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diff --git a/net/sched/Kconfig b/net/sched/Kconfig
index 2f20073f4f84..84badf00647e 100644
--- a/net/sched/Kconfig
+++ b/net/sched/Kconfig
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
menuconfig NET_SCHED
bool "QoS and/or fair queueing"
select NET_SCH_FIFO
- ---help---
+ help
When the kernel has several packets to send out over a network
device, it has to decide which ones to send first, which ones to
delay, and which ones to drop. This is the job of the queueing
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ comment "Queueing/Scheduling"
config NET_SCH_CBQ
tristate "Class Based Queueing (CBQ)"
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to use the Class-Based Queueing (CBQ) packet
scheduling algorithm. This algorithm classifies the waiting packets
into a tree-like hierarchy of classes; the leaves of this tree are
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ config NET_SCH_CBQ
config NET_SCH_HTB
tristate "Hierarchical Token Bucket (HTB)"
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to use the Hierarchical Token Buckets (HTB)
packet scheduling algorithm. See
<http://luxik.cdi.cz/~devik/qos/htb/> for complete manual and
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ config NET_SCH_HTB
config NET_SCH_HFSC
tristate "Hierarchical Fair Service Curve (HFSC)"
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to use the Hierarchical Fair Service Curve
(HFSC) packet scheduling algorithm.
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ config NET_SCH_HFSC
config NET_SCH_ATM
tristate "ATM Virtual Circuits (ATM)"
depends on ATM
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to use the ATM pseudo-scheduler. This
provides a framework for invoking classifiers, which in turn
select classes of this queuing discipline. Each class maps
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ config NET_SCH_ATM
config NET_SCH_PRIO
tristate "Multi Band Priority Queueing (PRIO)"
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to use an n-band priority queue packet
scheduler.
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ config NET_SCH_PRIO
config NET_SCH_MULTIQ
tristate "Hardware Multiqueue-aware Multi Band Queuing (MULTIQ)"
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to use an n-band queue packet scheduler
to support devices that have multiple hardware transmit queues.
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ config NET_SCH_MULTIQ
config NET_SCH_RED
tristate "Random Early Detection (RED)"
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to use the Random Early Detection (RED)
packet scheduling algorithm.
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ config NET_SCH_RED
config NET_SCH_SFB
tristate "Stochastic Fair Blue (SFB)"
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to use the Stochastic Fair Blue (SFB)
packet scheduling algorithm.
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ config NET_SCH_SFB
config NET_SCH_SFQ
tristate "Stochastic Fairness Queueing (SFQ)"
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to use the Stochastic Fairness Queueing (SFQ)
packet scheduling algorithm.
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ config NET_SCH_SFQ
config NET_SCH_TEQL
tristate "True Link Equalizer (TEQL)"
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to use the True Link Equalizer (TLE) packet
scheduling algorithm. This queueing discipline allows the combination
of several physical devices into one virtual device.
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ config NET_SCH_TEQL
config NET_SCH_TBF
tristate "Token Bucket Filter (TBF)"
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to use the Token Bucket Filter (TBF) packet
scheduling algorithm.
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ config NET_SCH_TBF
config NET_SCH_CBS
tristate "Credit Based Shaper (CBS)"
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to use the Credit Based Shaper (CBS) packet
scheduling algorithm.
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ config NET_SCH_TAPRIO
config NET_SCH_GRED
tristate "Generic Random Early Detection (GRED)"
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to use the Generic Random Early Detection
(GRED) packet scheduling algorithm for some of your network devices
(see the top of <file:net/sched/sch_red.c> for details and
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ config NET_SCH_GRED
config NET_SCH_DSMARK
tristate "Differentiated Services marker (DSMARK)"
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y if you want to schedule packets according to the
Differentiated Services architecture proposed in RFC 2475.
Technical information on this method, with pointers to associated
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ config NET_SCH_DSMARK
config NET_SCH_NETEM
tristate "Network emulator (NETEM)"
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y if you want to emulate network delay, loss, and packet
re-ordering. This is often useful to simulate networks when
testing applications or protocols.
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ config NET_SCH_INGRESS
depends on NET_CLS_ACT
select NET_INGRESS
select NET_EGRESS
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to use classifiers for incoming and/or outgoing
packets. This qdisc doesn't do anything else besides running classifiers,
which can also have actions attached to them. In case of outgoing packets,
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ config NET_SCH_INGRESS
config NET_SCH_PLUG
tristate "Plug network traffic until release (PLUG)"
- ---help---
+ help
This queuing discipline allows userspace to plug/unplug a network
output queue, using the netlink interface. When it receives an
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ config NET_SCH_ETS
menuconfig NET_SCH_DEFAULT
bool "Allow override default queue discipline"
- ---help---
+ help
Support for selection of default queuing discipline.
Nearly all users can safely say no here, and the default
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ config NET_CLS
config NET_CLS_BASIC
tristate "Elementary classification (BASIC)"
select NET_CLS
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to be able to classify packets using
only extended matches and actions.
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ config NET_CLS_BASIC
config NET_CLS_TCINDEX
tristate "Traffic-Control Index (TCINDEX)"
select NET_CLS
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to be able to classify packets based on
traffic control indices. You will want this feature if you want
to implement Differentiated Services together with DSMARK.
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ config NET_CLS_ROUTE4
depends on INET
select IP_ROUTE_CLASSID
select NET_CLS
- ---help---
+ help
If you say Y here, you will be able to classify packets
according to the route table entry they matched.
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ config NET_CLS_ROUTE4
config NET_CLS_FW
tristate "Netfilter mark (FW)"
select NET_CLS
- ---help---
+ help
If you say Y here, you will be able to classify packets
according to netfilter/firewall marks.
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ config NET_CLS_FW
config NET_CLS_U32
tristate "Universal 32bit comparisons w/ hashing (U32)"
select NET_CLS
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here to be able to classify packets using a universal
32bit pieces based comparison scheme.
@@ -545,20 +545,20 @@ config NET_CLS_U32
config CLS_U32_PERF
bool "Performance counters support"
depends on NET_CLS_U32
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here to make u32 gather additional statistics useful for
fine tuning u32 classifiers.
config CLS_U32_MARK
bool "Netfilter marks support"
depends on NET_CLS_U32
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here to be able to use netfilter marks as u32 key.
config NET_CLS_RSVP
tristate "IPv4 Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)"
select NET_CLS
- ---help---
+ help
The Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) permits end systems to
request a minimum and maximum data flow rate for a connection; this
is important for real time data such as streaming sound or video.
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ config NET_CLS_RSVP
config NET_CLS_RSVP6
tristate "IPv6 Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP6)"
select NET_CLS
- ---help---
+ help
The Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) permits end systems to
request a minimum and maximum data flow rate for a connection; this
is important for real time data such as streaming sound or video.
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ config NET_CLS_RSVP6
config NET_CLS_FLOW
tristate "Flow classifier"
select NET_CLS
- ---help---
+ help
If you say Y here, you will be able to classify packets based on
a configurable combination of packet keys. This is mostly useful
in combination with SFQ.
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ config NET_CLS_CGROUP
select NET_CLS
select CGROUP_NET_CLASSID
depends on CGROUPS
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to classify packets based on the control
cgroup of their process.
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ config NET_CLS_CGROUP
config NET_CLS_BPF
tristate "BPF-based classifier"
select NET_CLS
- ---help---
+ help
If you say Y here, you will be able to classify packets based on
programmable BPF (JIT'ed) filters as an alternative to ematches.
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ config NET_CLS_BPF
config NET_CLS_FLOWER
tristate "Flower classifier"
select NET_CLS
- ---help---
+ help
If you say Y here, you will be able to classify packets based on
a configurable combination of packet keys and masks.
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ config NET_CLS_FLOWER
config NET_CLS_MATCHALL
tristate "Match-all classifier"
select NET_CLS
- ---help---
+ help
If you say Y here, you will be able to classify packets based on
nothing. Every packet will match.
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ config NET_CLS_MATCHALL
config NET_EMATCH
bool "Extended Matches"
select NET_CLS
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to use extended matches on top of classifiers
and select the extended matches below.
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ config NET_EMATCH_STACK
int "Stack size"
depends on NET_EMATCH
default "32"
- ---help---
+ help
Size of the local stack variable used while evaluating the tree of
ematches. Limits the depth of the tree, i.e. the number of
encapsulated precedences. Every level requires 4 bytes of additional
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ config NET_EMATCH_STACK
config NET_EMATCH_CMP
tristate "Simple packet data comparison"
depends on NET_EMATCH
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to be able to classify packets based on
simple packet data comparisons for 8, 16, and 32bit values.
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ config NET_EMATCH_CMP
config NET_EMATCH_NBYTE
tristate "Multi byte comparison"
depends on NET_EMATCH
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to be able to classify packets based on
multiple byte comparisons mainly useful for IPv6 address comparisons.
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ config NET_EMATCH_NBYTE
config NET_EMATCH_U32
tristate "U32 key"
depends on NET_EMATCH
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to be able to classify packets using
the famous u32 key in combination with logic relations.
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ config NET_EMATCH_U32
config NET_EMATCH_META
tristate "Metadata"
depends on NET_EMATCH
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to be able to classify packets based on
metadata such as load average, netfilter attributes, socket
attributes and routing decisions.
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ config NET_EMATCH_TEXT
select TEXTSEARCH_KMP
select TEXTSEARCH_BM
select TEXTSEARCH_FSM
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to be able to classify packets based on
textsearch comparisons.
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ config NET_EMATCH_TEXT
config NET_EMATCH_CANID
tristate "CAN Identifier"
depends on NET_EMATCH && (CAN=y || CAN=m)
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to be able to classify CAN frames based
on CAN Identifier.
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ config NET_EMATCH_CANID
config NET_EMATCH_IPSET
tristate "IPset"
depends on NET_EMATCH && IP_SET
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to be able to classify packets based on
ipset membership.
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ config NET_EMATCH_IPSET
config NET_EMATCH_IPT
tristate "IPtables Matches"
depends on NET_EMATCH && NETFILTER && NETFILTER_XTABLES
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here to be able to classify packets based on iptables
matches.
Current supported match is "policy" which allows packet classification
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ config NET_EMATCH_IPT
config NET_CLS_ACT
bool "Actions"
select NET_CLS
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to use traffic control actions. Actions
get attached to classifiers and are invoked after a successful
classification. They are used to overwrite the classification
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ config NET_CLS_ACT
config NET_ACT_POLICE
tristate "Traffic Policing"
depends on NET_CLS_ACT
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to do traffic policing, i.e. strict
bandwidth limiting. This action replaces the existing policing
module.
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ config NET_ACT_POLICE
config NET_ACT_GACT
tristate "Generic actions"
depends on NET_CLS_ACT
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here to take generic actions such as dropping and
accepting packets.
@@ -782,13 +782,13 @@ config NET_ACT_GACT
config GACT_PROB
bool "Probability support"
depends on NET_ACT_GACT
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here to use the generic action randomly or deterministically.
config NET_ACT_MIRRED
tristate "Redirecting and Mirroring"
depends on NET_CLS_ACT
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here to allow packets to be mirrored or redirected to
other devices.
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ config NET_ACT_SAMPLE
tristate "Traffic Sampling"
depends on NET_CLS_ACT
select PSAMPLE
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here to allow packet sampling tc action. The packet sample
action consists of statistically choosing packets and sampling
them using the psample module.
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ config NET_ACT_SAMPLE
config NET_ACT_IPT
tristate "IPtables targets"
depends on NET_CLS_ACT && NETFILTER && IP_NF_IPTABLES
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here to be able to invoke iptables targets after successful
classification.
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ config NET_ACT_IPT
config NET_ACT_NAT
tristate "Stateless NAT"
depends on NET_CLS_ACT
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here to do stateless NAT on IPv4 packets. You should use
netfilter for NAT unless you know what you are doing.
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ config NET_ACT_NAT
config NET_ACT_PEDIT
tristate "Packet Editing"
depends on NET_CLS_ACT
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to mangle the content of packets.
To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ config NET_ACT_PEDIT
config NET_ACT_SIMP
tristate "Simple Example (Debug)"
depends on NET_CLS_ACT
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here to add a simple action for demonstration purposes.
It is meant as an example and for debugging purposes. It will
print a configured policy string followed by the packet count
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ config NET_ACT_SIMP
config NET_ACT_SKBEDIT
tristate "SKB Editing"
depends on NET_CLS_ACT
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here to change skb priority or queue_mapping settings.
If unsure, say N.
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ config NET_ACT_CSUM
tristate "Checksum Updating"
depends on NET_CLS_ACT && INET
select LIBCRC32C
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here to update some common checksum after some direct
packet alterations.
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ config NET_ACT_MPLS
config NET_ACT_VLAN
tristate "Vlan manipulation"
depends on NET_CLS_ACT
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here to push or pop vlan headers.
If unsure, say N.
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ config NET_ACT_VLAN
config NET_ACT_BPF
tristate "BPF based action"
depends on NET_CLS_ACT
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here to execute BPF code on packets. The BPF code will decide
if the packet should be dropped or not.
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ config NET_ACT_CONNMARK
tristate "Netfilter Connection Mark Retriever"
depends on NET_CLS_ACT && NETFILTER && IP_NF_IPTABLES
depends on NF_CONNTRACK && NF_CONNTRACK_MARK
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here to allow retrieving of conn mark
If unsure, say N.
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ config NET_ACT_CTINFO
config NET_ACT_SKBMOD
tristate "skb data modification action"
depends on NET_CLS_ACT
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here to allow modification of skb data
If unsure, say N.
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ config NET_ACT_IFE
tristate "Inter-FE action based on IETF ForCES InterFE LFB"
depends on NET_CLS_ACT
select NET_IFE
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here to allow for sourcing and terminating metadata
For details refer to netdev01 paper:
"Distributing Linux Traffic Control Classifier-Action Subsystem"
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ config NET_ACT_IFE
config NET_ACT_TUNNEL_KEY
tristate "IP tunnel metadata manipulation"
depends on NET_CLS_ACT
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here to set/release ip tunnel metadata.
If unsure, say N.