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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
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9 ---help---
10 Unless you really know what you are doing, you should say Y here.
11 The reason is that some programs need kernel networking support even
12 when running on a stand-alone machine that isn't connected to any
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13 other computer.
14
15 If you are upgrading from an older kernel, you
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16 should consider updating your networking tools too because changes
17 in the kernel and the tools often go hand in hand. The tools are
18 contained in the package net-tools, the location and version number
19 of which are given in <file:Documentation/Changes>.
20
21 For a general introduction to Linux networking, it is highly
22 recommended to read the NET-HOWTO, available from
23 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
24
6a2e9b73 25if NET
1da177e4 26
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27config WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
28 bool
29 help
30 This option can be selected by other options that need compat
31 netlink messages.
32
33config COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
34 def_bool y
35 depends on COMPAT
40b53d8a 36 depends on WEXT_CORE || WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
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37 help
38 This option makes it possible to send different netlink messages
39 to tasks depending on whether the task is a compat task or not. To
40 achieve this, you need to set skb_shinfo(skb)->frag_list to the
41 compat skb before sending the skb, the netlink code will sort out
42 which message to actually pass to the task.
43
44 Newly written code should NEVER need this option but do
45 compat-independent messages instead!
46
6a2e9b73 47menu "Networking options"
1da177e4 48
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49source "net/packet/Kconfig"
50source "net/unix/Kconfig"
51source "net/xfrm/Kconfig"
2356f4cb 52source "net/iucv/Kconfig"
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53
54config INET
55 bool "TCP/IP networking"
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56 select CRYPTO
57 select CRYPTO_AES
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58 ---help---
59 These are the protocols used on the Internet and on most local
60 Ethernets. It is highly recommended to say Y here (this will enlarge
cf80efc2 61 your kernel by about 400 KB), since some programs (e.g. the X window
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62 system) use TCP/IP even if your machine is not connected to any
63 other computer. You will get the so-called loopback device which
64 allows you to ping yourself (great fun, that!).
65
66 For an excellent introduction to Linux networking, please read the
67 Linux Networking HOWTO, available from
68 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
69
70 If you say Y here and also to "/proc file system support" and
71 "Sysctl support" below, you can change various aspects of the
72 behavior of the TCP/IP code by writing to the (virtual) files in
73 /proc/sys/net/ipv4/*; the options are explained in the file
74 <file:Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt>.
75
76 Short answer: say Y.
77
6a2e9b73 78if INET
1da177e4 79source "net/ipv4/Kconfig"
1da177e4 80source "net/ipv6/Kconfig"
38c94377 81source "net/netlabel/Kconfig"
1da177e4 82
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83endif # if INET
84
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85config NETWORK_SECMARK
86 bool "Security Marking"
87 help
88 This enables security marking of network packets, similar
89 to nfmark, but designated for security purposes.
90 If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
91
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92config NET_PTP_CLASSIFY
93 def_bool n
94
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95config NETWORK_PHY_TIMESTAMPING
96 bool "Timestamping in PHY devices"
408eccce 97 select NET_PTP_CLASSIFY
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98 help
99 This allows timestamping of network packets by PHYs with
100 hardware timestamping capabilities. This option adds some
101 overhead in the transmit and receive paths.
102
103 If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
104
1da177e4 105menuconfig NETFILTER
ef91fd52 106 bool "Network packet filtering framework (Netfilter)"
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107 ---help---
108 Netfilter is a framework for filtering and mangling network packets
109 that pass through your Linux box.
110
111 The most common use of packet filtering is to run your Linux box as
112 a firewall protecting a local network from the Internet. The type of
113 firewall provided by this kernel support is called a "packet
114 filter", which means that it can reject individual network packets
115 based on type, source, destination etc. The other kind of firewall,
116 a "proxy-based" one, is more secure but more intrusive and more
117 bothersome to set up; it inspects the network traffic much more
118 closely, modifies it and has knowledge about the higher level
119 protocols, which a packet filter lacks. Moreover, proxy-based
120 firewalls often require changes to the programs running on the local
121 clients. Proxy-based firewalls don't need support by the kernel, but
122 they are often combined with a packet filter, which only works if
123 you say Y here.
124
125 You should also say Y here if you intend to use your Linux box as
126 the gateway to the Internet for a local network of machines without
127 globally valid IP addresses. This is called "masquerading": if one
128 of the computers on your local network wants to send something to
129 the outside, your box can "masquerade" as that computer, i.e. it
130 forwards the traffic to the intended outside destination, but
131 modifies the packets to make it look like they came from the
132 firewall box itself. It works both ways: if the outside host
133 replies, the Linux box will silently forward the traffic to the
134 correct local computer. This way, the computers on your local net
135 are completely invisible to the outside world, even though they can
136 reach the outside and can receive replies. It is even possible to
137 run globally visible servers from within a masqueraded local network
138 using a mechanism called portforwarding. Masquerading is also often
139 called NAT (Network Address Translation).
140
141 Another use of Netfilter is in transparent proxying: if a machine on
142 the local network tries to connect to an outside host, your Linux
143 box can transparently forward the traffic to a local server,
144 typically a caching proxy server.
145
146 Yet another use of Netfilter is building a bridging firewall. Using
147 a bridge with Network packet filtering enabled makes iptables "see"
148 the bridged traffic. For filtering on the lower network and Ethernet
149 protocols over the bridge, use ebtables (under bridge netfilter
150 configuration).
151
152 Various modules exist for netfilter which replace the previous
153 masquerading (ipmasqadm), packet filtering (ipchains), transparent
154 proxying, and portforwarding mechanisms. Please see
155 <file:Documentation/Changes> under "iptables" for the location of
156 these packages.
157
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158if NETFILTER
159
160config NETFILTER_DEBUG
161 bool "Network packet filtering debugging"
162 depends on NETFILTER
163 help
164 You can say Y here if you want to get additional messages useful in
165 debugging the netfilter code.
166
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167config NETFILTER_ADVANCED
168 bool "Advanced netfilter configuration"
169 depends on NETFILTER
170 default y
171 help
172 If you say Y here you can select between all the netfilter modules.
692105b8 173 If you say N the more unusual ones will not be shown and the
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174 basic ones needed by most people will default to 'M'.
175
176 If unsure, say Y.
177
1da177e4 178config BRIDGE_NETFILTER
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179 tristate "Bridged IP/ARP packets filtering"
180 depends on (BRIDGE || BRIDGE=n)
181 depends on NETFILTER && INET
33b8e776 182 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
34666d46 183 default m
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184 ---help---
185 Enabling this option will let arptables resp. iptables see bridged
186 ARP resp. IP traffic. If you want a bridging firewall, you probably
187 want this option enabled.
188 Enabling or disabling this option doesn't enable or disable
189 ebtables.
190
191 If unsure, say N.
192
9eb0eec7 193source "net/netfilter/Kconfig"
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194source "net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig"
195source "net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig"
196source "net/decnet/netfilter/Kconfig"
197source "net/bridge/netfilter/Kconfig"
198
199endif
200
7c657876 201source "net/dccp/Kconfig"
1da177e4 202source "net/sctp/Kconfig"
fe17f84f 203source "net/rds/Kconfig"
1e63e681 204source "net/tipc/Kconfig"
6a2e9b73 205source "net/atm/Kconfig"
fd558d18 206source "net/l2tp/Kconfig"
a19800d7 207source "net/802/Kconfig"
6a2e9b73 208source "net/bridge/Kconfig"
91da11f8 209source "net/dsa/Kconfig"
6a2e9b73 210source "net/8021q/Kconfig"
1da177e4 211source "net/decnet/Kconfig"
1da177e4 212source "net/llc/Kconfig"
1da177e4 213source "net/ipx/Kconfig"
1da177e4 214source "drivers/net/appletalk/Kconfig"
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215source "net/x25/Kconfig"
216source "net/lapb/Kconfig"
5075138d 217source "net/phonet/Kconfig"
2c6bed7c 218source "net/6lowpan/Kconfig"
9ec76716 219source "net/ieee802154/Kconfig"
1010f540 220source "net/mac802154/Kconfig"
1da177e4 221source "net/sched/Kconfig"
2f90b865 222source "net/dcb/Kconfig"
1a4240f4 223source "net/dns_resolver/Kconfig"
c6c8fea2 224source "net/batman-adv/Kconfig"
ccb1352e 225source "net/openvswitch/Kconfig"
d021c344 226source "net/vmw_vsock/Kconfig"
eaaa3139 227source "net/netlink/Kconfig"
0d89d203 228source "net/mpls/Kconfig"
f421436a 229source "net/hsr/Kconfig"
1da177e4 230
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231config RPS
232 boolean
044c8d4b 233 depends on SMP && SYSFS
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234 default y
235
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236config RFS_ACCEL
237 boolean
0244ad00 238 depends on RPS
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239 select CPU_RMAP
240 default y
241
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242config XPS
243 boolean
044c8d4b 244 depends on SMP
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245 default y
246
86f8515f 247config CGROUP_NET_PRIO
af636337 248 bool "Network priority cgroup"
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249 depends on CGROUPS
250 ---help---
251 Cgroup subsystem for use in assigning processes to network priorities on
86f8515f 252 a per-interface basis.
5bc1421e 253
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254config CGROUP_NET_CLASSID
255 boolean "Network classid cgroup"
256 depends on CGROUPS
257 ---help---
258 Cgroup subsystem for use as general purpose socket classid marker that is
259 being used in cls_cgroup and for netfilter matching.
260
e0d1095a 261config NET_RX_BUSY_POLL
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262 boolean
263 default y
06021292 264
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265config BQL
266 boolean
267 depends on SYSFS
268 select DQL
269 default y
270
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271config BPF_JIT
272 bool "enable BPF Just In Time compiler"
273 depends on HAVE_BPF_JIT
b6202f97 274 depends on MODULES
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275 ---help---
276 Berkeley Packet Filter filtering capabilities are normally handled
277 by an interpreter. This option allows kernel to generate a native
278 code when filter is loaded in memory. This should speedup
279 packet sniffing (libpcap/tcpdump). Note : Admin should enable
280 this feature changing /proc/sys/net/core/bpf_jit_enable
281
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282config NET_FLOW_LIMIT
283 boolean
284 depends on RPS
285 default y
286 ---help---
287 The network stack has to drop packets when a receive processing CPU's
288 backlog reaches netdev_max_backlog. If a few out of many active flows
289 generate the vast majority of load, drop their traffic earlier to
290 maintain capacity for the other flows. This feature provides servers
291 with many clients some protection against DoS by a single (spoofed)
292 flow that greatly exceeds average workload.
293
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294menu "Network testing"
295
296config NET_PKTGEN
297 tristate "Packet Generator (USE WITH CAUTION)"
ffd756b3 298 depends on INET && PROC_FS
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299 ---help---
300 This module will inject preconfigured packets, at a configurable
301 rate, out of a given interface. It is used for network interface
302 stress testing and performance analysis. If you don't understand
303 what was just said, you don't need it: say N.
304
305 Documentation on how to use the packet generator can be found
306 at <file:Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt>.
307
308 To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the
309 module will be called pktgen.
310
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311config NET_TCPPROBE
312 tristate "TCP connection probing"
911f8635 313 depends on INET && PROC_FS && KPROBES
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314 ---help---
315 This module allows for capturing the changes to TCP connection
9dadaa19 316 state in response to incoming packets. It is used for debugging
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317 TCP congestion avoidance modules. If you don't understand
318 what was just said, you don't need it: say N.
319
82fe7c92 320 Documentation on how to use TCP connection probing can be found
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321 at:
322
323 http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/tcpprobe
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324
325 To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the
326 module will be called tcp_probe.
327
273ae44b 328config NET_DROP_MONITOR
cad456d5 329 tristate "Network packet drop alerting service"
911f8635 330 depends on INET && TRACEPOINTS
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331 ---help---
332 This feature provides an alerting service to userspace in the
333 event that packets are discarded in the network stack. Alerts
334 are broadcast via netlink socket to any listening user space
335 process. If you don't need network drop alerts, or if you are ok
336 just checking the various proc files and other utilities for
337 drop statistics, say N here.
338
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339endmenu
340
341endmenu
342
1da177e4 343source "net/ax25/Kconfig"
0d66548a 344source "net/can/Kconfig"
1da177e4 345source "net/irda/Kconfig"
1da177e4 346source "net/bluetooth/Kconfig"
17926a79 347source "net/rxrpc/Kconfig"
d86b5e0e 348
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349config FIB_RULES
350 bool
351
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352menuconfig WIRELESS
353 bool "Wireless"
f54bfc0e 354 depends on !S390
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355 default y
356
357if WIRELESS
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358
359source "net/wireless/Kconfig"
f0706e82 360source "net/mac80211/Kconfig"
2a5e1c0e 361
5442060c 362endif # WIRELESS
2a5e1c0e 363
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364source "net/wimax/Kconfig"
365
cf4328cd 366source "net/rfkill/Kconfig"
bd238fb4 367source "net/9p/Kconfig"
3908c690 368source "net/caif/Kconfig"
3d14c5d2 369source "net/ceph/Kconfig"
3e256b8f 370source "net/nfc/Kconfig"
3908c690 371
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6a2e9b73 373endif # if NET
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375# Used by archs to tell that they support BPF_JIT
376config HAVE_BPF_JIT
377 bool