# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
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# Network configuration
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menuconfig NET
bool "Networking support"
select NLATTR
select GENERIC_NET_UTILS
select BPF
help
Unless you really know what you are doing, you should say Y here.
The reason is that some programs need kernel networking support even
when running on a stand-alone machine that isn't connected to any
other computer.
If you are upgrading from an older kernel, you
should consider updating your networking tools too because changes
in the kernel and the tools often go hand in hand. The tools are
contained in the package net-tools, the location and version number
of which are given in <file:Documentation/Changes>.
For a general introduction to Linux networking, it is highly
recommended to read the NET-HOWTO, available from
<http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
if NET
config WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
bool
help
This option can be selected by other options that need compat
netlink messages.
config COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
def_bool y
depends on COMPAT
depends on WEXT_CORE || WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
help
This option makes it possible to send different netlink messages
to tasks depending on whether the task is a compat task or not. To
achieve this, you need to set skb_shinfo(skb)->frag_list to the
compat skb before sending the skb, the netlink code will sort out
which message to actually pass to the task.
Newly written code should NEVER need this option but do
compat-independent messages instead!
config NET_INGRESS
bool
config NET_EGRESS
bool
config NET_XGRESS
select NET_INGRESS
select NET_EGRESS
bool
config NET_REDIRECT
bool
config SKB_DECRYPTED
bool
config SKB_EXTENSIONS
bool
config NET_DEVMEM
def_bool y
depends on DMA_SHARED_BUFFER
depends on GENERIC_ALLOCATOR
depends on PAGE_POOL
menu "Networking options"
source "net/packet/Kconfig"
source "net/unix/Kconfig"
source "net/tls/Kconfig"
source "net/xfrm/Kconfig"
source "net/iucv/Kconfig"
source "net/smc/Kconfig"
source "net/xdp/Kconfig"
config NET_HANDSHAKE
bool
depends on SUNRPC || NVME_TARGET_TCP || NVME_TCP
default y
config NET_HANDSHAKE_KUNIT_TEST
tristate "KUnit tests for the handshake upcall mechanism" if !KUNIT_ALL_TESTS
default KUNIT_ALL_TESTS
depends on KUNIT
help
This builds the KUnit tests for the handshake upcall mechanism.
KUnit tests run during boot and output the results to the debug
log in TAP format (https://testanything.org/). Only useful for
kernel devs running KUnit test harness and are not for inclusion
into a production build.
For more information on KUnit and unit tests in general, refer
to the KUnit documentation in Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/.
config INET
bool "TCP/IP networking"
help
These are the protocols used on the Internet and on most local
Ethernets. It is highly recommended to say Y here (this will enlarge
your kernel by about 400 KB), since some programs (e.g. the X window
system) use TCP/IP even if your machine is not connected to any
other computer. You will get the so-called loopback device which
allows you to ping yourself (great fun, that!).
For an excellent introduction to Linux networking, please read the
Linux Networking HOWTO, available from
<http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
If you say Y here and also to "/proc file system support" and
"Sysctl support" below, you can change various aspects of the
behavior of the TCP/IP code by writing to the (virtual) files in
/proc/sys/net/ipv4/*; the options are explained in the file
<file:Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst>.
Short answer: say Y.
if INET
source "net/ipv4/Kconfig"
source "net/ipv6/Kconfig"
source "net/netlabel/Kconfig"
source "net/mptcp/Kconfig"
endif # if INET
config NETWORK_SECMARK
bool "Security Marking"
help
This enables security marking of network packets, similar
to nfmark, but designated for security purposes.
If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
config NET_PTP_CLASSIFY
def_bool n
config NETWORK_PHY_TIMESTAMPING
bool "Timestamping in PHY devices"
select NET_PTP_CLASSIFY
help
This allows timestamping of network packets by PHYs (or
other MII bus snooping devices) with hardware timestamping
capabilities. This option adds some overhead in the transmit
and receive paths.
If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
menuconfig NETFILTER
bool "Network packet filtering framework (Netfilter)"
help
Netfilter is a framework for filtering and mangling network packets
that pass through your Linux box.
The most common use of packet filtering is to run your Linux box as
a firewall protecting a local network from the Internet. The type of
firewall provided by this kernel support is called a "packet
filter", which means that it can reject individual network packets
based on type, source, destination etc. The other kind of firewall,
a "proxy-based" one, is more secure but more intrusive and more
bothersome to set up; it inspects the network traffic much more
closely, modifies it and has knowledge about the higher level
protocols, which a packet filter lacks. Moreover, proxy-based
firewalls often require changes to the programs running on the local
clients. Proxy-based firewalls don't need support by the kernel, but
they are often combined with a packet filter, which only works if
you say Y here.
You should also say Y here if you intend to use your Linux box as
the gateway to the Internet for a local network of machines without
globally valid IP addresses. This is called "masquerading": if one
of the computers on your local network wants to send something to
the outside, your box can "masquerade" as that computer, i.e. it
forwards the traffic to the intended outside destination, but
modifies the packets to make it look like they came from the
firewall box itself. It works both ways: if the outside host
replies, the Linux box will silently forward the traffic to the
correct local computer. This way, the computers on your local net
are completely invisible to the outside world, even though they can
reach the outside and can receive replies. It is even possible to
run globally visible servers from within a masqueraded local network
using a mechanism called portforwarding. Masquerading is also often
called NAT (Network Address Translation).
Another use of Netfilter is in transparent proxying: if a machine on
the local network tries to connect to an outside host, your Linux
box can transparently forward the traffic to a local server,
typically a caching proxy server.
Yet another use of Netfilter is building a bridging firewall. Using
a bridge with Network packet filtering enabled makes iptables "see"
the bridged traffic. For filtering on the lower network and Ethernet
protocols over the bridge, use ebtables (under bridge netfilter
configuration).
Various modules exist for netfilter which replace the previous
masquerading (ipmasqadm), packet filtering (ipchains), transparent
proxying, and portforwarding mechanisms. Please see
<file:Documentation/Changes> under "iptables" for the location of
these packages.
if NETFILTER
config NETFILTER_ADVANCED
bool "Advanced netfilter configuration"
depends on NETFILTER
default y
help
If you say Y here you can select between all the netfilter modules.
If you say N the more unusual ones will not be shown and the
basic ones needed by most people will default to 'M'.
If unsure, say Y.
config BRIDGE_NETFILTER
tristate "Bridged IP/ARP packets filtering"
depends on BRIDGE
depends on NETFILTER && INET
depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
select NETFILTER_FAMILY_BRIDGE
select SKB_EXTENSIONS
help
Enabling this option will let arptables resp. iptables see bridged
ARP resp. IP traffic. If you want a bridging firewall, you probably
want this option enabled.
Enabling or disabling this option doesn't enable or disable
ebtables.
If unsure, say N.
source "net/netfilter/Kconfig"
source "net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig"
source "net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig"
source "net/bridge/netfilter/Kconfig"
endif
source "net/dccp/Kconfig"
source "net/sctp/Kconfig"
source "net/rds/Kconfig"
source "net/tipc/Kconfig"
source "net/atm/Kconfig"
source "net/l2tp/Kconfig"
source "net/802/Kconfig"
source "net/bridge/Kconfig"
source "net/dsa/Kconfig"
source "net/8021q/Kconfig"
source "net/llc/Kconfig"
source "net/appletalk/Kconfig"
source "net/x25/Kconfig"
source "net/lapb/Kconfig"
source "net/phonet/Kconfig"
source "net/6lowpan/Kconfig"
source "net/ieee802154/Kconfig"
source "net/mac802154/Kconfig"
source "net/sched/Kconfig"
source "net/dcb/Kconfig"
source "net/dns_resolver/Kconfig"
source "net/batman-adv/Kconfig"
source "net/openvswitch/Kconfig"
source "net/vmw_vsock/Kconfig"
source "net/netlink/Kconfig"
source "net/mpls/Kconfig"
source "net/nsh/Kconfig"
source "net/hsr/Kconfig"
source "net/switchdev/Kconfig"
source "net/l3mdev/Kconfig"
source "net/qrtr/Kconfig"
source "net/ncsi/Kconfig"
config PCPU_DEV_REFCNT
bool "Use percpu variables to maintain network device refcount"
depends on SMP
default y
help
network device refcount are using per cpu variables if this option is set.
This can be forced to N to detect underflows (with a performance drop).
config MAX_SKB_FRAGS
int "Maximum number of fragments per skb_shared_info"
range 17 45
default 17
help
Having more fragments per skb_shared_info can help GRO efficiency.
This helps BIG TCP workloads, but might expose bugs in some
legacy drivers.
This also increases memory overhead of small packets,
and in drivers using build_skb().
If unsure, say 17.
config RPS
bool "Receive packet steering"
depends on SMP && SYSFS
default y
help
Software receive side packet steering (RPS) distributes the
load of received packet processing across multiple CPUs.
config RFS_ACCEL
bool "Hardware acceleration of RFS"
depends on RPS
select CPU_RMAP
default y
help
Allowing drivers for multiqueue hardware with flow filter tables to
accelerate RFS.
config SOCK_RX_QUEUE_MAPPING
bool
config XPS
bool
depends on SMP
select SOCK_RX_QUEUE_MAPPING
default y
config HWBM
bool
config CGROUP_NET_PRIO
bool "Network priority cgroup"
depends on CGROUPS
select SOCK_CGROUP_DATA
help
Cgroup subsystem for use in assigning processes to network priorities on
a per-interface basis.
config CGROUP_NET_CLASSID
bool "Network classid cgroup"
depends on CGROUPS
select SOCK_CGROUP_DATA
help
Cgroup subsystem for use as general purpose socket classid marker that is
being used in cls_cgroup and for netfilter matching.
config NET_RX_BUSY_POLL
bool
default y if !PREEMPT_RT || (PREEMPT_RT && !NETCONSOLE)
config BQL
bool
prompt "Enable Byte Queue Limits"
depends on SYSFS
select DQL
default y
config BPF_STREAM_PARSER
bool "enable BPF STREAM_PARSER"
depends on INET
depends on BPF_SYSCALL
depends on CGROUP_BPF
select STREAM_PARSER
select NET_SOCK_MSG
help
Enabling this allows a TCP stream parser to be used with
BPF_MAP_TYPE_SOCKMAP.
config NET_FLOW_LIMIT
bool "Net flow limit"
depends on RPS
default y
help
The network stack has to drop packets when a receive processing CPU's
backlog reaches netdev_max_backlog. If a few out of many active flows
generate the vast majority of load, drop their traffic earlier to
maintain capacity for the other flows. This feature provides servers
with many clients some protection against DoS by a single (spoofed)
flow that greatly exceeds average workload.
menu "Network testing"
config NET_PKTGEN
tristate "Packet Generator (USE WITH CAUTION)"
depends on INET && PROC_FS
help
This module will inject preconfigured packets, at a configurable
rate, out of a given interface. It is used for network interface
stress testing and performance analysis. If you don't understand
what was just said, you don't need it: say N.
Documentation on how to use the packet generator can be found
at <file:Documentation/networking/pktgen.rst>.
To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the
module will be called pktgen.
config NET_DROP_MONITOR
tristate "Network packet drop alerting service"
depends on INET && TRACEPOINTS
help
This feature provides an alerting service to userspace in the
event that packets are discarded in the network stack. Alerts
are broadcast via netlink socket to any listening user space
process. If you don't need network drop alerts, or if you are ok
just checking the various proc files and other utilities for
drop statistics, say N here.
endmenu
endmenu
source "net/ax25/Kconfig"
source "net/can/Kconfig"
source "net/bluetooth/Kconfig"
source "net/rxrpc/Kconfig"
source "net/kcm/Kconfig"
source "net/strparser/Kconfig"
source "net/mctp/Kconfig"
config FIB_RULES
bool
menuconfig WIRELESS
bool "Wireless"
depends on !S390
default y
if WIRELESS
source "net/wireless/Kconfig"
source "net/mac80211/Kconfig"
endif # WIRELESS
source "net/rfkill/Kconfig"
source "net/9p/Kconfig"
source "net/caif/Kconfig"
source "net/ceph/Kconfig"
source "net/nfc/Kconfig"
source "net/psample/Kconfig"
source "net/ife/Kconfig"
config LWTUNNEL
bool "Network light weight tunnels"
help
This feature provides an infrastructure to support light weight
tunnels like mpls. There is no netdevice associated with a light
weight tunnel endpoint. Tunnel encapsulation parameters are stored
with light weight tunnel state associated with fib routes.
config LWTUNNEL_BPF
bool "Execute BPF program as route nexthop action"
depends on LWTUNNEL && INET
default y if LWTUNNEL=y
help
Allows to run BPF programs as a nexthop action following a route
lookup for incoming and outgoing packets.
config DST_CACHE
bool
default n
config GRO_CELLS
bool
default n
config SOCK_VALIDATE_XMIT
bool
config NET_IEEE8021Q_HELPERS
bool
config NET_SELFTESTS
def_tristate PHYLIB
depends on PHYLIB && INET
config NET_SOCK_MSG
bool
default n
help
The NET_SOCK_MSG provides a framework for plain sockets (e.g. TCP) or
ULPs (upper layer modules, e.g. TLS) to process L7 application data
with the help of BPF programs.
config NET_DEVLINK
bool
default n
config PAGE_POOL
bool
config PAGE_POOL_STATS
default n
bool "Page pool stats"
depends on PAGE_POOL
help
Enable page pool statistics to track page allocation and recycling
in page pools. This option incurs additional CPU cost in allocation
and recycle paths and additional memory cost to store the statistics.
These statistics are only available if this option is enabled and if
the driver using the page pool supports exporting this data.
If unsure, say N.
config FAILOVER
tristate "Generic failover module"
help
The failover module provides a generic interface for paravirtual
drivers to register a netdev and a set of ops with a failover
instance. The ops are used as event handlers that get called to
handle netdev register/unregister/link change/name change events
on slave pci ethernet devices with the same mac address as the
failover netdev. This enables paravirtual drivers to use a
VF as an accelerated low latency datapath. It also allows live
migration of VMs with direct attached VFs by failing over to the
paravirtual datapath when the VF is unplugged.
config ETHTOOL_NETLINK
bool "Netlink interface for ethtool"
select DIMLIB
default y
help
An alternative userspace interface for ethtool based on generic
netlink. It provides better extensibility and some new features,
e.g. notification messages.
config NETDEV_ADDR_LIST_TEST
tristate "Unit tests for device address list"
default KUNIT_ALL_TESTS
depends on KUNIT
config NET_TEST
tristate "KUnit tests for networking" if !KUNIT_ALL_TESTS
depends on KUNIT
default KUNIT_ALL_TESTS
help
KUnit tests covering core networking infra, such as sk_buff.
If unsure, say N.
endif # if NET
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