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diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig new file mode 100644 index 000000000..df51d6025 --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig @@ -0,0 +1,384 @@ +# +# Network device configuration +# + +menuconfig NETDEVICES + default y if UML + depends on NET + bool "Network device support" + ---help--- + You can say N here if you don't intend to connect your Linux box to + any other computer at all. + + You'll have to say Y if your computer contains a network card that + you want to use under Linux. If you are going to run SLIP or PPP over + telephone line or null modem cable you need say Y here. Connecting + two machines with parallel ports using PLIP needs this, as well as + AX.25/KISS for sending Internet traffic over amateur radio links. + + See also "The Linux Network Administrator's Guide" by Olaf Kirch and + Terry Dawson. Available at <http://www.tldp.org/guides.html>. + + If unsure, say Y. + +# All the following symbols are dependent on NETDEVICES - do not repeat +# that for each of the symbols. +if NETDEVICES + +config MII + tristate + +config NET_CORE + default y + bool "Network core driver support" + ---help--- + You can say N here if you do not intend to use any of the + networking core drivers (i.e. VLAN, bridging, bonding, etc.) + +if NET_CORE + +config BONDING + tristate "Bonding driver support" + depends on INET + depends on IPV6 || IPV6=n + ---help--- + Say 'Y' or 'M' if you wish to be able to 'bond' multiple Ethernet + Channels together. This is called 'Etherchannel' by Cisco, + 'Trunking' by Sun, 802.3ad by the IEEE, and 'Bonding' in Linux. + + The driver supports multiple bonding modes to allow for both high + performance and high availability operation. + + Refer to <file:Documentation/networking/bonding.txt> for more + information. + + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module + will be called bonding. + +config DUMMY + tristate "Dummy net driver support" + ---help--- + This is essentially a bit-bucket device (i.e. traffic you send to + this device is consigned into oblivion) with a configurable IP + address. It is most commonly used in order to make your currently + inactive SLIP address seem like a real address for local programs. + If you use SLIP or PPP, you might want to say Y here. Since this + thing often comes in handy, the default is Y. It won't enlarge your + kernel either. What a deal. Read about it in the Network + Administrator's Guide, available from + <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#guide>. + + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module + will be called dummy. + +config EQUALIZER + tristate "EQL (serial line load balancing) support" + ---help--- + If you have two serial connections to some other computer (this + usually requires two modems and two telephone lines) and you use + SLIP (the protocol for sending Internet traffic over telephone + lines) or PPP (a better SLIP) on them, you can make them behave like + one double speed connection using this driver. Naturally, this has + to be supported at the other end as well, either with a similar EQL + Linux driver or with a Livingston Portmaster 2e. + + Say Y if you want this and read + <file:Documentation/networking/eql.txt>. You may also want to read + section 6.2 of the NET-3-HOWTO, available from + <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. + + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module + will be called eql. If unsure, say N. + +config NET_FC + bool "Fibre Channel driver support" + depends on SCSI && PCI + help + Fibre Channel is a high speed serial protocol mainly used to connect + large storage devices to the computer; it is compatible with and + intended to replace SCSI. + + If you intend to use Fibre Channel, you need to have a Fibre channel + adaptor card in your computer; say Y here and to the driver for your + adaptor below. You also should have said Y to "SCSI support" and + "SCSI generic support". + +config IFB + tristate "Intermediate Functional Block support" + depends on NET_CLS_ACT + ---help--- + This is an intermediate driver that allows sharing of + resources. + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module + will be called ifb. If you want to use more than one ifb + device at a time, you need to compile this driver as a module. + Instead of 'ifb', the devices will then be called 'ifb0', + 'ifb1' etc. + Look at the iproute2 documentation directory for usage etc + +source "drivers/net/team/Kconfig" + +config MACVLAN + tristate "MAC-VLAN support" + ---help--- + This allows one to create virtual interfaces that map packets to + or from specific MAC addresses to a particular interface. + + Macvlan devices can be added using the "ip" command from the + iproute2 package starting with the iproute2-2.6.23 release: + + "ip link add link <real dev> [ address MAC ] [ NAME ] type macvlan" + + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module + will be called macvlan. + +config MACVTAP + tristate "MAC-VLAN based tap driver" + depends on MACVLAN + depends on INET + help + This adds a specialized tap character device driver that is based + on the MAC-VLAN network interface, called macvtap. A macvtap device + can be added in the same way as a macvlan device, using 'type + macvtap', and then be accessed through the tap user space interface. + + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module + will be called macvtap. + + +config IPVLAN + tristate "IP-VLAN support" + depends on INET + depends on IPV6 + ---help--- + This allows one to create virtual devices off of a main interface + and packets will be delivered based on the dest L3 (IPv6/IPv4 addr) + on packets. All interfaces (including the main interface) share L2 + making it transparent to the connected L2 switch. + + Ipvlan devices can be added using the "ip" command from the + iproute2 package starting with the iproute2-3.19 release: + + "ip link add link <main-dev> [ NAME ] type ipvlan" + + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module + will be called ipvlan. + + +config VXLAN + tristate "Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network (VXLAN)" + depends on INET + select NET_UDP_TUNNEL + ---help--- + This allows one to create vxlan virtual interfaces that provide + Layer 2 Networks over Layer 3 Networks. VXLAN is often used + to tunnel virtual network infrastructure in virtualized environments. + For more information see: + http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-mahalingam-dutt-dcops-vxlan-02 + + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module + will be called vxlan. + +config NETCONSOLE + tristate "Network console logging support" + ---help--- + If you want to log kernel messages over the network, enable this. + See <file:Documentation/networking/netconsole.txt> for details. + +config NETCONSOLE_DYNAMIC + bool "Dynamic reconfiguration of logging targets" + depends on NETCONSOLE && SYSFS && CONFIGFS_FS && \ + !(NETCONSOLE=y && CONFIGFS_FS=m) + help + This option enables the ability to dynamically reconfigure target + parameters (interface, IP addresses, port numbers, MAC addresses) + at runtime through a userspace interface exported using configfs. + See <file:Documentation/networking/netconsole.txt> for details. + +config NETPOLL + def_bool NETCONSOLE + select SRCU + +config NET_POLL_CONTROLLER + def_bool NETPOLL + +config NTB_NETDEV + tristate "Virtual Ethernet over NTB" + depends on NTB + +config RIONET + tristate "RapidIO Ethernet over messaging driver support" + depends on RAPIDIO + +config RIONET_TX_SIZE + int "Number of outbound queue entries" + depends on RIONET + default "128" + +config RIONET_RX_SIZE + int "Number of inbound queue entries" + depends on RIONET + default "128" + +config TUN + tristate "Universal TUN/TAP device driver support" + depends on INET + select CRC32 + ---help--- + TUN/TAP provides packet reception and transmission for user space + programs. It can be viewed as a simple Point-to-Point or Ethernet + device, which instead of receiving packets from a physical media, + receives them from user space program and instead of sending packets + via physical media writes them to the user space program. + + When a program opens /dev/net/tun, driver creates and registers + corresponding net device tunX or tapX. After a program closed above + devices, driver will automatically delete tunXX or tapXX device and + all routes corresponding to it. + + Please read <file:Documentation/networking/tuntap.txt> for more + information. + + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module + will be called tun. + + If you don't know what to use this for, you don't need it. + +config VETH + tristate "Virtual ethernet pair device" + ---help--- + This device is a local ethernet tunnel. Devices are created in pairs. + When one end receives the packet it appears on its pair and vice + versa. + +config VIRTIO_NET + tristate "Virtio network driver" + depends on VIRTIO + select AVERAGE + ---help--- + This is the virtual network driver for virtio. It can be used with + lguest or QEMU based VMMs (like KVM or Xen). Say Y or M. + +config NLMON + tristate "Virtual netlink monitoring device" + ---help--- + This option enables a monitoring net device for netlink skbs. The + purpose of this is to analyze netlink messages with packet sockets. + Thus applications like tcpdump will be able to see local netlink + messages if they tap into the netlink device, record pcaps for further + diagnostics, etc. This is mostly intended for developers or support + to debug netlink issues. If unsure, say N. + +endif # NET_CORE + +config SUNGEM_PHY + tristate + +source "drivers/net/arcnet/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/atm/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/net/caif/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/net/dsa/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/net/ethernet/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/net/fddi/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/net/hippi/Kconfig" + +config NET_SB1000 + tristate "General Instruments Surfboard 1000" + depends on PNP + ---help--- + This is a driver for the General Instrument (also known as + NextLevel) SURFboard 1000 internal + cable modem. This is an ISA card which is used by a number of cable + TV companies to provide cable modem access. It's a one-way + downstream-only cable modem, meaning that your upstream net link is + provided by your regular phone modem. + + At present this driver only compiles as a module, so say M here if + you have this card. The module will be called sb1000. Then read + <file:Documentation/networking/README.sb1000> for information on how + to use this module, as it needs special ppp scripts for establishing + a connection. Further documentation and the necessary scripts can be + found at: + + <http://www.jacksonville.net/~fventuri/> + <http://home.adelphia.net/~siglercm/sb1000.html> + <http://linuxpower.cx/~cable/> + + If you don't have this card, of course say N. + +source "drivers/net/phy/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/net/plip/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/net/ppp/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/net/slip/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/s390/net/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/net/usb/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/net/wimax/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/net/wan/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/net/ieee802154/Kconfig" + +config XEN_NETDEV_FRONTEND + tristate "Xen network device frontend driver" + depends on XEN + select XEN_XENBUS_FRONTEND + default y + help + This driver provides support for Xen paravirtual network + devices exported by a Xen network driver domain (often + domain 0). + + The corresponding Linux backend driver is enabled by the + CONFIG_XEN_NETDEV_BACKEND option. + + If you are compiling a kernel for use as Xen guest, you + should say Y here. To compile this driver as a module, chose + M here: the module will be called xen-netfront. + +config XEN_NETDEV_BACKEND + tristate "Xen backend network device" + depends on XEN_BACKEND + help + This driver allows the kernel to act as a Xen network driver + domain which exports paravirtual network devices to other + Xen domains. These devices can be accessed by any operating + system that implements a compatible front end. + + The corresponding Linux frontend driver is enabled by the + CONFIG_XEN_NETDEV_FRONTEND configuration option. + + The backend driver presents a standard network device + endpoint for each paravirtual network device to the driver + domain network stack. These can then be bridged or routed + etc in order to provide full network connectivity. + + If you are compiling a kernel to run in a Xen network driver + domain (often this is domain 0) you should say Y here. To + compile this driver as a module, chose M here: the module + will be called xen-netback. + +config VMXNET3 + tristate "VMware VMXNET3 ethernet driver" + depends on PCI && INET + help + This driver supports VMware's vmxnet3 virtual ethernet NIC. + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the + module will be called vmxnet3. + +source "drivers/net/hyperv/Kconfig" + +endif # NETDEVICES |