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# Open vSwitch
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config OPENVSWITCH
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tristate "Open vSwitch"
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---help---
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Open vSwitch is a multilayer Ethernet switch targeted at virtualized
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environments. In addition to supporting a variety of features
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expected in a traditional hardware switch, it enables fine-grained
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programmatic extension and flow-based control of the network. This
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control is useful in a wide variety of applications but is
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particularly important in multi-server virtualization deployments,
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which are often characterized by highly dynamic endpoints and the
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need to maintain logical abstractions for multiple tenants.
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The Open vSwitch datapath provides an in-kernel fast path for packet
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forwarding. It is complemented by a userspace daemon, ovs-vswitchd,
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which is able to accept configuration from a variety of sources and
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translate it into packet processing rules.
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See http://openvswitch.org for more information and userspace
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utilities.
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To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the module will be
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called openvswitch.
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If unsure, say N.
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2013-06-28 23:07:40 +00:00
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config OPENVSWITCH_GRE
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bool "Open vSwitch GRE tunneling support"
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depends on INET
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depends on OPENVSWITCH
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depends on NET_IPGRE_DEMUX && !(OPENVSWITCH=y && NET_IPGRE_DEMUX=m)
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default y
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---help---
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If you say Y here, then the Open vSwitch will be able create GRE
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vport.
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Say N to exclude this support and reduce the binary size.
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If unsure, say Y.
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