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authorSteffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@secunet.com>2017-02-15 09:40:00 +0100
committerSteffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@secunet.com>2017-02-15 11:04:11 +0100
commit7785bba299a8dc8fe8390a0183dad3cafb3f1d80 (patch)
tree33c29b31f0e66433b340998aa822bebe322aa116 /net/ipv6/Kconfig
parent54ef207ac8f7a17d677082157a29f4df8499dc81 (diff)
downloadlinux-7785bba299a8dc8fe8390a0183dad3cafb3f1d80.tar.gz
esp: Add a software GRO codepath
This patch adds GRO ifrastructure and callbacks for ESP on
ipv4 and ipv6.

In case the GRO layer detects an ESP packet, the
esp{4,6}_gro_receive() function does a xfrm state lookup
and calls the xfrm input layer if it finds a matching state.
The packet will be decapsulated and reinjected it into layer 2.

Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@secunet.com>
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diff --git a/net/ipv6/Kconfig b/net/ipv6/Kconfig
index ec1267e2bd1f..b2a85cca91f7 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/Kconfig
+++ b/net/ipv6/Kconfig
@@ -75,6 +75,19 @@ config INET6_ESP
 
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 
+config INET6_ESP_OFFLOAD
+	tristate "IPv6: ESP transformation offload"
+	depends on INET6_ESP
+	select XFRM_OFFLOAD
+	default n
+	---help---
+	  Support for ESP transformation offload. This makes sense
+	  only if this system really does IPsec and want to do it
+	  with high throughput. A typical desktop system does not
+	  need it, even if it does IPsec.
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
+
 config INET6_IPCOMP
 	tristate "IPv6: IPComp transformation"
 	select INET6_XFRM_TUNNEL