From e61a4b634a15c11725eac8e66b457ba411168c7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Timo Teräs Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:38:02 +0000 Subject: ipv4: update ARPD help text Removed the statements about ARP cache size as this config option does not affect it. The cache size is controlled by neigh_table gc thresholds. Remove also expiremental and obsolete markings as the API originally intended for arp caching is useful for implementing ARP-like protocols (e.g. NHRP) in user space and has been there for a long enough time. Signed-off-by: Timo Teras Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- net/ipv4/Kconfig | 35 +++++++++++++---------------------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) (limited to 'net/ipv4') diff --git a/net/ipv4/Kconfig b/net/ipv4/Kconfig index 5b919f7b45db..70491d9035eb 100644 --- a/net/ipv4/Kconfig +++ b/net/ipv4/Kconfig @@ -273,29 +273,20 @@ config IP_PIMSM_V2 you want to play with it. config ARPD - bool "IP: ARP daemon support (EXPERIMENTAL)" - depends on EXPERIMENTAL + bool "IP: ARP daemon support" ---help--- - Normally, the kernel maintains an internal cache which maps IP - addresses to hardware addresses on the local network, so that - Ethernet/Token Ring/ etc. frames are sent to the proper address on - the physical networking layer. For small networks having a few - hundred directly connected hosts or less, keeping this address - resolution (ARP) cache inside the kernel works well. However, - maintaining an internal ARP cache does not work well for very large - switched networks, and will use a lot of kernel memory if TCP/IP - connections are made to many machines on the network. - - If you say Y here, the kernel's internal ARP cache will never grow - to more than 256 entries (the oldest entries are expired in a LIFO - manner) and communication will be attempted with the user space ARP - daemon arpd. Arpd then answers the address resolution request either - from its own cache or by asking the net. - - This code is experimental and also obsolete. If you want to use it, - you need to find a version of the daemon arpd on the net somewhere, - and you should also say Y to "Kernel/User network link driver", - below. If unsure, say N. + The kernel maintains an internal cache which maps IP addresses to + hardware addresses on the local network, so that Ethernet/Token Ring/ + etc. frames are sent to the proper address on the physical networking + layer. Normally, kernel uses the ARP protocol to resolve these + mappings. + + Saying Y here adds support to have an user space daemon to do this + resolution instead. This is useful for implementing an alternate + address resolution protocol (e.g. NHRP on mGRE tunnels) and also for + testing purposes. + + If unsure, say N. config SYN_COOKIES bool "IP: TCP syncookie support (disabled per default)" -- cgit v1.2.3