From ccdfcc398594ddf3f77348c5a10938dbe9efefbe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patrick McHardy Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:47:01 +0000 Subject: netlink: mmaped netlink: ring setup Add support for mmap'ed RX and TX ring setup and teardown based on the af_packet.c code. The following patches will use this to add the real mmap'ed receive and transmit functionality. Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- net/Kconfig | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) (limited to 'net/Kconfig') diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig index 2ddc904..1a22216 100644 --- a/net/Kconfig +++ b/net/Kconfig @@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ menuconfig NET if NET +config NETLINK_MMAP + bool "Netlink: mmaped IO" + help + This option enables support for memory mapped netlink IO. This + reduces overhead by avoiding copying data between kernel- and + userspace. + + If unsure, say N. + config WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES bool help -- cgit v1.1