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 depends on INET
9 depends on !NF_CONNTRACK || \ 8 depends on !NF_CONNTRACK || \
10 (NF_CONNTRACK && ((!NF_DEFR 9 (NF_CONNTRACK && ((!NF_DEFRAG_IPV6 || NF_DEFRAG_IPV6) && \
11 (!NF_NAT 10 (!NF_NAT || NF_NAT) && \
12 (!NETFILT !! 11 (!NF_NAT_IPV4 || NF_NAT_IPV4) && \
13 depends on PSAMPLE || !PSAMPLE !! 12 (!NF_NAT_IPV6 || NF_NAT_IPV6)))
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 !! 18 ---help---
20 select NF_NAT_OVS if NF_NAT <<
21 help <<
22 Open vSwitch is a multilayer Etherne 19 Open vSwitch is a multilayer Ethernet switch targeted at virtualized
23 environments. In addition to suppor 20 environments. In addition to supporting a variety of features
24 expected in a traditional hardware s 21 expected in a traditional hardware switch, it enables fine-grained
25 programmatic extension and flow-base 22 programmatic extension and flow-based control of the network. This
26 control is useful in a wide variety 23 control is useful in a wide variety of applications but is
27 particularly important in multi-serv 24 particularly important in multi-server virtualization deployments,
28 which are often characterized by hig 25 which are often characterized by highly dynamic endpoints and the
29 need to maintain logical abstraction 26 need to maintain logical abstractions for multiple tenants.
30 27
31 The Open vSwitch datapath provides a 28 The Open vSwitch datapath provides an in-kernel fast path for packet
32 forwarding. It is complemented by a 29 forwarding. It is complemented by a userspace daemon, ovs-vswitchd,
33 which is able to accept configuratio 30 which is able to accept configuration from a variety of sources and
34 translate it into packet processing 31 translate it into packet processing rules.
35 32
36 See http://openvswitch.org for more 33 See http://openvswitch.org for more information and userspace
37 utilities. 34 utilities.
38 35
39 To compile this code as a module, ch 36 To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the module will be
40 called openvswitch. 37 called openvswitch.
41 38
42 If unsure, say N. 39 If unsure, say N.
43 40
44 config OPENVSWITCH_GRE 41 config OPENVSWITCH_GRE
45 tristate "Open vSwitch GRE tunneling s 42 tristate "Open vSwitch GRE tunneling support"
46 depends on OPENVSWITCH 43 depends on OPENVSWITCH
47 depends on NET_IPGRE 44 depends on NET_IPGRE
48 default OPENVSWITCH 45 default OPENVSWITCH
49 help !! 46 ---help---
50 If you say Y here, then the Open vSw 47 If you say Y here, then the Open vSwitch will be able create GRE
51 vport. 48 vport.
52 49
53 Say N to exclude this support and re 50 Say N to exclude this support and reduce the binary size.
54 51
55 If unsure, say Y. 52 If unsure, say Y.
56 53
57 config OPENVSWITCH_VXLAN 54 config OPENVSWITCH_VXLAN
58 tristate "Open vSwitch VXLAN tunneling 55 tristate "Open vSwitch VXLAN tunneling support"
59 depends on OPENVSWITCH 56 depends on OPENVSWITCH
60 depends on VXLAN 57 depends on VXLAN
61 default OPENVSWITCH 58 default OPENVSWITCH
62 help !! 59 ---help---
63 If you say Y here, then the Open vSw 60 If you say Y here, then the Open vSwitch will be able create vxlan vport.
64 61
65 Say N to exclude this support and re 62 Say N to exclude this support and reduce the binary size.
66 63
67 If unsure, say Y. 64 If unsure, say Y.
68 65
69 config OPENVSWITCH_GENEVE 66 config OPENVSWITCH_GENEVE
70 tristate "Open vSwitch Geneve tunnelin 67 tristate "Open vSwitch Geneve tunneling support"
71 depends on OPENVSWITCH 68 depends on OPENVSWITCH
72 depends on GENEVE 69 depends on GENEVE
73 default OPENVSWITCH 70 default OPENVSWITCH
74 help !! 71 ---help---
75 If you say Y here, then the Open vSw 72 If you say Y here, then the Open vSwitch will be able create geneve vport.
76 73
77 Say N to exclude this support and re 74 Say N to exclude this support and reduce the binary size.
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