1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only 1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
2 # 2 #
3 # Open vSwitch 3 # Open vSwitch
4 # 4 #
5 5
6 config OPENVSWITCH 6 config OPENVSWITCH
7 tristate "Open vSwitch" 7 tristate "Open vSwitch"
8 depends on INET 8 depends on INET
9 depends on !NF_CONNTRACK || \ 9 depends on !NF_CONNTRACK || \
10 (NF_CONNTRACK && ((!NF_DEFR 10 (NF_CONNTRACK && ((!NF_DEFRAG_IPV6 || NF_DEFRAG_IPV6) && \
11 (!NF_NAT 11 (!NF_NAT || NF_NAT) && \
12 (!NETFILT 12 (!NETFILTER_CONNCOUNT || NETFILTER_CONNCOUNT)))
13 depends on PSAMPLE || !PSAMPLE <<
14 select LIBCRC32C 13 select LIBCRC32C
15 select MPLS 14 select MPLS
16 select NET_MPLS_GSO 15 select NET_MPLS_GSO
17 select DST_CACHE 16 select DST_CACHE
18 select NET_NSH 17 select NET_NSH
19 select NF_CONNTRACK_OVS if NF_CONNTRAC <<
20 select NF_NAT_OVS if NF_NAT 18 select NF_NAT_OVS if NF_NAT
21 help 19 help
22 Open vSwitch is a multilayer Etherne 20 Open vSwitch is a multilayer Ethernet switch targeted at virtualized
23 environments. In addition to suppor 21 environments. In addition to supporting a variety of features
24 expected in a traditional hardware s 22 expected in a traditional hardware switch, it enables fine-grained
25 programmatic extension and flow-base 23 programmatic extension and flow-based control of the network. This
26 control is useful in a wide variety 24 control is useful in a wide variety of applications but is
27 particularly important in multi-serv 25 particularly important in multi-server virtualization deployments,
28 which are often characterized by hig 26 which are often characterized by highly dynamic endpoints and the
29 need to maintain logical abstraction 27 need to maintain logical abstractions for multiple tenants.
30 28
31 The Open vSwitch datapath provides a 29 The Open vSwitch datapath provides an in-kernel fast path for packet
32 forwarding. It is complemented by a 30 forwarding. It is complemented by a userspace daemon, ovs-vswitchd,
33 which is able to accept configuratio 31 which is able to accept configuration from a variety of sources and
34 translate it into packet processing 32 translate it into packet processing rules.
35 33
36 See http://openvswitch.org for more 34 See http://openvswitch.org for more information and userspace
37 utilities. 35 utilities.
38 36
39 To compile this code as a module, ch 37 To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the module will be
40 called openvswitch. 38 called openvswitch.
41 39
42 If unsure, say N. 40 If unsure, say N.
43 41
44 config OPENVSWITCH_GRE 42 config OPENVSWITCH_GRE
45 tristate "Open vSwitch GRE tunneling s 43 tristate "Open vSwitch GRE tunneling support"
46 depends on OPENVSWITCH 44 depends on OPENVSWITCH
47 depends on NET_IPGRE 45 depends on NET_IPGRE
48 default OPENVSWITCH 46 default OPENVSWITCH
49 help 47 help
50 If you say Y here, then the Open vSw 48 If you say Y here, then the Open vSwitch will be able create GRE
51 vport. 49 vport.
52 50
53 Say N to exclude this support and re 51 Say N to exclude this support and reduce the binary size.
54 52
55 If unsure, say Y. 53 If unsure, say Y.
56 54
57 config OPENVSWITCH_VXLAN 55 config OPENVSWITCH_VXLAN
58 tristate "Open vSwitch VXLAN tunneling 56 tristate "Open vSwitch VXLAN tunneling support"
59 depends on OPENVSWITCH 57 depends on OPENVSWITCH
60 depends on VXLAN 58 depends on VXLAN
61 default OPENVSWITCH 59 default OPENVSWITCH
62 help 60 help
63 If you say Y here, then the Open vSw 61 If you say Y here, then the Open vSwitch will be able create vxlan vport.
64 62
65 Say N to exclude this support and re 63 Say N to exclude this support and reduce the binary size.
66 64
67 If unsure, say Y. 65 If unsure, say Y.
68 66
69 config OPENVSWITCH_GENEVE 67 config OPENVSWITCH_GENEVE
70 tristate "Open vSwitch Geneve tunnelin 68 tristate "Open vSwitch Geneve tunneling support"
71 depends on OPENVSWITCH 69 depends on OPENVSWITCH
72 depends on GENEVE 70 depends on GENEVE
73 default OPENVSWITCH 71 default OPENVSWITCH
74 help 72 help
75 If you say Y here, then the Open vSw 73 If you say Y here, then the Open vSwitch will be able create geneve vport.
76 74
77 Say N to exclude this support and re 75 Say N to exclude this support and reduce the binary size.
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