1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only 1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
2 # 2 #
3 # Vsock protocol 3 # Vsock protocol
4 # 4 #
5 5
6 config VSOCKETS 6 config VSOCKETS
7 tristate "Virtual Socket protocol" 7 tristate "Virtual Socket protocol"
8 help 8 help
9 Virtual Socket Protocol is a socket 9 Virtual Socket Protocol is a socket protocol similar to TCP/IP
10 allowing communication between Virtu 10 allowing communication between Virtual Machines and hypervisor
11 or host. 11 or host.
12 12
13 You should also select one or more h 13 You should also select one or more hypervisor-specific transports
14 below. 14 below.
15 15
16 To compile this driver as a module, 16 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
17 will be called vsock. If unsure, say 17 will be called vsock. If unsure, say N.
18 18
19 config VSOCKETS_DIAG 19 config VSOCKETS_DIAG
20 tristate "Virtual Sockets monitoring i 20 tristate "Virtual Sockets monitoring interface"
21 depends on VSOCKETS 21 depends on VSOCKETS
22 default y 22 default y
23 help 23 help
24 Support for PF_VSOCK sockets monitor 24 Support for PF_VSOCK sockets monitoring interface used by the ss tool.
25 If unsure, say Y. 25 If unsure, say Y.
26 26
27 Enable this module so userspace appl 27 Enable this module so userspace applications can query open sockets.
28 28
29 config VSOCKETS_LOOPBACK 29 config VSOCKETS_LOOPBACK
30 tristate "Virtual Sockets loopback tra 30 tristate "Virtual Sockets loopback transport"
31 depends on VSOCKETS 31 depends on VSOCKETS
32 default y 32 default y
33 select VIRTIO_VSOCKETS_COMMON 33 select VIRTIO_VSOCKETS_COMMON
34 help 34 help
35 This module implements a loopback tr 35 This module implements a loopback transport for Virtual Sockets,
36 using vmw_vsock_virtio_transport_com 36 using vmw_vsock_virtio_transport_common.
37 37
38 To compile this driver as a module, 38 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
39 will be called vsock_loopback. If un 39 will be called vsock_loopback. If unsure, say N.
40 40
41 config VMWARE_VMCI_VSOCKETS 41 config VMWARE_VMCI_VSOCKETS
42 tristate "VMware VMCI transport for Vi 42 tristate "VMware VMCI transport for Virtual Sockets"
43 depends on VSOCKETS && VMWARE_VMCI 43 depends on VSOCKETS && VMWARE_VMCI
44 help 44 help
45 This module implements a VMCI transp 45 This module implements a VMCI transport for Virtual Sockets.
46 46
47 Enable this transport if your Virtua 47 Enable this transport if your Virtual Machine runs on a VMware
48 hypervisor. 48 hypervisor.
49 49
50 To compile this driver as a module, 50 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
51 will be called vmw_vsock_vmci_transp 51 will be called vmw_vsock_vmci_transport. If unsure, say N.
52 52
53 config VIRTIO_VSOCKETS 53 config VIRTIO_VSOCKETS
54 tristate "virtio transport for Virtual 54 tristate "virtio transport for Virtual Sockets"
55 depends on VSOCKETS && VIRTIO 55 depends on VSOCKETS && VIRTIO
56 select VIRTIO_VSOCKETS_COMMON 56 select VIRTIO_VSOCKETS_COMMON
57 help 57 help
58 This module implements a virtio tran 58 This module implements a virtio transport for Virtual Sockets.
59 59
60 Enable this transport if your Virtua 60 Enable this transport if your Virtual Machine host supports Virtual
61 Sockets over virtio. 61 Sockets over virtio.
62 62
63 To compile this driver as a module, 63 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be
64 called vmw_vsock_virtio_transport. I 64 called vmw_vsock_virtio_transport. If unsure, say N.
65 65
66 config VIRTIO_VSOCKETS_COMMON 66 config VIRTIO_VSOCKETS_COMMON
67 tristate 67 tristate
68 help 68 help
69 This option is selected by any drive 69 This option is selected by any driver which needs to access
70 the virtio_vsock. The module will b 70 the virtio_vsock. The module will be called
71 vmw_vsock_virtio_transport_common. 71 vmw_vsock_virtio_transport_common.
72 72
73 config HYPERV_VSOCKETS 73 config HYPERV_VSOCKETS
74 tristate "Hyper-V transport for Virtua 74 tristate "Hyper-V transport for Virtual Sockets"
75 depends on VSOCKETS && HYPERV 75 depends on VSOCKETS && HYPERV
76 help 76 help
77 This module implements a Hyper-V tra 77 This module implements a Hyper-V transport for Virtual Sockets.
78 78
79 Enable this transport if your Virtua 79 Enable this transport if your Virtual Machine host supports Virtual
80 Sockets over Hyper-V VMBus. 80 Sockets over Hyper-V VMBus.
81 81
82 To compile this driver as a module, 82 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be
83 called hv_sock. If unsure, say N. 83 called hv_sock. If unsure, say N.
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