1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only <<
2 # 1 #
3 # Packet configuration 2 # Packet configuration
4 # 3 #
5 4
6 config PACKET 5 config PACKET
7 tristate "Packet socket" 6 tristate "Packet socket"
8 help !! 7 ---help---
9 The Packet protocol is used by appli 8 The Packet protocol is used by applications which communicate
10 directly with network devices withou 9 directly with network devices without an intermediate network
11 protocol implemented in the kernel, 10 protocol implemented in the kernel, e.g. tcpdump. If you want them
12 to work, choose Y. 11 to work, choose Y.
13 12
14 To compile this driver as a module, 13 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
15 be called af_packet. 14 be called af_packet.
16 15
17 If unsure, say Y. 16 If unsure, say Y.
18 17
19 config PACKET_DIAG !! 18 config PACKET_MMAP
20 tristate "Packet: sockets monitoring i !! 19 bool "Packet socket: mmapped IO"
21 depends on PACKET 20 depends on PACKET
22 default n <<
23 help 21 help
24 Support for PF_PACKET sockets monito !! 22 If you say Y here, the Packet protocol driver will use an IO
25 If unsure, say Y. !! 23 mechanism that results in faster communication.
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>> 25 If unsure, say N.
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