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