ipvtap: IP-VLAN based tap driver

This patch adds a tap character device driver that is based on the
IP-VLAN network interface, called ipvtap. An ipvtap device can be created
in the same way as an ipvlan device, using 'type ipvtap', and then accessed
using the tap user space interface.

Signed-off-by: Sainath Grandhi <sainath.grandhi@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index 5763503fe4e6..823bc2fd201f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -166,6 +166,19 @@ config IPVLAN
       To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
       will be called ipvlan.
 
+config IPVTAP
+        tristate "IP-VLAN based tap driver"
+        depends on IPVLAN
+        depends on INET
+        select TAP
+        ---help---
+          This adds a specialized tap character device driver that is based
+          on the IP-VLAN network interface, called ipvtap. An ipvtap device
+          can be added in the same way as a ipvlan device, using 'type
+          ipvtap', and then be accessed through the tap user space interface.
+
+          To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+          will be called ipvtap.
 
 config VXLAN
        tristate "Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network (VXLAN)"