1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only 1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
2 # 2 #
3 # Unix Domain Sockets 3 # Unix Domain Sockets
4 # 4 #
5 5
6 config UNIX 6 config UNIX
7 bool "Unix domain sockets" 7 bool "Unix domain sockets"
8 help 8 help
9 If you say Y here, you will include 9 If you say Y here, you will include support for Unix domain sockets;
10 sockets are the standard Unix mechan 10 sockets are the standard Unix mechanism for establishing and
11 accessing network connections. Many 11 accessing network connections. Many commonly used programs such as
12 the X Window system and syslog use t 12 the X Window system and syslog use these sockets even if your
13 machine is not connected to any netw 13 machine is not connected to any network. Unless you are working on
14 an embedded system or something simi 14 an embedded system or something similar, you therefore definitely
15 want to say Y here. 15 want to say Y here.
16 16
17 Say Y unless you know what you are d 17 Say Y unless you know what you are doing.
18 18
19 config AF_UNIX_OOB 19 config AF_UNIX_OOB
20 bool 20 bool
21 depends on UNIX 21 depends on UNIX
22 default y 22 default y
23 23
24 config UNIX_DIAG 24 config UNIX_DIAG
25 tristate "UNIX: socket monitoring inte 25 tristate "UNIX: socket monitoring interface"
26 depends on UNIX 26 depends on UNIX
27 default n 27 default n
28 help 28 help
29 Support for UNIX socket monitoring i 29 Support for UNIX socket monitoring interface used by the ss tool.
30 If unsure, say Y. 30 If unsure, say Y.
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