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author | Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> | 2005-11-01 09:13:02 -0500 |
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committer | Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@mandriva.com> | 2005-11-02 23:29:06 -0500 |
commit | 52ab4ac258ff10a362d78a3f8160a7c4d0721b51 (patch) | |
tree | e61847ab154bfa51b735747df09ca4bcb73336f9 /net | |
parent | 979ad663125af4be120697263038bb06ddbb83b4 (diff) |
[PKT_SCHED]: Rework QoS and/or fair queueing configuration
Make "QoS and/or fair queueing" have its own menu, it's too big to be
inlined into "Network options". Remove the obsolete NET_QOS option.
Automatically select NET_CLS if needed. Do the same for NET_ESTIMATOR
but allow it to be selected manually for statistical purposes. Add
comments to separate queueing from classification. Fix dependencies
and ordering of classifiers. Improve descriptions/help texts and
remove outdated pieces.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch>
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@mandriva.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'net')
-rw-r--r-- | net/sched/Kconfig | 394 |
1 files changed, 195 insertions, 199 deletions
diff --git a/net/sched/Kconfig b/net/sched/Kconfig index 81510da31792..7f34e7fd767c 100644 --- a/net/sched/Kconfig +++ b/net/sched/Kconfig | |||
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@ | |||
2 | # Traffic control configuration. | 2 | # Traffic control configuration. |
3 | # | 3 | # |
4 | 4 | ||
5 | menuconfig NET_SCHED | 5 | menu "QoS and/or fair queueing" |
6 | |||
7 | config NET_SCHED | ||
6 | bool "QoS and/or fair queueing" | 8 | bool "QoS and/or fair queueing" |
7 | ---help--- | 9 | ---help--- |
8 | When the kernel has several packets to send out over a network | 10 | When the kernel has several packets to send out over a network |
9 | device, it has to decide which ones to send first, which ones to | 11 | device, it has to decide which ones to send first, which ones to |
10 | delay, and which ones to drop. This is the job of the packet | 12 | delay, and which ones to drop. This is the job of the queueing |
11 | scheduler, and several different algorithms for how to do this | 13 | disciplines, several different algorithms for how to do this |
12 | "fairly" have been proposed. | 14 | "fairly" have been proposed. |
13 | 15 | ||
14 | If you say N here, you will get the standard packet scheduler, which | 16 | If you say N here, you will get the standard packet scheduler, which |
@@ -23,13 +25,13 @@ menuconfig NET_SCHED | |||
23 | To administer these schedulers, you'll need the user-level utilities | 25 | To administer these schedulers, you'll need the user-level utilities |
24 | from the package iproute2+tc at <ftp://ftp.tux.org/pub/net/ip-routing/>. | 26 | from the package iproute2+tc at <ftp://ftp.tux.org/pub/net/ip-routing/>. |
25 | That package also contains some documentation; for more, check out | 27 | That package also contains some documentation; for more, check out |
26 | <http://snafu.freedom.org/linux2.2/iproute-notes.html>. | 28 | <http://linux-net.osdl.org/index.php/Iproute2>. |
27 | 29 | ||
28 | This Quality of Service (QoS) support will enable you to use | 30 | This Quality of Service (QoS) support will enable you to use |
29 | Differentiated Services (diffserv) and Resource Reservation Protocol | 31 | Differentiated Services (diffserv) and Resource Reservation Protocol |
30 | (RSVP) on your Linux router if you also say Y to "QoS support", | 32 | (RSVP) on your Linux router if you also say Y to the corresponding |
31 | "Packet classifier API" and to some classifiers below. Documentation | 33 | classifiers below. Documentation and software is at |
32 | and software is at <http://diffserv.sourceforge.net/>. | 34 | <http://diffserv.sourceforge.net/>. |
33 | 35 | ||
34 | If you say Y here and to "/proc file system" below, you will be able | 36 | If you say Y here and to "/proc file system" below, you will be able |
35 | to read status information about packet schedulers from the file | 37 | to read status information about packet schedulers from the file |
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ choice | |||
42 | prompt "Packet scheduler clock source" | 44 | prompt "Packet scheduler clock source" |
43 | depends on NET_SCHED | 45 | depends on NET_SCHED |
44 | default NET_SCH_CLK_JIFFIES | 46 | default NET_SCH_CLK_JIFFIES |
45 | help | 47 | ---help--- |
46 | Packet schedulers need a monotonic clock that increments at a static | 48 | Packet schedulers need a monotonic clock that increments at a static |
47 | rate. The kernel provides several suitable interfaces, each with | 49 | rate. The kernel provides several suitable interfaces, each with |
48 | different properties: | 50 | different properties: |
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ choice | |||
56 | 58 | ||
57 | config NET_SCH_CLK_JIFFIES | 59 | config NET_SCH_CLK_JIFFIES |
58 | bool "Timer interrupt" | 60 | bool "Timer interrupt" |
59 | help | 61 | ---help--- |
60 | Say Y here if you want to use the timer interrupt (jiffies) as clock | 62 | Say Y here if you want to use the timer interrupt (jiffies) as clock |
61 | source. This clock source is fast, synchronized on all processors and | 63 | source. This clock source is fast, synchronized on all processors and |
62 | handles cpu clock frequency changes, but its resolution is too low | 64 | handles cpu clock frequency changes, but its resolution is too low |
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ config NET_SCH_CLK_JIFFIES | |||
64 | 66 | ||
65 | config NET_SCH_CLK_GETTIMEOFDAY | 67 | config NET_SCH_CLK_GETTIMEOFDAY |
66 | bool "gettimeofday" | 68 | bool "gettimeofday" |
67 | help | 69 | ---help--- |
68 | Say Y here if you want to use gettimeofday as clock source. This clock | 70 | Say Y here if you want to use gettimeofday as clock source. This clock |
69 | source has high resolution, is synchronized on all processors and | 71 | source has high resolution, is synchronized on all processors and |
70 | handles cpu clock frequency changes, but it is slow. | 72 | handles cpu clock frequency changes, but it is slow. |
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ config NET_SCH_CLK_GETTIMEOFDAY | |||
77 | config NET_SCH_CLK_CPU | 79 | config NET_SCH_CLK_CPU |
78 | bool "CPU cycle counter" | 80 | bool "CPU cycle counter" |
79 | depends on ((X86_TSC || X86_64) && !SMP) || ALPHA || SPARC64 || PPC64 || IA64 | 81 | depends on ((X86_TSC || X86_64) && !SMP) || ALPHA || SPARC64 || PPC64 || IA64 |
80 | help | 82 | ---help--- |
81 | Say Y here if you want to use the CPU's cycle counter as clock source. | 83 | Say Y here if you want to use the CPU's cycle counter as clock source. |
82 | This is a cheap and high resolution clock source, but on some | 84 | This is a cheap and high resolution clock source, but on some |
83 | architectures it is not synchronized on all processors and doesn't | 85 | architectures it is not synchronized on all processors and doesn't |
@@ -95,134 +97,129 @@ config NET_SCH_CLK_CPU | |||
95 | 97 | ||
96 | endchoice | 98 | endchoice |
97 | 99 | ||
100 | comment "Queueing/Scheduling" | ||
101 | depends on NET_SCHED | ||
102 | |||
98 | config NET_SCH_CBQ | 103 | config NET_SCH_CBQ |
99 | tristate "CBQ packet scheduler" | 104 | tristate "Class Based Queueing (CBQ)" |
100 | depends on NET_SCHED | 105 | depends on NET_SCHED |
101 | ---help--- | 106 | ---help--- |
102 | Say Y here if you want to use the Class-Based Queueing (CBQ) packet | 107 | Say Y here if you want to use the Class-Based Queueing (CBQ) packet |
103 | scheduling algorithm for some of your network devices. This | 108 | scheduling algorithm. This algorithm classifies the waiting packets |
104 | algorithm classifies the waiting packets into a tree-like hierarchy | 109 | into a tree-like hierarchy of classes; the leaves of this tree are |
105 | of classes; the leaves of this tree are in turn scheduled by | 110 | in turn scheduled by separate algorithms. |
106 | separate algorithms (called "disciplines" in this context). | ||
107 | 111 | ||
108 | See the top of <file:net/sched/sch_cbq.c> for references about the | 112 | See the top of <file:net/sched/sch_cbq.c> for more details. |
109 | CBQ algorithm. | ||
110 | 113 | ||
111 | CBQ is a commonly used scheduler, so if you're unsure, you should | 114 | CBQ is a commonly used scheduler, so if you're unsure, you should |
112 | say Y here. Then say Y to all the queueing algorithms below that you | 115 | say Y here. Then say Y to all the queueing algorithms below that you |
113 | want to use as CBQ disciplines. Then say Y to "Packet classifier | 116 | want to use as leaf disciplines. |
114 | API" and say Y to all the classifiers you want to use; a classifier | ||
115 | is a routine that allows you to sort your outgoing traffic into | ||
116 | classes based on a certain criterion. | ||
117 | 117 | ||
118 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | 118 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the |
119 | module will be called sch_cbq. | 119 | module will be called sch_cbq. |
120 | 120 | ||
121 | config NET_SCH_HTB | 121 | config NET_SCH_HTB |
122 | tristate "HTB packet scheduler" | 122 | tristate "Hierarchical Token Bucket (HTB)" |
123 | depends on NET_SCHED | 123 | depends on NET_SCHED |
124 | ---help--- | 124 | ---help--- |
125 | Say Y here if you want to use the Hierarchical Token Buckets (HTB) | 125 | Say Y here if you want to use the Hierarchical Token Buckets (HTB) |
126 | packet scheduling algorithm for some of your network devices. See | 126 | packet scheduling algorithm. See |
127 | <http://luxik.cdi.cz/~devik/qos/htb/> for complete manual and | 127 | <http://luxik.cdi.cz/~devik/qos/htb/> for complete manual and |
128 | in-depth articles. | 128 | in-depth articles. |
129 | 129 | ||
130 | HTB is very similar to the CBQ regarding its goals however is has | 130 | HTB is very similar to CBQ regarding its goals however is has |
131 | different properties and different algorithm. | 131 | different properties and different algorithm. |
132 | 132 | ||
133 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | 133 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the |
134 | module will be called sch_htb. | 134 | module will be called sch_htb. |
135 | 135 | ||
136 | config NET_SCH_HFSC | 136 | config NET_SCH_HFSC |
137 | tristate "HFSC packet scheduler" | 137 | tristate "Hierarchical Fair Service Curve (HFSC)" |
138 | depends on NET_SCHED | 138 | depends on NET_SCHED |
139 | ---help--- | 139 | ---help--- |
140 | Say Y here if you want to use the Hierarchical Fair Service Curve | 140 | Say Y here if you want to use the Hierarchical Fair Service Curve |
141 | (HFSC) packet scheduling algorithm for some of your network devices. | 141 | (HFSC) packet scheduling algorithm. |
142 | 142 | ||
143 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | 143 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the |
144 | module will be called sch_hfsc. | 144 | module will be called sch_hfsc. |
145 | 145 | ||
146 | #tristate ' H-PFQ packet scheduler' CONFIG_NET_SCH_HPFQ | ||
147 | config NET_SCH_ATM | 146 | config NET_SCH_ATM |
148 | tristate "ATM pseudo-scheduler" | 147 | tristate "ATM Virtual Circuits (ATM)" |
149 | depends on NET_SCHED && ATM | 148 | depends on NET_SCHED && ATM |
150 | ---help--- | 149 | ---help--- |
151 | Say Y here if you want to use the ATM pseudo-scheduler. This | 150 | Say Y here if you want to use the ATM pseudo-scheduler. This |
152 | provides a framework for invoking classifiers (aka "filters"), which | 151 | provides a framework for invoking classifiers, which in turn |
153 | in turn select classes of this queuing discipline. Each class maps | 152 | select classes of this queuing discipline. Each class maps |
154 | the flow(s) it is handling to a given virtual circuit (see the top of | 153 | the flow(s) it is handling to a given virtual circuit. |
155 | <file:net/sched/sch_atm.c>). | 154 | |
155 | See the top of <file:net/sched/sch_atm.c>) for more details. | ||
156 | 156 | ||
157 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | 157 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the |
158 | module will be called sch_atm. | 158 | module will be called sch_atm. |
159 | 159 | ||
160 | config NET_SCH_PRIO | 160 | config NET_SCH_PRIO |
161 | tristate "The simplest PRIO pseudoscheduler" | 161 | tristate "Multi Band Priority Queueing (PRIO)" |
162 | depends on NET_SCHED | 162 | depends on NET_SCHED |
163 | help | 163 | ---help--- |
164 | Say Y here if you want to use an n-band priority queue packet | 164 | Say Y here if you want to use an n-band priority queue packet |
165 | "scheduler" for some of your network devices or as a leaf discipline | 165 | scheduler. |
166 | for the CBQ scheduling algorithm. If unsure, say Y. | ||
167 | 166 | ||
168 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | 167 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the |
169 | module will be called sch_prio. | 168 | module will be called sch_prio. |
170 | 169 | ||
171 | config NET_SCH_RED | 170 | config NET_SCH_RED |
172 | tristate "RED queue" | 171 | tristate "Random Early Detection (RED)" |
173 | depends on NET_SCHED | 172 | depends on NET_SCHED |
174 | help | 173 | ---help--- |
175 | Say Y here if you want to use the Random Early Detection (RED) | 174 | Say Y here if you want to use the Random Early Detection (RED) |
176 | packet scheduling algorithm for some of your network devices (see | 175 | packet scheduling algorithm. |
177 | the top of <file:net/sched/sch_red.c> for details and references | 176 | |
178 | about the algorithm). | 177 | See the top of <file:net/sched/sch_red.c> for more details. |
179 | 178 | ||
180 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | 179 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the |
181 | module will be called sch_red. | 180 | module will be called sch_red. |
182 | 181 | ||
183 | config NET_SCH_SFQ | 182 | config NET_SCH_SFQ |
184 | tristate "SFQ queue" | 183 | tristate "Stochastic Fairness Queueing (SFQ)" |
185 | depends on NET_SCHED | 184 | depends on NET_SCHED |
186 | ---help--- | 185 | ---help--- |
187 | Say Y here if you want to use the Stochastic Fairness Queueing (SFQ) | 186 | Say Y here if you want to use the Stochastic Fairness Queueing (SFQ) |
188 | packet scheduling algorithm for some of your network devices or as a | 187 | packet scheduling algorithm . |
189 | leaf discipline for the CBQ scheduling algorithm (see the top of | 188 | |
190 | <file:net/sched/sch_sfq.c> for details and references about the SFQ | 189 | See the top of <file:net/sched/sch_sfq.c> for more details. |
191 | algorithm). | ||
192 | 190 | ||
193 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | 191 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the |
194 | module will be called sch_sfq. | 192 | module will be called sch_sfq. |
195 | 193 | ||
196 | config NET_SCH_TEQL | 194 | config NET_SCH_TEQL |
197 | tristate "TEQL queue" | 195 | tristate "True Link Equalizer (TEQL)" |
198 | depends on NET_SCHED | 196 | depends on NET_SCHED |
199 | ---help--- | 197 | ---help--- |
200 | Say Y here if you want to use the True Link Equalizer (TLE) packet | 198 | Say Y here if you want to use the True Link Equalizer (TLE) packet |
201 | scheduling algorithm for some of your network devices or as a leaf | 199 | scheduling algorithm. This queueing discipline allows the combination |
202 | discipline for the CBQ scheduling algorithm. This queueing | 200 | of several physical devices into one virtual device. |
203 | discipline allows the combination of several physical devices into | 201 | |
204 | one virtual device. (see the top of <file:net/sched/sch_teql.c> for | 202 | See the top of <file:net/sched/sch_teql.c> for more details. |
205 | details). | ||
206 | 203 | ||
207 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | 204 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the |
208 | module will be called sch_teql. | 205 | module will be called sch_teql. |
209 | 206 | ||
210 | config NET_SCH_TBF | 207 | config NET_SCH_TBF |
211 | tristate "TBF queue" | 208 | tristate "Token Bucket Filter (TBF)" |
212 | depends on NET_SCHED | 209 | depends on NET_SCHED |
213 | help | 210 | ---help--- |
214 | Say Y here if you want to use the Simple Token Bucket Filter (TBF) | 211 | Say Y here if you want to use the Token Bucket Filter (TBF) packet |
215 | packet scheduling algorithm for some of your network devices or as a | 212 | scheduling algorithm. |
216 | leaf discipline for the CBQ scheduling algorithm (see the top of | 213 | |
217 | <file:net/sched/sch_tbf.c> for a description of the TBF algorithm). | 214 | See the top of <file:net/sched/sch_tbf.c> for more details. |
218 | 215 | ||
219 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | 216 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the |
220 | module will be called sch_tbf. | 217 | module will be called sch_tbf. |
221 | 218 | ||
222 | config NET_SCH_GRED | 219 | config NET_SCH_GRED |
223 | tristate "GRED queue" | 220 | tristate "Generic Random Early Detection (GRED)" |
224 | depends on NET_SCHED | 221 | depends on NET_SCHED |
225 | help | 222 | ---help--- |
226 | Say Y here if you want to use the Generic Random Early Detection | 223 | Say Y here if you want to use the Generic Random Early Detection |
227 | (GRED) packet scheduling algorithm for some of your network devices | 224 | (GRED) packet scheduling algorithm for some of your network devices |
228 | (see the top of <file:net/sched/sch_red.c> for details and | 225 | (see the top of <file:net/sched/sch_red.c> for details and |
@@ -232,9 +229,9 @@ config NET_SCH_GRED | |||
232 | module will be called sch_gred. | 229 | module will be called sch_gred. |
233 | 230 | ||
234 | config NET_SCH_DSMARK | 231 | config NET_SCH_DSMARK |
235 | tristate "Diffserv field marker" | 232 | tristate "Differentiated Services marker (DSMARK)" |
236 | depends on NET_SCHED | 233 | depends on NET_SCHED |
237 | help | 234 | ---help--- |
238 | Say Y if you want to schedule packets according to the | 235 | Say Y if you want to schedule packets according to the |
239 | Differentiated Services architecture proposed in RFC 2475. | 236 | Differentiated Services architecture proposed in RFC 2475. |
240 | Technical information on this method, with pointers to associated | 237 | Technical information on this method, with pointers to associated |
@@ -244,9 +241,9 @@ config NET_SCH_DSMARK | |||
244 | module will be called sch_dsmark. | 241 | module will be called sch_dsmark. |
245 | 242 | ||
246 | config NET_SCH_NETEM | 243 | config NET_SCH_NETEM |
247 | tristate "Network emulator" | 244 | tristate "Network emulator (NETEM)" |
248 | depends on NET_SCHED | 245 | depends on NET_SCHED |
249 | help | 246 | ---help--- |
250 | Say Y if you want to emulate network delay, loss, and packet | 247 | Say Y if you want to emulate network delay, loss, and packet |
251 | re-ordering. This is often useful to simulate networks when | 248 | re-ordering. This is often useful to simulate networks when |
252 | testing applications or protocols. | 249 | testing applications or protocols. |
@@ -259,58 +256,23 @@ config NET_SCH_NETEM | |||
259 | config NET_SCH_INGRESS | 256 | config NET_SCH_INGRESS |
260 | tristate "Ingress Qdisc" | 257 | tristate "Ingress Qdisc" |
261 | depends on NET_SCHED | 258 | depends on NET_SCHED |
262 | help | 259 | ---help--- |
263 | If you say Y here, you will be able to police incoming bandwidth | 260 | Say Y here if you want to use classifiers for incoming packets. |
264 | and drop packets when this bandwidth exceeds your desired rate. | ||
265 | If unsure, say Y. | 261 | If unsure, say Y. |
266 | 262 | ||
267 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | 263 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the |
268 | module will be called sch_ingress. | 264 | module will be called sch_ingress. |
269 | 265 | ||
270 | config NET_QOS | 266 | comment "Classification" |
271 | bool "QoS support" | ||
272 | depends on NET_SCHED | 267 | depends on NET_SCHED |
273 | ---help--- | ||
274 | Say Y here if you want to include Quality Of Service scheduling | ||
275 | features, which means that you will be able to request certain | ||
276 | rate-of-flow limits for your network devices. | ||
277 | |||
278 | This Quality of Service (QoS) support will enable you to use | ||
279 | Differentiated Services (diffserv) and Resource Reservation Protocol | ||
280 | (RSVP) on your Linux router if you also say Y to "Packet classifier | ||
281 | API" and to some classifiers below. Documentation and software is at | ||
282 | <http://diffserv.sourceforge.net/>. | ||
283 | |||
284 | Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the | ||
285 | kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all | ||
286 | the questions about QoS support. | ||
287 | |||
288 | config NET_ESTIMATOR | ||
289 | bool "Rate estimator" | ||
290 | depends on NET_QOS | ||
291 | help | ||
292 | In order for Quality of Service scheduling to work, the current | ||
293 | rate-of-flow for a network device has to be estimated; if you say Y | ||
294 | here, the kernel will do just that. | ||
295 | 268 | ||
296 | config NET_CLS | 269 | config NET_CLS |
297 | bool "Packet classifier API" | 270 | boolean |
298 | depends on NET_SCHED | ||
299 | ---help--- | ||
300 | The CBQ scheduling algorithm requires that network packets which are | ||
301 | scheduled to be sent out over a network device be classified | ||
302 | according to some criterion. If you say Y here, you will get a | ||
303 | choice of several different packet classifiers with the following | ||
304 | questions. | ||
305 | |||
306 | This will enable you to use Differentiated Services (diffserv) and | ||
307 | Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) on your Linux router. | ||
308 | Documentation and software is at | ||
309 | <http://diffserv.sourceforge.net/>. | ||
310 | 271 | ||
311 | config NET_CLS_BASIC | 272 | config NET_CLS_BASIC |
312 | tristate "Basic classifier" | 273 | tristate "Elementary classification (BASIC)" |
313 | depends on NET_CLS | 274 | depends NET_SCHED |
275 | select NET_CLS | ||
314 | ---help--- | 276 | ---help--- |
315 | Say Y here if you want to be able to classify packets using | 277 | Say Y here if you want to be able to classify packets using |
316 | only extended matches and actions. | 278 | only extended matches and actions. |
@@ -319,24 +281,25 @@ config NET_CLS_BASIC | |||
319 | module will be called cls_basic. | 281 | module will be called cls_basic. |
320 | 282 | ||
321 | config NET_CLS_TCINDEX | 283 | config NET_CLS_TCINDEX |
322 | tristate "TC index classifier" | 284 | tristate "Traffic-Control Index (TCINDEX)" |
323 | depends on NET_CLS | 285 | depends NET_SCHED |
324 | help | 286 | select NET_CLS |
325 | If you say Y here, you will be able to classify outgoing packets | 287 | ---help--- |
326 | according to the tc_index field of the skb. You will want this | 288 | Say Y here if you want to be able to classify packets based on |
327 | feature if you want to implement Differentiated Services using | 289 | traffic control indices. You will want this feature if you want |
328 | sch_dsmark. If unsure, say Y. | 290 | to implement Differentiated Services together with DSMARK. |
329 | 291 | ||
330 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | 292 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the |
331 | module will be called cls_tcindex. | 293 | module will be called cls_tcindex. |
332 | 294 | ||
333 | config NET_CLS_ROUTE4 | 295 | config NET_CLS_ROUTE4 |
334 | tristate "Routing table based classifier" | 296 | tristate "Routing decision (ROUTE)" |
335 | depends on NET_CLS | 297 | depends NET_SCHED |
336 | select NET_CLS_ROUTE | 298 | select NET_CLS_ROUTE |
337 | help | 299 | select NET_CLS |
338 | If you say Y here, you will be able to classify outgoing packets | 300 | ---help--- |
339 | according to the route table entry they matched. If unsure, say Y. | 301 | If you say Y here, you will be able to classify packets |
302 | according to the route table entry they matched. | ||
340 | 303 | ||
341 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | 304 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the |
342 | module will be called cls_route. | 305 | module will be called cls_route. |
@@ -346,58 +309,45 @@ config NET_CLS_ROUTE | |||
346 | default n | 309 | default n |
347 | 310 | ||
348 | config NET_CLS_FW | 311 | config NET_CLS_FW |
349 | tristate "Firewall based classifier" | 312 | tristate "Netfilter mark (FW)" |
350 | depends on NET_CLS | 313 | depends NET_SCHED |
351 | help | 314 | select NET_CLS |
352 | If you say Y here, you will be able to classify outgoing packets | 315 | ---help--- |
353 | according to firewall criteria you specified. | 316 | If you say Y here, you will be able to classify packets |
317 | according to netfilter/firewall marks. | ||
354 | 318 | ||
355 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | 319 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the |
356 | module will be called cls_fw. | 320 | module will be called cls_fw. |
357 | 321 | ||
358 | config NET_CLS_U32 | 322 | config NET_CLS_U32 |
359 | tristate "U32 classifier" | 323 | tristate "Universal 32bit comparisons w/ hashing (U32)" |
360 | depends on NET_CLS | 324 | depends NET_SCHED |
361 | help | 325 | select NET_CLS |
362 | If you say Y here, you will be able to classify outgoing packets | 326 | ---help--- |
363 | according to their destination address. If unsure, say Y. | 327 | Say Y here to be able to classify packetes using a universal |
328 | 32bit pieces based comparison scheme. | ||
364 | 329 | ||
365 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | 330 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the |
366 | module will be called cls_u32. | 331 | module will be called cls_u32. |
367 | 332 | ||
368 | config CLS_U32_PERF | 333 | config CLS_U32_PERF |
369 | bool "U32 classifier performance counters" | 334 | bool "Performance counters support" |
370 | depends on NET_CLS_U32 | 335 | depends on NET_CLS_U32 |
371 | help | 336 | ---help--- |
372 | gathers stats that could be used to tune u32 classifier performance. | 337 | Say Y here to make u32 gather additional statistics useful for |
373 | Requires a new iproute2 | 338 | fine tuning u32 classifiers. |
374 | You MUST NOT turn this on if you dont have an update iproute2. | ||
375 | |||
376 | config NET_CLS_IND | ||
377 | bool "classify input device (slows things u32/fw) " | ||
378 | depends on NET_CLS_U32 || NET_CLS_FW | ||
379 | help | ||
380 | This option will be killed eventually when a | ||
381 | metadata action appears because it slows things a little | ||
382 | Available only for u32 and fw classifiers. | ||
383 | Requires a new iproute2 | ||
384 | You MUST NOT turn this on if you dont have an update iproute2. | ||
385 | 339 | ||
386 | config CLS_U32_MARK | 340 | config CLS_U32_MARK |
387 | bool "Use nfmark as a key in U32 classifier" | 341 | bool "Netfilter marks support" |
388 | depends on NET_CLS_U32 && NETFILTER | 342 | depends on NET_CLS_U32 && NETFILTER |
389 | help | 343 | ---help--- |
390 | This allows you to match mark in a u32 filter. | 344 | Say Y here to be able to use netfilter marks as u32 key. |
391 | Example: | ||
392 | tc filter add dev eth0 protocol ip parent 1:0 prio 5 u32 \ | ||
393 | match mark 0x0090 0xffff \ | ||
394 | match ip dst 4.4.4.4 \ | ||
395 | flowid 1:90 | ||
396 | You must use a new iproute2 to use this feature. | ||
397 | 345 | ||
398 | config NET_CLS_RSVP | 346 | config NET_CLS_RSVP |
399 | tristate "Special RSVP classifier" | 347 | tristate "IPv4 Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)" |
400 | depends on NET_CLS && NET_QOS | 348 | depends on NET_SCHED |
349 | select NET_CLS | ||
350 | select NET_ESTIMATOR | ||
401 | ---help--- | 351 | ---help--- |
402 | The Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) permits end systems to | 352 | The Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) permits end systems to |
403 | request a minimum and maximum data flow rate for a connection; this | 353 | request a minimum and maximum data flow rate for a connection; this |
@@ -410,31 +360,33 @@ config NET_CLS_RSVP | |||
410 | module will be called cls_rsvp. | 360 | module will be called cls_rsvp. |
411 | 361 | ||
412 | config NET_CLS_RSVP6 | 362 | config NET_CLS_RSVP6 |
413 | tristate "Special RSVP classifier for IPv6" | 363 | tristate "IPv6 Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP6)" |
414 | depends on NET_CLS && NET_QOS | 364 | depends on NET_SCHED |
365 | select NET_CLS | ||
366 | select NET_ESTIMATOR | ||
415 | ---help--- | 367 | ---help--- |
416 | The Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) permits end systems to | 368 | The Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) permits end systems to |
417 | request a minimum and maximum data flow rate for a connection; this | 369 | request a minimum and maximum data flow rate for a connection; this |
418 | is important for real time data such as streaming sound or video. | 370 | is important for real time data such as streaming sound or video. |
419 | 371 | ||
420 | Say Y here if you want to be able to classify outgoing packets based | 372 | Say Y here if you want to be able to classify outgoing packets based |
421 | on their RSVP requests and you are using the new Internet Protocol | 373 | on their RSVP requests and you are using the IPv6. |
422 | IPv6 as opposed to the older and more common IPv4. | ||
423 | 374 | ||
424 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | 375 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the |
425 | module will be called cls_rsvp6. | 376 | module will be called cls_rsvp6. |
426 | 377 | ||
427 | config NET_EMATCH | 378 | config NET_EMATCH |
428 | bool "Extended Matches" | 379 | bool "Extended Matches" |
429 | depends on NET_CLS | 380 | depends NET_SCHED |
381 | select NET_CLS | ||
430 | ---help--- | 382 | ---help--- |
431 | Say Y here if you want to use extended matches on top of classifiers | 383 | Say Y here if you want to use extended matches on top of classifiers |
432 | and select the extended matches below. | 384 | and select the extended matches below. |
433 | 385 | ||
434 | Extended matches are small classification helpers not worth writing | 386 | Extended matches are small classification helpers not worth writing |
435 | a separate classifier. | 387 | a separate classifier for. |
436 | 388 | ||
437 | You must have a recent version of the iproute2 tools in order to use | 389 | A recent version of the iproute2 package is required to use |
438 | extended matches. | 390 | extended matches. |
439 | 391 | ||
440 | config NET_EMATCH_STACK | 392 | config NET_EMATCH_STACK |
@@ -468,7 +420,7 @@ config NET_EMATCH_NBYTE | |||
468 | module will be called em_nbyte. | 420 | module will be called em_nbyte. |
469 | 421 | ||
470 | config NET_EMATCH_U32 | 422 | config NET_EMATCH_U32 |
471 | tristate "U32 hashing key" | 423 | tristate "U32 key" |
472 | depends on NET_EMATCH | 424 | depends on NET_EMATCH |
473 | ---help--- | 425 | ---help--- |
474 | Say Y here if you want to be able to classify packets using | 426 | Say Y here if you want to be able to classify packets using |
@@ -496,76 +448,120 @@ config NET_EMATCH_TEXT | |||
496 | select TEXTSEARCH_BM | 448 | select TEXTSEARCH_BM |
497 | select TEXTSEARCH_FSM | 449 | select TEXTSEARCH_FSM |
498 | ---help--- | 450 | ---help--- |
499 | Say Y here if you want to be ablt to classify packets based on | 451 | Say Y here if you want to be able to classify packets based on |
500 | textsearch comparisons. | 452 | textsearch comparisons. |
501 | 453 | ||
502 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | 454 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the |
503 | module will be called em_text. | 455 | module will be called em_text. |
504 | 456 | ||
505 | config NET_CLS_ACT | 457 | config NET_CLS_ACT |
506 | bool "Packet ACTION" | 458 | bool "Actions" |
507 | depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NET_CLS && NET_QOS | 459 | depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NET_SCHED |
460 | select NET_ESTIMATOR | ||
508 | ---help--- | 461 | ---help--- |
509 | This option requires you have a new iproute2. It enables | 462 | Say Y here if you want to use traffic control actions. Actions |
510 | tc extensions which can be used with tc classifiers. | 463 | get attached to classifiers and are invoked after a successful |
511 | You MUST NOT turn this on if you dont have an update iproute2. | 464 | classification. They are used to overwrite the classification |
465 | result, instantly drop or redirect packets, etc. | ||
466 | |||
467 | A recent version of the iproute2 package is required to use | ||
468 | extended matches. | ||
512 | 469 | ||
513 | config NET_ACT_POLICE | 470 | config NET_ACT_POLICE |
514 | tristate "Policing Actions" | 471 | tristate "Traffic Policing" |
515 | depends on NET_CLS_ACT | 472 | depends on NET_CLS_ACT |
516 | ---help--- | 473 | ---help--- |
517 | If you are using a newer iproute2 select this one, otherwise use one | 474 | Say Y here if you want to do traffic policing, i.e. strict |
518 | below to select a policer. | 475 | bandwidth limiting. This action replaces the existing policing |
519 | You MUST NOT turn this on if you dont have an update iproute2. | 476 | module. |
477 | |||
478 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | ||
479 | module will be called police. | ||
520 | 480 | ||
521 | config NET_ACT_GACT | 481 | config NET_ACT_GACT |
522 | tristate "generic Actions" | 482 | tristate "Generic actions" |
523 | depends on NET_CLS_ACT | 483 | depends on NET_CLS_ACT |
524 | ---help--- | 484 | ---help--- |
525 | You must have new iproute2 to use this feature. | 485 | Say Y here to take generic actions such as dropping and |
526 | This adds simple filtering actions like drop, accept etc. | 486 | accepting packets. |
487 | |||
488 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | ||
489 | module will be called gact. | ||
527 | 490 | ||
528 | config GACT_PROB | 491 | config GACT_PROB |
529 | bool "generic Actions probability" | 492 | bool "Probability support" |
530 | depends on NET_ACT_GACT | 493 | depends on NET_ACT_GACT |
531 | ---help--- | 494 | ---help--- |
532 | Allows generic actions to be randomly or deterministically used. | 495 | Say Y here to use the generic action randomly or deterministically. |
533 | 496 | ||
534 | config NET_ACT_MIRRED | 497 | config NET_ACT_MIRRED |
535 | tristate "Packet In/Egress redirecton/mirror Actions" | 498 | tristate "Redirecting and Mirroring" |
536 | depends on NET_CLS_ACT | 499 | depends on NET_CLS_ACT |
537 | ---help--- | 500 | ---help--- |
538 | requires new iproute2 | 501 | Say Y here to allow packets to be mirrored or redirected to |
539 | This allows packets to be mirrored or redirected to netdevices | 502 | other devices. |
503 | |||
504 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | ||
505 | module will be called mirred. | ||
540 | 506 | ||
541 | config NET_ACT_IPT | 507 | config NET_ACT_IPT |
542 | tristate "iptables Actions" | 508 | tristate "IPtables targets" |
543 | depends on NET_CLS_ACT && NETFILTER && IP_NF_IPTABLES | 509 | depends on NET_CLS_ACT && NETFILTER && IP_NF_IPTABLES |
544 | ---help--- | 510 | ---help--- |
545 | requires new iproute2 | 511 | Say Y here to be able to invoke iptables targets after succesful |
546 | This allows iptables targets to be used by tc filters | 512 | classification. |
513 | |||
514 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | ||
515 | module will be called ipt. | ||
547 | 516 | ||
548 | config NET_ACT_PEDIT | 517 | config NET_ACT_PEDIT |
549 | tristate "Generic Packet Editor Actions" | 518 | tristate "Packet Editing" |
550 | depends on NET_CLS_ACT | 519 | depends on NET_CLS_ACT |
551 | ---help--- | 520 | ---help--- |
552 | requires new iproute2 | 521 | Say Y here if you want to mangle the content of packets. |
553 | This allows for packets to be generically edited | ||
554 | 522 | ||
555 | config NET_CLS_POLICE | 523 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the |
556 | bool "Traffic policing (needed for in/egress)" | 524 | module will be called pedit. |
557 | depends on NET_CLS && NET_QOS && NET_CLS_ACT!=y | ||
558 | help | ||
559 | Say Y to support traffic policing (bandwidth limits). Needed for | ||
560 | ingress and egress rate limiting. | ||
561 | 525 | ||
562 | config NET_ACT_SIMP | 526 | config NET_ACT_SIMP |
563 | tristate "Simple action" | 527 | tristate "Simple Example (Debug)" |
564 | depends on NET_CLS_ACT | 528 | depends on NET_CLS_ACT |
565 | ---help--- | 529 | ---help--- |
566 | You must have new iproute2 to use this feature. | 530 | Say Y here to add a simple action for demonstration purposes. |
567 | This adds a very simple action for demonstration purposes | 531 | It is meant as an example and for debugging purposes. It will |
568 | The idea is to give action authors a basic example to look at. | 532 | print a configured policy string followed by the packet count |
569 | All this action will do is print on the console the configured | 533 | to the console for every packet that passes by. |
570 | policy string followed by _ then packet count. | 534 | |
535 | If unsure, say N. | ||
536 | |||
537 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | ||
538 | module will be called simple. | ||
539 | |||
540 | config NET_CLS_POLICE | ||
541 | bool "Traffic Policing (obsolete)" | ||
542 | depends on NET_SCHED && NET_CLS_ACT!=y | ||
543 | select NET_ESTIMATOR | ||
544 | ---help--- | ||
545 | Say Y here if you want to do traffic policing, i.e. strict | ||
546 | bandwidth limiting. This option is obsoleted by the traffic | ||
547 | policer implemented as action, it stays here for compatibility | ||
548 | reasons. | ||
549 | |||
550 | config NET_CLS_IND | ||
551 | bool "Incoming device classification" | ||
552 | depends on NET_SCHED && (NET_CLS_U32 || NET_CLS_FW) | ||
553 | ---help--- | ||
554 | Say Y here to extend the u32 and fw classifier to support | ||
555 | classification based on the incoming device. This option is | ||
556 | likely to disappear in favour of the metadata ematch. | ||
557 | |||
558 | config NET_ESTIMATOR | ||
559 | bool "Rate estimator" | ||
560 | depends on NET_SCHED | ||
561 | ---help--- | ||
562 | Say Y here to allow using rate estimators to estimate the current | ||
563 | rate-of-flow for network devices, queues, etc. This module is | ||
564 | automaticaly selected if needed but can be selected manually for | ||
565 | statstical purposes. | ||
571 | 566 | ||
567 | endmenu | ||