[NETFILTER]: Kconfig: improve conntrack selection
Improve the connection tracking selection (well, the user experience, not really the aesthetics) by offering one option to enable connection tracking and a choice between the implementations. Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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@ -31,20 +31,6 @@ config NF_CONNTRACK_PROC_COMPAT
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If unsure, say Y.
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If unsure, say Y.
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# connection tracking, helpers and protocols
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# connection tracking, helpers and protocols
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config IP_NF_CONNTRACK
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tristate "Connection tracking (required for masq/NAT)"
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---help---
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Connection tracking keeps a record of what packets have passed
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through your machine, in order to figure out how they are related
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into connections.
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This is required to do Masquerading or other kinds of Network
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Address Translation (except for Fast NAT). It can also be used to
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enhance packet filtering (see `Connection state match support'
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below).
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To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
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config IP_NF_CT_ACCT
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config IP_NF_CT_ACCT
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bool "Connection tracking flow accounting"
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bool "Connection tracking flow accounting"
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depends on IP_NF_CONNTRACK
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depends on IP_NF_CONNTRACK
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@ -25,19 +25,57 @@ config NETFILTER_NETLINK_LOG
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and is also scheduled to replace the old syslog-based ipt_LOG
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and is also scheduled to replace the old syslog-based ipt_LOG
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and ip6t_LOG modules.
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and ip6t_LOG modules.
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config NF_CONNTRACK
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config NF_CONNTRACK_ENABLED
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tristate "Layer 3 Independent Connection tracking (EXPERIMENTAL)"
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tristate "Netfilter connection tracking support"
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depends on EXPERIMENTAL && IP_NF_CONNTRACK=n
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help
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default n
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---help---
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Connection tracking keeps a record of what packets have passed
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Connection tracking keeps a record of what packets have passed
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through your machine, in order to figure out how they are related
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through your machine, in order to figure out how they are related
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into connections.
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into connections.
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This is required to do Masquerading or other kinds of Network
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Address Translation (except for Fast NAT). It can also be used to
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enhance packet filtering (see `Connection state match support'
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below).
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To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
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choice
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prompt "Netfilter connection tracking support"
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depends on NF_CONNTRACK_ENABLED
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config NF_CONNTRACK_SUPPORT
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bool "Layer 3 Independent Connection tracking (EXPERIMENTAL)"
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depends on EXPERIMENTAL
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help
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Layer 3 independent connection tracking is experimental scheme
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Layer 3 independent connection tracking is experimental scheme
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which generalize ip_conntrack to support other layer 3 protocols.
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which generalize ip_conntrack to support other layer 3 protocols.
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To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
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This is required to do Masquerading or other kinds of Network
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Address Translation (except for Fast NAT). It can also be used to
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enhance packet filtering (see `Connection state match support'
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below).
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config IP_NF_CONNTRACK_SUPPORT
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bool "Layer 3 Dependent Connection tracking"
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help
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The old, Layer 3 dependent ip_conntrack subsystem of netfilter.
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This is required to do Masquerading or other kinds of Network
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Address Translation (except for Fast NAT). It can also be used to
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enhance packet filtering (see `Connection state match support'
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below).
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endchoice
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config NF_CONNTRACK
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tristate
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default m if NF_CONNTRACK_SUPPORT && NF_CONNTRACK_ENABLED=m
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default y if NF_CONNTRACK_SUPPORT && NF_CONNTRACK_ENABLED=y
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config IP_NF_CONNTRACK
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tristate
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default m if IP_NF_CONNTRACK_SUPPORT && NF_CONNTRACK_ENABLED=m
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default y if IP_NF_CONNTRACK_SUPPORT && NF_CONNTRACK_ENABLED=y
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config NF_CT_ACCT
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config NF_CT_ACCT
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bool "Connection tracking flow accounting"
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bool "Connection tracking flow accounting"
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