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diff --git a/net/ipv6/Kconfig b/net/ipv6/Kconfig
index a2d211da2ab..438a73aa777 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/Kconfig
+++ b/net/ipv6/Kconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
#
# IPv6 as module will cause a CRASH if you try to unload it
-config IPV6
+menuconfig IPV6
tristate "The IPv6 protocol"
default m
---help---
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ config IPV6
You will still be able to do traditional IPv4 networking as well.
For general information about IPv6, see
- <http://playground.sun.com/pub/ipng/html/ipng-main.html>.
+ <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6>.
For Linux IPv6 development information, see <http://www.linux-ipv6.org>.
For specific information about IPv6 under Linux, read the HOWTO at
<http://www.bieringer.de/linux/IPv6/>.
@@ -19,48 +19,38 @@ config IPV6
To compile this protocol support as a module, choose M here: the
module will be called ipv6.
-config IPV6_PRIVACY
- bool "IPv6: Privacy Extensions support"
- depends on IPV6
- ---help---
- Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6
- support. With this option, additional periodically-alter
- pseudo-random global-scope unicast address(es) will assigned to
- your interface(s).
-
- We use our standard pseudo random algorithm to generate randomized
- interface identifier, instead of one described in RFC 3041.
-
- By default, kernel do not generate temporary addresses.
- To use temporary addresses, do
-
- echo 2 >/proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/all/use_tempaddr
-
- See <file:Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt> for details.
+if IPV6
config IPV6_ROUTER_PREF
bool "IPv6: Router Preference (RFC 4191) support"
- depends on IPV6
---help---
Router Preference is an optional extension to the Router
- Advertisement message to improve the ability of hosts
- to pick more appropriate router, especially when the hosts
- is placed in a multi-homed network.
+ Advertisement message which improves the ability of hosts
+ to pick an appropriate router, especially when the hosts
+ are placed in a multi-homed network.
If unsure, say N.
config IPV6_ROUTE_INFO
- bool "IPv6: Route Information (RFC 4191) support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
- depends on IPV6_ROUTER_PREF && EXPERIMENTAL
+ bool "IPv6: Route Information (RFC 4191) support"
+ depends on IPV6_ROUTER_PREF
---help---
This is experimental support of Route Information.
If unsure, say N.
+config IPV6_OPTIMISTIC_DAD
+ bool "IPv6: Enable RFC 4429 Optimistic DAD"
+ ---help---
+ This is experimental support for optimistic Duplicate
+ Address Detection. It allows for autoconfigured addresses
+ to be used more quickly.
+
+ If unsure, say N.
+
config INET6_AH
tristate "IPv6: AH transformation"
- depends on IPV6
- select XFRM
+ select XFRM_ALGO
select CRYPTO
select CRYPTO_HMAC
select CRYPTO_MD5
@@ -72,9 +62,9 @@ config INET6_AH
config INET6_ESP
tristate "IPv6: ESP transformation"
- depends on IPV6
- select XFRM
+ select XFRM_ALGO
select CRYPTO
+ select CRYPTO_AUTHENC
select CRYPTO_HMAC
select CRYPTO_MD5
select CRYPTO_CBC
@@ -87,11 +77,8 @@ config INET6_ESP
config INET6_IPCOMP
tristate "IPv6: IPComp transformation"
- depends on IPV6
- select XFRM
select INET6_XFRM_TUNNEL
- select CRYPTO
- select CRYPTO_DEFLATE
+ select XFRM_IPCOMP
---help---
Support for IP Payload Compression Protocol (IPComp) (RFC3173),
typically needed for IPsec.
@@ -99,8 +86,7 @@ config INET6_IPCOMP
If unsure, say Y.
config IPV6_MIP6
- bool "IPv6: Mobility (EXPERIMENTAL)"
- depends on IPV6 && EXPERIMENTAL
+ tristate "IPv6: Mobility"
select XFRM
---help---
Support for IPv6 Mobility described in RFC 3775.
@@ -118,7 +104,6 @@ config INET6_TUNNEL
config INET6_XFRM_MODE_TRANSPORT
tristate "IPv6: IPsec transport mode"
- depends on IPV6
default IPV6
select XFRM
---help---
@@ -128,7 +113,6 @@ config INET6_XFRM_MODE_TRANSPORT
config INET6_XFRM_MODE_TUNNEL
tristate "IPv6: IPsec tunnel mode"
- depends on IPV6
default IPV6
select XFRM
---help---
@@ -136,25 +120,105 @@ config INET6_XFRM_MODE_TUNNEL
If unsure, say Y.
+config INET6_XFRM_MODE_BEET
+ tristate "IPv6: IPsec BEET mode"
+ default IPV6
+ select XFRM
+ ---help---
+ Support for IPsec BEET mode.
+
+ If unsure, say Y.
+
config INET6_XFRM_MODE_ROUTEOPTIMIZATION
- tristate "IPv6: MIPv6 route optimization mode (EXPERIMENTAL)"
- depends on IPV6 && EXPERIMENTAL
+ tristate "IPv6: MIPv6 route optimization mode"
select XFRM
---help---
Support for MIPv6 route optimization mode.
+config IPV6_VTI
+tristate "Virtual (secure) IPv6: tunneling"
+ select IPV6_TUNNEL
+ select NET_IP_TUNNEL
+ depends on INET6_XFRM_MODE_TUNNEL
+ ---help---
+ Tunneling means encapsulating data of one protocol type within
+ another protocol and sending it over a channel that understands the
+ encapsulating protocol. This can be used with xfrm mode tunnel to give
+ the notion of a secure tunnel for IPSEC and then use routing protocol
+ on top.
+
+config IPV6_SIT
+ tristate "IPv6: IPv6-in-IPv4 tunnel (SIT driver)"
+ select INET_TUNNEL
+ select NET_IP_TUNNEL
+ select IPV6_NDISC_NODETYPE
+ default y
+ ---help---
+ Tunneling means encapsulating data of one protocol type within
+ another protocol and sending it over a channel that understands the
+ encapsulating protocol. This driver implements encapsulation of IPv6
+ into IPv4 packets. This is useful if you want to connect two IPv6
+ networks over an IPv4-only path.
+
+ Saying M here will produce a module called sit. If unsure, say Y.
+
+config IPV6_SIT_6RD
+ bool "IPv6: IPv6 Rapid Deployment (6RD)"
+ depends on IPV6_SIT
+ default n
+ ---help---
+ IPv6 Rapid Deployment (6rd; draft-ietf-softwire-ipv6-6rd) builds upon
+ mechanisms of 6to4 (RFC3056) to enable a service provider to rapidly
+ deploy IPv6 unicast service to IPv4 sites to which it provides
+ customer premise equipment. Like 6to4, it utilizes stateless IPv6 in
+ IPv4 encapsulation in order to transit IPv4-only network
+ infrastructure. Unlike 6to4, a 6rd service provider uses an IPv6
+ prefix of its own in place of the fixed 6to4 prefix.
+
+ With this option enabled, the SIT driver offers 6rd functionality by
+ providing additional ioctl API to configure the IPv6 Prefix for in
+ stead of static 2002::/16 for 6to4.
+
+ If unsure, say N.
+
+config IPV6_NDISC_NODETYPE
+ bool
+
config IPV6_TUNNEL
- tristate "IPv6: IPv6-in-IPv6 tunnel"
+ tristate "IPv6: IP-in-IPv6 tunnel (RFC2473)"
select INET6_TUNNEL
- depends on IPV6
---help---
- Support for IPv6-in-IPv6 tunnels described in RFC 2473.
+ Support for IPv6-in-IPv6 and IPv4-in-IPv6 tunnels described in
+ RFC 2473.
If unsure, say N.
+config IPV6_GRE
+ tristate "IPv6: GRE tunnel"
+ select IPV6_TUNNEL
+ select NET_IP_TUNNEL
+ ---help---
+ Tunneling means encapsulating data of one protocol type within
+ another protocol and sending it over a channel that understands the
+ encapsulating protocol. This particular tunneling driver implements
+ GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation) and at this time allows
+ encapsulating of IPv4 or IPv6 over existing IPv6 infrastructure.
+ This driver is useful if the other endpoint is a Cisco router: Cisco
+ likes GRE much better than the other Linux tunneling driver ("IP
+ tunneling" above). In addition, GRE allows multicast redistribution
+ through the tunnel.
+
+ Saying M here will produce a module called ip6_gre. If unsure, say N.
+
+config IPV6_MULTIPLE_TABLES
+ bool "IPv6: Multiple Routing Tables"
+ select FIB_RULES
+ ---help---
+ Support multiple routing tables.
+
config IPV6_SUBTREES
bool "IPv6: source address based routing"
- depends on IPV6 && EXPERIMENTAL
+ depends on IPV6_MULTIPLE_TABLES
---help---
Enable routing by source address or prefix.
@@ -166,17 +230,32 @@ config IPV6_SUBTREES
If unsure, say N.
-config IPV6_MULTIPLE_TABLES
- bool "IPv6: Multiple Routing Tables"
- depends on IPV6 && EXPERIMENTAL
- select FIB_RULES
+config IPV6_MROUTE
+ bool "IPv6: multicast routing"
+ depends on IPV6
---help---
- Support multiple routing tables.
+ Experimental support for IPv6 multicast forwarding.
+ If unsure, say N.
+
+config IPV6_MROUTE_MULTIPLE_TABLES
+ bool "IPv6: multicast policy routing"
+ depends on IPV6_MROUTE
+ select FIB_RULES
+ help
+ Normally, a multicast router runs a userspace daemon and decides
+ what to do with a multicast packet based on the source and
+ destination addresses. If you say Y here, the multicast router
+ will also be able to take interfaces and packet marks into
+ account and run multiple instances of userspace daemons
+ simultaneously, each one handling a single table.
-config IPV6_ROUTE_FWMARK
- bool "IPv6: use netfilter MARK value as routing key"
- depends on IPV6_MULTIPLE_TABLES && NETFILTER
+ If unsure, say N.
+
+config IPV6_PIMSM_V2
+ bool "IPv6: PIM-SM version 2 support"
+ depends on IPV6_MROUTE
---help---
- If you say Y here, you will be able to specify different routes for
- packets with different mark values (see iptables(8), MARK target).
+ Support for IPv6 PIM multicast routing protocol PIM-SMv2.
+ If unsure, say N.
+endif # IPV6