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2 | # Traffic control configuration. | |
3 | # | |
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4 | |
5 | menuconfig NET_SCHED | |
6 | bool "QoS and/or fair queueing" | |
7 | ---help--- | |
8 | 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 | |
10 | delay, and which ones to drop. This is the job of the packet | |
11 | scheduler, and several different algorithms for how to do this | |
12 | "fairly" have been proposed. | |
13 | ||
14 | If you say N here, you will get the standard packet scheduler, which | |
15 | is a FIFO (first come, first served). If you say Y here, you will be | |
16 | able to choose from among several alternative algorithms which can | |
17 | then be attached to different network devices. This is useful for | |
18 | example if some of your network devices are real time devices that | |
19 | need a certain minimum data flow rate, or if you need to limit the | |
20 | maximum data flow rate for traffic which matches specified criteria. | |
21 | This code is considered to be experimental. | |
22 | ||
23 | 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/>. | |
25 | That package also contains some documentation; for more, check out | |
26 | <http://snafu.freedom.org/linux2.2/iproute-notes.html>. | |
27 | ||
28 | This Quality of Service (QoS) support will enable you to use | |
29 | Differentiated Services (diffserv) and Resource Reservation Protocol | |
30 | (RSVP) on your Linux router if you also say Y to "QoS support", | |
31 | "Packet classifier API" and to some classifiers below. Documentation | |
32 | and software is at <http://diffserv.sourceforge.net/>. | |
33 | ||
34 | 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 | |
36 | /proc/net/psched. | |
37 | ||
38 | The available schedulers are listed in the following questions; you | |
39 | can say Y to as many as you like. If unsure, say N now. | |
40 | ||
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41 | choice |
42 | prompt "Packet scheduler clock source" | |
43 | depends on NET_SCHED | |
44 | default NET_SCH_CLK_JIFFIES | |
45 | help | |
46 | Packet schedulers need a monotonic clock that increments at a static | |
47 | rate. The kernel provides several suitable interfaces, each with | |
48 | different properties: | |
49 | ||
50 | - high resolution (us or better) | |
51 | - fast to read (minimal locking, no i/o access) | |
52 | - synchronized on all processors | |
53 | - handles cpu clock frequency changes | |
54 | ||
55 | but nothing provides all of the above. | |
56 | ||
57 | config NET_SCH_CLK_JIFFIES | |
58 | bool "Timer interrupt" | |
59 | help | |
60 | 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 | |
62 | handles cpu clock frequency changes, but its resolution is too low | |
63 | for accurate shaping except at very low speed. | |
64 | ||
65 | config NET_SCH_CLK_GETTIMEOFDAY | |
66 | bool "gettimeofday" | |
67 | help | |
68 | 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 | |
70 | handles cpu clock frequency changes, but it is slow. | |
71 | ||
72 | Choose this if you need a high resolution clock source but can't use | |
73 | the CPU's cycle counter. | |
74 | ||
75 | config NET_SCH_CLK_CPU | |
76 | bool "CPU cycle counter" | |
77 | depends on X86_TSC || X86_64 || ALPHA || SPARC64 || PPC64 || IA64 | |
78 | help | |
79 | Say Y here if you want to use the CPU's cycle counter as clock source. | |
80 | This is a cheap and high resolution clock source, but on some | |
81 | architectures it is not synchronized on all processors and doesn't | |
82 | handle cpu clock frequency changes. | |
83 | ||
84 | The useable cycle counters are: | |
85 | ||
86 | x86/x86_64 - Timestamp Counter | |
87 | alpha - Cycle Counter | |
88 | sparc64 - %ticks register | |
89 | ppc64 - Time base | |
90 | ia64 - Interval Time Counter | |
91 | ||
92 | Choose this if your CPU's cycle counter is working properly. | |
93 | ||
94 | endchoice | |
95 | ||
96 | config NET_SCH_CBQ | |
97 | tristate "CBQ packet scheduler" | |
98 | depends on NET_SCHED | |
99 | ---help--- | |
100 | Say Y here if you want to use the Class-Based Queueing (CBQ) packet | |
101 | scheduling algorithm for some of your network devices. This | |
102 | algorithm classifies the waiting packets into a tree-like hierarchy | |
103 | of classes; the leaves of this tree are in turn scheduled by | |
104 | separate algorithms (called "disciplines" in this context). | |
105 | ||
106 | See the top of <file:net/sched/sch_cbq.c> for references about the | |
107 | CBQ algorithm. | |
108 | ||
109 | CBQ is a commonly used scheduler, so if you're unsure, you should | |
110 | say Y here. Then say Y to all the queueing algorithms below that you | |
111 | want to use as CBQ disciplines. Then say Y to "Packet classifier | |
112 | API" and say Y to all the classifiers you want to use; a classifier | |
113 | is a routine that allows you to sort your outgoing traffic into | |
114 | classes based on a certain criterion. | |
115 | ||
116 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
117 | module will be called sch_cbq. | |
118 | ||
119 | config NET_SCH_HTB | |
120 | tristate "HTB packet scheduler" | |
121 | depends on NET_SCHED | |
122 | ---help--- | |
123 | Say Y here if you want to use the Hierarchical Token Buckets (HTB) | |
124 | packet scheduling algorithm for some of your network devices. See | |
125 | <http://luxik.cdi.cz/~devik/qos/htb/> for complete manual and | |
126 | in-depth articles. | |
127 | ||
128 | HTB is very similar to the CBQ regarding its goals however is has | |
129 | different properties and different algorithm. | |
130 | ||
131 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
132 | module will be called sch_htb. | |
133 | ||
134 | config NET_SCH_HFSC | |
135 | tristate "HFSC packet scheduler" | |
136 | depends on NET_SCHED | |
137 | ---help--- | |
138 | Say Y here if you want to use the Hierarchical Fair Service Curve | |
139 | (HFSC) packet scheduling algorithm for some of your network devices. | |
140 | ||
141 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
142 | module will be called sch_hfsc. | |
143 | ||
144 | #tristate ' H-PFQ packet scheduler' CONFIG_NET_SCH_HPFQ | |
145 | config NET_SCH_ATM | |
146 | tristate "ATM pseudo-scheduler" | |
147 | depends on NET_SCHED && ATM | |
148 | ---help--- | |
149 | Say Y here if you want to use the ATM pseudo-scheduler. This | |
150 | provides a framework for invoking classifiers (aka "filters"), which | |
151 | in turn select classes of this queuing discipline. Each class maps | |
152 | the flow(s) it is handling to a given virtual circuit (see the top of | |
153 | <file:net/sched/sch_atm.c>). | |
154 | ||
155 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
156 | module will be called sch_atm. | |
157 | ||
158 | config NET_SCH_PRIO | |
159 | tristate "The simplest PRIO pseudoscheduler" | |
160 | depends on NET_SCHED | |
161 | help | |
162 | Say Y here if you want to use an n-band priority queue packet | |
163 | "scheduler" for some of your network devices or as a leaf discipline | |
164 | for the CBQ scheduling algorithm. If unsure, say Y. | |
165 | ||
166 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
167 | module will be called sch_prio. | |
168 | ||
169 | config NET_SCH_RED | |
170 | tristate "RED queue" | |
171 | depends on NET_SCHED | |
172 | help | |
173 | Say Y here if you want to use the Random Early Detection (RED) | |
174 | packet scheduling algorithm for some of your network devices (see | |
175 | the top of <file:net/sched/sch_red.c> for details and references | |
176 | about the algorithm). | |
177 | ||
178 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
179 | module will be called sch_red. | |
180 | ||
181 | config NET_SCH_SFQ | |
182 | tristate "SFQ queue" | |
183 | depends on NET_SCHED | |
184 | ---help--- | |
185 | Say Y here if you want to use the Stochastic Fairness Queueing (SFQ) | |
186 | packet scheduling algorithm for some of your network devices or as a | |
187 | leaf discipline for the CBQ scheduling algorithm (see the top of | |
188 | <file:net/sched/sch_sfq.c> for details and references about the SFQ | |
189 | algorithm). | |
190 | ||
191 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
192 | module will be called sch_sfq. | |
193 | ||
194 | config NET_SCH_TEQL | |
195 | tristate "TEQL queue" | |
196 | depends on NET_SCHED | |
197 | ---help--- | |
198 | Say Y here if you want to use the True Link Equalizer (TLE) packet | |
199 | scheduling algorithm for some of your network devices or as a leaf | |
200 | discipline for the CBQ scheduling algorithm. This queueing | |
201 | discipline allows the combination of several physical devices into | |
202 | one virtual device. (see the top of <file:net/sched/sch_teql.c> for | |
203 | details). | |
204 | ||
205 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
206 | module will be called sch_teql. | |
207 | ||
208 | config NET_SCH_TBF | |
209 | tristate "TBF queue" | |
210 | depends on NET_SCHED | |
211 | help | |
212 | Say Y here if you want to use the Simple Token Bucket Filter (TBF) | |
213 | packet scheduling algorithm for some of your network devices or as a | |
214 | leaf discipline for the CBQ scheduling algorithm (see the top of | |
215 | <file:net/sched/sch_tbf.c> for a description of the TBF algorithm). | |
216 | ||
217 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
218 | module will be called sch_tbf. | |
219 | ||
220 | config NET_SCH_GRED | |
221 | tristate "GRED queue" | |
222 | depends on NET_SCHED | |
223 | help | |
224 | Say Y here if you want to use the Generic Random Early Detection | |
20cc6bef | 225 | (GRED) packet scheduling algorithm for some of your network devices |
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226 | (see the top of <file:net/sched/sch_red.c> for details and |
227 | references about the algorithm). | |
228 | ||
229 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
230 | module will be called sch_gred. | |
231 | ||
232 | config NET_SCH_DSMARK | |
233 | tristate "Diffserv field marker" | |
234 | depends on NET_SCHED | |
235 | help | |
236 | Say Y if you want to schedule packets according to the | |
237 | Differentiated Services architecture proposed in RFC 2475. | |
238 | Technical information on this method, with pointers to associated | |
239 | RFCs, is available at <http://www.gta.ufrj.br/diffserv/>. | |
240 | ||
241 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
242 | module will be called sch_dsmark. | |
243 | ||
244 | config NET_SCH_NETEM | |
245 | tristate "Network emulator" | |
246 | depends on NET_SCHED | |
247 | help | |
248 | Say Y if you want to emulate network delay, loss, and packet | |
249 | re-ordering. This is often useful to simulate networks when | |
250 | testing applications or protocols. | |
251 | ||
252 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module | |
253 | will be called sch_netem. | |
254 | ||
255 | If unsure, say N. | |
256 | ||
257 | config NET_SCH_INGRESS | |
258 | tristate "Ingress Qdisc" | |
259 | depends on NET_SCHED | |
260 | help | |
261 | If you say Y here, you will be able to police incoming bandwidth | |
262 | and drop packets when this bandwidth exceeds your desired rate. | |
263 | If unsure, say Y. | |
264 | ||
265 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
266 | module will be called sch_ingress. | |
267 | ||
268 | config NET_QOS | |
269 | bool "QoS support" | |
270 | depends on NET_SCHED | |
271 | ---help--- | |
272 | Say Y here if you want to include Quality Of Service scheduling | |
273 | features, which means that you will be able to request certain | |
274 | rate-of-flow limits for your network devices. | |
275 | ||
276 | This Quality of Service (QoS) support will enable you to use | |
277 | Differentiated Services (diffserv) and Resource Reservation Protocol | |
278 | (RSVP) on your Linux router if you also say Y to "Packet classifier | |
279 | API" and to some classifiers below. Documentation and software is at | |
280 | <http://diffserv.sourceforge.net/>. | |
281 | ||
282 | Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the | |
283 | kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all | |
284 | the questions about QoS support. | |
285 | ||
286 | config NET_ESTIMATOR | |
287 | bool "Rate estimator" | |
288 | depends on NET_QOS | |
289 | help | |
290 | In order for Quality of Service scheduling to work, the current | |
291 | rate-of-flow for a network device has to be estimated; if you say Y | |
292 | here, the kernel will do just that. | |
293 | ||
294 | config NET_CLS | |
295 | bool "Packet classifier API" | |
296 | depends on NET_SCHED | |
297 | ---help--- | |
298 | The CBQ scheduling algorithm requires that network packets which are | |
299 | scheduled to be sent out over a network device be classified | |
300 | according to some criterion. If you say Y here, you will get a | |
301 | choice of several different packet classifiers with the following | |
302 | questions. | |
303 | ||
304 | This will enable you to use Differentiated Services (diffserv) and | |
305 | Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) on your Linux router. | |
306 | Documentation and software is at | |
307 | <http://diffserv.sourceforge.net/>. | |
308 | ||
309 | config NET_CLS_BASIC | |
310 | tristate "Basic classifier" | |
311 | depends on NET_CLS | |
312 | ---help--- | |
313 | Say Y here if you want to be able to classify packets using | |
314 | only extended matches and actions. | |
315 | ||
316 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
317 | module will be called cls_basic. | |
318 | ||
319 | config NET_CLS_TCINDEX | |
320 | tristate "TC index classifier" | |
321 | depends on NET_CLS | |
322 | help | |
323 | If you say Y here, you will be able to classify outgoing packets | |
324 | according to the tc_index field of the skb. You will want this | |
325 | feature if you want to implement Differentiated Services using | |
326 | sch_dsmark. If unsure, say Y. | |
327 | ||
328 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
329 | module will be called cls_tcindex. | |
330 | ||
331 | config NET_CLS_ROUTE4 | |
332 | tristate "Routing table based classifier" | |
333 | depends on NET_CLS | |
334 | select NET_CLS_ROUTE | |
335 | help | |
336 | If you say Y here, you will be able to classify outgoing packets | |
337 | according to the route table entry they matched. If unsure, say Y. | |
338 | ||
339 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
340 | module will be called cls_route. | |
341 | ||
342 | config NET_CLS_ROUTE | |
343 | bool | |
344 | default n | |
345 | ||
346 | config NET_CLS_FW | |
347 | tristate "Firewall based classifier" | |
348 | depends on NET_CLS | |
349 | help | |
350 | If you say Y here, you will be able to classify outgoing packets | |
351 | according to firewall criteria you specified. | |
352 | ||
353 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
354 | module will be called cls_fw. | |
355 | ||
356 | config NET_CLS_U32 | |
357 | tristate "U32 classifier" | |
358 | depends on NET_CLS | |
359 | help | |
360 | If you say Y here, you will be able to classify outgoing packets | |
361 | according to their destination address. If unsure, say Y. | |
362 | ||
363 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
364 | module will be called cls_u32. | |
365 | ||
366 | config CLS_U32_PERF | |
367 | bool "U32 classifier performance counters" | |
368 | depends on NET_CLS_U32 | |
369 | help | |
370 | gathers stats that could be used to tune u32 classifier performance. | |
371 | Requires a new iproute2 | |
372 | You MUST NOT turn this on if you dont have an update iproute2. | |
373 | ||
374 | config NET_CLS_IND | |
375 | bool "classify input device (slows things u32/fw) " | |
376 | depends on NET_CLS_U32 || NET_CLS_FW | |
377 | help | |
378 | This option will be killed eventually when a | |
379 | metadata action appears because it slows things a little | |
380 | Available only for u32 and fw classifiers. | |
381 | Requires a new iproute2 | |
382 | You MUST NOT turn this on if you dont have an update iproute2. | |
383 | ||
384 | config CLS_U32_MARK | |
385 | bool "Use nfmark as a key in U32 classifier" | |
386 | depends on NET_CLS_U32 && NETFILTER | |
387 | help | |
388 | This allows you to match mark in a u32 filter. | |
389 | Example: | |
390 | tc filter add dev eth0 protocol ip parent 1:0 prio 5 u32 \ | |
391 | match mark 0x0090 0xffff \ | |
392 | match ip dst 4.4.4.4 \ | |
393 | flowid 1:90 | |
394 | You must use a new iproute2 to use this feature. | |
395 | ||
396 | config NET_CLS_RSVP | |
397 | tristate "Special RSVP classifier" | |
398 | depends on NET_CLS && NET_QOS | |
399 | ---help--- | |
400 | The Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) permits end systems to | |
401 | request a minimum and maximum data flow rate for a connection; this | |
402 | is important for real time data such as streaming sound or video. | |
403 | ||
404 | Say Y here if you want to be able to classify outgoing packets based | |
405 | on their RSVP requests. | |
406 | ||
407 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
408 | module will be called cls_rsvp. | |
409 | ||
410 | config NET_CLS_RSVP6 | |
411 | tristate "Special RSVP classifier for IPv6" | |
412 | depends on NET_CLS && NET_QOS | |
413 | ---help--- | |
414 | The Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) permits end systems to | |
415 | request a minimum and maximum data flow rate for a connection; this | |
416 | is important for real time data such as streaming sound or video. | |
417 | ||
418 | Say Y here if you want to be able to classify outgoing packets based | |
419 | on their RSVP requests and you are using the new Internet Protocol | |
420 | IPv6 as opposed to the older and more common IPv4. | |
421 | ||
422 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
423 | module will be called cls_rsvp6. | |
424 | ||
425 | config NET_EMATCH | |
426 | bool "Extended Matches" | |
427 | depends on NET_CLS | |
428 | ---help--- | |
429 | Say Y here if you want to use extended matches on top of classifiers | |
430 | and select the extended matches below. | |
431 | ||
432 | Extended matches are small classification helpers not worth writing | |
433 | a separate classifier. | |
434 | ||
435 | You must have a recent version of the iproute2 tools in order to use | |
436 | extended matches. | |
437 | ||
438 | config NET_EMATCH_STACK | |
439 | int "Stack size" | |
440 | depends on NET_EMATCH | |
441 | default "32" | |
442 | ---help--- | |
443 | Size of the local stack variable used while evaluating the tree of | |
444 | ematches. Limits the depth of the tree, i.e. the number of | |
b824979a | 445 | encapsulated precedences. Every level requires 4 bytes of additional |
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446 | stack space. |
447 | ||
448 | config NET_EMATCH_CMP | |
449 | tristate "Simple packet data comparison" | |
450 | depends on NET_EMATCH | |
451 | ---help--- | |
452 | Say Y here if you want to be able to classify packets based on | |
453 | simple packet data comparisons for 8, 16, and 32bit values. | |
454 | ||
455 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
456 | module will be called em_cmp. | |
457 | ||
458 | config NET_EMATCH_NBYTE | |
459 | tristate "Multi byte comparison" | |
460 | depends on NET_EMATCH | |
461 | ---help--- | |
462 | Say Y here if you want to be able to classify packets based on | |
463 | multiple byte comparisons mainly useful for IPv6 address comparisons. | |
464 | ||
465 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
466 | module will be called em_nbyte. | |
467 | ||
468 | config NET_EMATCH_U32 | |
469 | tristate "U32 hashing key" | |
470 | depends on NET_EMATCH | |
471 | ---help--- | |
472 | Say Y here if you want to be able to classify packets using | |
473 | the famous u32 key in combination with logic relations. | |
474 | ||
475 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
476 | module will be called em_u32. | |
477 | ||
478 | config NET_EMATCH_META | |
479 | tristate "Metadata" | |
480 | depends on NET_EMATCH | |
481 | ---help--- | |
482 | Say Y here if you want to be ablt to classify packets based on | |
483 | metadata such as load average, netfilter attributes, socket | |
484 | attributes and routing decisions. | |
485 | ||
486 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
487 | module will be called em_meta. | |
488 | ||
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489 | config NET_EMATCH_TEXT |
490 | tristate "Textsearch" | |
491 | depends on NET_EMATCH | |
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493 | select TEXTSEARCH_KMP |
494 | select TEXTSEARCH_FSM | |
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495 | ---help--- |
496 | Say Y here if you want to be ablt to classify packets based on | |
f7704347 | 497 | textsearch comparisons. |
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498 | |
499 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
500 | module will be called em_text. | |
501 | ||
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502 | config NET_CLS_ACT |
503 | bool "Packet ACTION" | |
504 | depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NET_CLS && NET_QOS | |
505 | ---help--- | |
506 | This option requires you have a new iproute2. It enables | |
507 | tc extensions which can be used with tc classifiers. | |
508 | You MUST NOT turn this on if you dont have an update iproute2. | |
509 | ||
510 | config NET_ACT_POLICE | |
511 | tristate "Policing Actions" | |
512 | depends on NET_CLS_ACT | |
513 | ---help--- | |
514 | If you are using a newer iproute2 select this one, otherwise use one | |
515 | below to select a policer. | |
516 | You MUST NOT turn this on if you dont have an update iproute2. | |
517 | ||
518 | config NET_ACT_GACT | |
519 | tristate "generic Actions" | |
520 | depends on NET_CLS_ACT | |
521 | ---help--- | |
522 | You must have new iproute2 to use this feature. | |
523 | This adds simple filtering actions like drop, accept etc. | |
524 | ||
525 | config GACT_PROB | |
526 | bool "generic Actions probability" | |
527 | depends on NET_ACT_GACT | |
528 | ---help--- | |
529 | Allows generic actions to be randomly or deterministically used. | |
530 | ||
531 | config NET_ACT_MIRRED | |
532 | tristate "Packet In/Egress redirecton/mirror Actions" | |
533 | depends on NET_CLS_ACT | |
534 | ---help--- | |
535 | requires new iproute2 | |
536 | This allows packets to be mirrored or redirected to netdevices | |
537 | ||
538 | config NET_ACT_IPT | |
539 | tristate "iptables Actions" | |
540 | depends on NET_CLS_ACT && NETFILTER && IP_NF_IPTABLES | |
541 | ---help--- | |
542 | requires new iproute2 | |
543 | This allows iptables targets to be used by tc filters | |
544 | ||
545 | config NET_ACT_PEDIT | |
546 | tristate "Generic Packet Editor Actions" | |
547 | depends on NET_CLS_ACT | |
548 | ---help--- | |
549 | requires new iproute2 | |
550 | This allows for packets to be generically edited | |
551 | ||
552 | config NET_CLS_POLICE | |
553 | bool "Traffic policing (needed for in/egress)" | |
554 | depends on NET_CLS && NET_QOS && NET_CLS_ACT!=y | |
555 | help | |
556 | Say Y to support traffic policing (bandwidth limits). Needed for | |
557 | ingress and egress rate limiting. | |
558 | ||
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559 | config NET_ACT_SIMP |
560 | tristate "Simple action" | |
561 | depends on NET_CLS_ACT | |
562 | ---help--- | |
563 | You must have new iproute2 to use this feature. | |
564 | This adds a very simple action for demonstration purposes | |
565 | The idea is to give action authors a basic example to look at. | |
566 | All this action will do is print on the console the configured | |
567 | policy string followed by _ then packet count. | |
568 |