1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only <<
2 # 1 #
3 # Open vSwitch 2 # Open vSwitch
4 # 3 #
5 4
6 config OPENVSWITCH 5 config OPENVSWITCH
7 tristate "Open vSwitch" 6 tristate "Open vSwitch"
8 depends on INET !! 7 ---help---
9 depends on !NF_CONNTRACK || \ <<
10 (NF_CONNTRACK && ((!NF_DEFR <<
11 (!NF_NAT <<
12 (!NETFILT <<
13 depends on PSAMPLE || !PSAMPLE <<
14 select LIBCRC32C <<
15 select MPLS <<
16 select NET_MPLS_GSO <<
17 select DST_CACHE <<
18 select NET_NSH <<
19 select NF_CONNTRACK_OVS if NF_CONNTRAC <<
20 select NF_NAT_OVS if NF_NAT <<
21 help <<
22 Open vSwitch is a multilayer Etherne 8 Open vSwitch is a multilayer Ethernet switch targeted at virtualized
23 environments. In addition to suppor 9 environments. In addition to supporting a variety of features
24 expected in a traditional hardware s 10 expected in a traditional hardware switch, it enables fine-grained
25 programmatic extension and flow-base 11 programmatic extension and flow-based control of the network. This
26 control is useful in a wide variety 12 control is useful in a wide variety of applications but is
27 particularly important in multi-serv 13 particularly important in multi-server virtualization deployments,
28 which are often characterized by hig 14 which are often characterized by highly dynamic endpoints and the
29 need to maintain logical abstraction 15 need to maintain logical abstractions for multiple tenants.
30 16
31 The Open vSwitch datapath provides a 17 The Open vSwitch datapath provides an in-kernel fast path for packet
32 forwarding. It is complemented by a 18 forwarding. It is complemented by a userspace daemon, ovs-vswitchd,
33 which is able to accept configuratio 19 which is able to accept configuration from a variety of sources and
34 translate it into packet processing 20 translate it into packet processing rules.
35 21
36 See http://openvswitch.org for more 22 See http://openvswitch.org for more information and userspace
37 utilities. 23 utilities.
38 24
39 To compile this code as a module, ch 25 To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the module will be
40 called openvswitch. 26 called openvswitch.
41 27
42 If unsure, say N. 28 If unsure, say N.
43 <<
44 config OPENVSWITCH_GRE <<
45 tristate "Open vSwitch GRE tunneling s <<
46 depends on OPENVSWITCH <<
47 depends on NET_IPGRE <<
48 default OPENVSWITCH <<
49 help <<
50 If you say Y here, then the Open vSw <<
51 vport. <<
52 <<
53 Say N to exclude this support and re <<
54 <<
55 If unsure, say Y. <<
56 <<
57 config OPENVSWITCH_VXLAN <<
58 tristate "Open vSwitch VXLAN tunneling <<
59 depends on OPENVSWITCH <<
60 depends on VXLAN <<
61 default OPENVSWITCH <<
62 help <<
63 If you say Y here, then the Open vSw <<
64 <<
65 Say N to exclude this support and re <<
66 <<
67 If unsure, say Y. <<
68 <<
69 config OPENVSWITCH_GENEVE <<
70 tristate "Open vSwitch Geneve tunnelin <<
71 depends on OPENVSWITCH <<
72 depends on GENEVE <<
73 default OPENVSWITCH <<
74 help <<
75 If you say Y here, then the Open vSw <<
76 <<
77 Say N to exclude this support and re <<
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