mechanism.
103
104 KUnit tests run during boot and output the results to the debug
105 log in TAP format (https://testanything.org/). Only useful for
106 kernel devs running KUnit test harness and are not for inclusion
107 into a production build.
108
109 For more information on KUnit and unit tests in general, refer
110 to the KUnit documentation in Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/.
111
112config INET
113 bool "TCP/IP networking"
114 help
115 These are the protocols used on the Internet and on most local
116 Ethernets. It is highly recommended to say Y here (this will enlarge
117 your kernel by about 400 KB), since some programs (e.g. the X window
118 system) use TCP/IP even if your machine is not connected to any
119 other computer. You will get the so-called loopback device which
120 allows you to ping yourself (great fun, that!).
121
122 For an excellent introduction to Linux networking, please read the
123 Linux Networking HOWTO, available from
124 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
125
126 If you say Y here and also to "/proc file system support" and
127 "Sysctl support" below, you can change various aspects of the
128 behavior of the TCP/IP code by writing to the (virtual) files in
129 /proc/sys/net/ipv4/*; the options are explained in the file
130 <file:Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst>.
131
132 Short answer: say Y.
133
134if INET
135source "net/ipv4/Kconfig"
136source "net/ipv6/Kconfig"
137source "net/netlabel/Kconfig"
138source "net/mptcp/Kconfig"
139
140endif # if INET
141
142config NETWORK_SECMARK
143 bool "Security Marking"
144 help
145 This enables security marking of network packets, similar
146 to nfmark, but designated for security purposes.
147 If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
148
149config NET_PTP_CLASSIFY
150 def_bool n
151
152config NETWORK_PHY_TIMESTAMPING
153 bool "Timestamping in PHY devices"
154 select NET_PTP_CLASSIFY
155 help
156 This allows timestamping of network packets by PHYs (or
157 other MII bus snooping devices) with hardware timestamping
158 capabilities. This option adds some overhead in the transmit
159 and receive paths.
160
161 If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
162
163menuconfig NETFILTER
164 bool "Network packet filtering framework (Netfilter)"
165 help
166 Netfilter is a framework for filtering and mangling network packets
167 that pass through your Linux box.
168
169 The most common use of packet filtering is to run your Linux box as
170 a firewall protecting a local network from the Internet. The type of
171 firewall provided by this kernel support is called a "packet
172 filter", which means that it can reject individual network packets
173 based on type, source, destination etc. The other kind of firewall,
174 a "proxy-based" one, is more secure but more intrusive and more
175 bothersome to set up; it inspects the network traffic much more
176 closely, modifies it and has knowledge about the higher level
177 protocols, which a packet filter lacks. Moreover, proxy-based
178 firewalls often require changes to the programs running on the local
179 clients. Proxy-based firewalls don't need support by the kernel, but
180 they are often combined with a packet filter, which only works if
181 you say Y here.
182
183 You should also say Y here if you intend to use your Linux box as
184 the gateway to the Internet for a local network of machines without
185 globally valid IP addresses. This is called "masquerading": if one
186 of the computers on your local network wants to send something to
187 the outside, your box can "masquerade" as that computer, i.e. it
188 forwards the traffic to the intended outside destination, but
189 modifies the packets to make it look like they came from the
190 firewall box itself. It works both ways: if the outside host
191 replies, the Linux box will silently forward the traffic to the
192 correct local computer. This way, the computers on your local net
193 are completely invisible to the outside world, even though they can
194 reach the outside and can receive replies. It is even possible to
195 run globally visible servers from within a masqueraded local network
196 using a mechanism called portforwarding. Masquerading is also often
197 called NAT (Network Address Translation).
198
199 Another use of Netfilter is in transparent proxying: if a machine on
200 the local network tries to connect to an outside host, your Linux
201 box can transparently forward the traffic to a local server,
202 typically a caching proxy server.
203
204 Yet another use of Netfilter is building a bridging firewall. Using
205 a bridge with Network packet filtering enabled makes iptables "see"
206 the bridged traffic. For filtering on the lower network and Ethernet
207 protocols over the bridge, use ebtables (under bridge netfilter
208 configuration).
209
210 Various modules exist for netfilter which replace the previous
211 masquerading (ipmasqadm), packet filtering (ipchains), transparent
212 proxying, and portforwarding mechanisms. Please see
213 <file:Documentation/Changes> under "iptables" for the location of
214 these packages.
215
216if NETFILTER
217
218config NETFILTER_ADVANCED
219 bool "Advanced netfilter configuration"
220 depends on NETFILTER
221 default y
222 help
223 If you say Y here you can select between all the netfilter modules.
224 If you say N the more unusual ones will not be shown and the
225 basic ones needed by most people will default to 'M'.
226
227 If unsure, say Y.
228
229config BRIDGE_NETFILTER
230 tristate "Bridged IP/ARP packets filtering"
231 depends on BRIDGE
232 depends on NETFILTER && INET
233 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
234 select NETFILTER_FAMILY_BRIDGE
235 select SKB_EXTENSIONS
236 help
237 Enabling this option will let arptables resp. iptables see bridged
238 ARP resp. IP traffic. If you want a bridging firewall, you probably
239 want this option enabled.
240 Enabling or disabling this option doesn't enable or disable
241 ebtables.
242
243 If unsure, say N.
244
245source "net/netfilter/Kconfig"
246source "net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig"
247source "net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig"
248source "net/bridge/netfilter/Kconfig"
249
250endif # if NETFILTER
251
252source "net/sctp/Kconfig"
253source "net/rds/Kconfig"
254source "net/tipc/Kconfig"
255source "net/atm/Kconfig"
256source "net/l2tp/Kconfig"
257source "net/802/Kconfig"
258source "net/bridge/Kconfig"
259source "net/dsa/Kconfig"
260source "net/8021q/Kconfig"
261source "net/llc/Kconfig"
262source "net/appletalk/Kconfig"
263source "net/x25/Kconfig"
264source "net/lapb/Kconfig"
265source "net/phonet/Kconfig"
266source "net/6lowpan/Kconfig"
267source "net/ieee802154/Kconfig"
268source "net/mac802154/Kconfig"
269source "net/sched/Kconfig"
270source "net/dcb/Kconfig"
271source "net/dns_resolver/Kconfig"
272source "net/batman-adv/Kconfig"
273source "net/openvswitch/Kconfig"
274source "net/vmw_vsock/Kconfig"
275source "net/netlink/Kconfig"
276source "net/mpls/Kconfig"
277source "net/nsh/Kconfig"
278source "net/hsr/Kconfig"
279source "net/switchdev/Kconfig"
280source "net/l3mdev/Kconfig"
281source "net/qrtr/Kconfig"
282source "net/ncsi/Kconfig"
283
284config PCPU_DEV_REFCNT
285 bool "Use percpu variables to maintain network device refcount"
286 depends on SMP
287 default y
288 help
289 network device refcount are using per cpu variables if this option is set.
290 This can be forced to N to detect underflows (with a performance drop).
291
292config MAX_SKB_FRAGS
293 int "Maximum number of fragments per skb_shared_info"
294 range 17 45
295 default 17
296 help
297 Having more fragments per skb_shared_info can help GRO efficiency.
298 This helps BIG TCP workloads, but might expose bugs in some
299 legacy drivers.
300 This also increases memory overhead of small packets,
301 and in drivers using build_skb().
302 If unsure, say 17.
303
304config RPS
305 bool "Receive packet steering"
306 depends on SMP && SYSFS
307 default y
308 help
309 Software receive side packet steering (RPS) distributes the
310 load of received packet processing across multiple CPUs.
311
312config RFS_ACCEL
313 bool "Hardware acceleration of RFS"
314 depends on RPS
315 select CPU_RMAP
316 default y
317 help
318 Allowing drivers for multiqueue hardware with flow filter tables to
319 accelerate RFS.
320
321config SOCK_RX_QUEUE_MAPPING
322 bool
323
324config XPS
325 bool
326 depends on SMP
327 select SOCK_RX_QUEUE_MAPPING
328 default y
329
330config HWBM
331 bool
332
333config CGROUP_NET_PRIO
334 bool "Network priority cgroup"
335 depends on CGROUPS
336 select SOCK_CGROUP_DATA
337 help
338 Cgroup subsystem for use in assigning processes to network priorities on
339 a per-interface basis.
340
341config CGROUP_NET_CLASSID
342 bool "Network classid cgroup"
343 depends on CGROUPS
344 select SOCK_CGROUP_DATA
345 help
346 Cgroup subsystem for use as general purpose socket classid marker that is
347 being used in cls_cgroup and for netfilter matching.
348
349config NET_RX_BUSY_POLL
350 bool
351 default y if !PREEMPT_RT || (PREEMPT_RT && !NETCONSOLE)
352
353config BQL
354 bool
355 prompt "Enable Byte Queue Limits"
356 depends on SYSFS
357 select DQL
358 default y
359
360config BPF_STREAM_PARSER
361 bool "enable BPF STREAM_PARSER"
362 depends on INET
363 depends on BPF_SYSCALL
364 depends on CGROUP_BPF
365 select STREAM_PARSER
366 select NET_SOCK_MSG
367 help
368 Enabling this allows a TCP stream parser to be used with
369 BPF_MAP_TYPE_SOCKMAP.
370
371config NET_FLOW_LIMIT
372 bool "Net flow limit"
373 depends on RPS
374 default y
375 help
376 The network stack has to drop packets when a receive processing CPU's
377 backlog reaches netdev_max_backlog. If a few out of many active flows
378 generate the vast majority of load, drop their traffic earlier to
379 maintain capacity for the other flows. This feature provides servers
380 with many clients some protection against DoS by a single (spoofed)
381 flow that greatly exceeds average workload.
382
383menu "Network testing"
384
385config NET_PKTGEN
386 tristate "Packet Generator (USE WITH CAUTION)"
387 depends on INET && PROC_FS
388 help
389 This module will inject preconfigured packets, at a configurable
390 rate, out of a given interface. It is used for network interface
391 stress testing and performance analysis. If you don't understand
392 what was just said, you don't need it: say N.
393
394 Documentation on how to use the packet generator can be found
395 at <file:Documentation/networking/pktgen.rst>.
396
397 To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the
398 module will be called pktgen.
399
400config NET_DROP_MONITOR
401 tristate "Network packet drop alerting service"
402 depends on INET && TRACEPOINTS
403 help
404 This feature provides an alerting service to userspace in the
405 event that packets are discarded in the network stack. Alerts
406 are broadcast via netlink socket to any listening user space
407 process. If you don't need network drop alerts, or if you are ok
408 just checking the various proc files and other utilities for
409 drop statistics, say N here.
410
411endmenu # Network testing
412
413endmenu # Networking options
414
415source "net/ax25/Kconfig"
416source "net/can/Kconfig"
417source "net/bluetooth/Kconfig"
418source "net/rxrpc/Kconfig"
419source "net/kcm/Kconfig"
420source "net/strparser/Kconfig"
421source "net/mctp/Kconfig"
422
423config FIB_RULES
424 bool
425
426menuconfig WIRELESS
427 bool "Wireless"
428 depends on !S390
429 default y
430
431if WIRELESS
432
433source "net/wireless/Kconfig"
434source "net/mac80211/Kconfig"
435
436endif # WIRELESS
437
438source "net/rfkill/Kconfig"
439source "net/9p/Kconfig"
440source "net/caif/Kconfig"
441source "net/ceph/Kconfig"
442source "net/nfc/Kconfig"
443source "net/psample/Kconfig"
444source "net/ife/Kconfig"
445
446config LWTUNNEL
447 bool "Network light weight tunnels"
448 help
449 This feature provides an infrastructure to support light weight
450 tunnels like mpls. There is no netdevice associated with a light
451 weight tunnel endpoint. Tunnel encapsulation parameters are stored
452 with light weight tunnel state associated with fib routes.
453
454config LWTUNNEL_BPF
455 bool "Execute BPF program as route nexthop action"
456 depends on LWTUNNEL && INET
457 default y if LWTUNNEL=y
458 help
459 Allows to run BPF programs as a nexthop action following a route
460 lookup for incoming and outgoing packets.
461
462config DST_CACHE
463 bool
464 default n
465
466config GRO_CELLS
467 bool
468 default n
469
470config SOCK_VALIDATE_XMIT
471 bool
472
473config NET_IEEE8021Q_HELPERS
474 bool
475
476config NET_SELFTESTS
477 def_tristate PHYLIB
478 depends on PHYLIB && INET
479
480config NET_SOCK_MSG
481 bool
482 default n
483 help
484 The NET_SOCK_MSG provides a framework for plain sockets (e.g. TCP) or
485 ULPs (upper layer modules, e.g. TLS) to process L7 application data
486 with the help of BPF programs.
487
488config NET_DEVLINK
489 bool
490 default n
491
492config PAGE_POOL
493 bool
494
495config PAGE_POOL_STATS
496 default n
497 bool "Page pool stats"
498 depends on PAGE_POOL
499 help
500 Enable page pool statistics to track page allocation and recycling
501 in page pools. This option incurs additional CPU cost in allocation
502 and recycle paths and additional memory cost to store the statistics.
503 These statistics are only available if this option is enabled and if
504 the driver using the page pool supports exporting this data.
505
506 If unsure, say N.
507
508config FAILOVER
509 tristate "Generic failover module"
510 help
511 The failover module provides a generic interface for paravirtual
512 drivers to register a netdev and a set of ops with a failover
513 instance. The ops are used as event handlers that get called to
514 handle netdev register/unregister/link change/name change events
515 on slave pci ethernet devices with the same mac address as the
516 failover netdev. This enables paravirtual drivers to use a
517 VF as an accelerated low latency datapath. It also allows live
518 migration of VMs with direct attached VFs by failing over to the
519 paravirtual datapath when the VF is unplugged.
520
521config ETHTOOL_NETLINK
522 bool "Netlink interface for ethtool"
523 select DIMLIB
524 default y
525 help
526 An alternative userspace interface for ethtool based on generic
527 netlink. It provides better extensibility and some new features,
528 e.g. notification messages.
529
530config NETDEV_ADDR_LIST_TEST
531 tristate "Unit tests for device address list"
532 default KUNIT_ALL_TESTS
533 depends on KUNIT
534
535config NET_TEST
536 tristate "KUnit tests for networking" if !KUNIT_ALL_TESTS
537 depends on KUNIT
538 default KUNIT_ALL_TESTS
539 help
540 KUnit tests covering core networking infra, such as sk_buff.
541
542 If unsure, say N.
543
544endif # if NET