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diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig index 2ddc904..08de901 100644 --- a/net/Kconfig +++ b/net/Kconfig @@ -259,6 +259,18 @@ config BPF_JIT packet sniffing (libpcap/tcpdump). Note : Admin should enable this feature changing /proc/sys/net/core/bpf_jit_enable +config NET_FLOW_LIMIT + boolean + depends on RPS + default y + ---help--- + The network stack has to drop packets when a receive processing CPU's + backlog reaches netdev_max_backlog. If a few out of many active flows + generate the vast majority of load, drop their traffic earlier to + maintain capacity for the other flows. This feature provides servers + with many clients some protection against DoS by a single (spoofed) + flow that greatly exceeds average workload. + menu "Network testing" config NET_PKTGEN |