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diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index 5c524c6ee75d..d1672280d6a4 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ menuconfig NET
select NLATTR
select GENERIC_NET_UTILS
select BPF
- ---help---
+ help
Unless you really know what you are doing, you should say Y here.
The reason is that some programs need kernel networking support even
when running on a stand-alone machine that isn't connected to any
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ source "net/xdp/Kconfig"
config INET
bool "TCP/IP networking"
- ---help---
+ help
These are the protocols used on the Internet and on most local
Ethernets. It is highly recommended to say Y here (this will enlarge
your kernel by about 400 KB), since some programs (e.g. the X window
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ config NETWORK_PHY_TIMESTAMPING
menuconfig NETFILTER
bool "Network packet filtering framework (Netfilter)"
- ---help---
+ help
Netfilter is a framework for filtering and mangling network packets
that pass through your Linux box.
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ config BRIDGE_NETFILTER
depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
select NETFILTER_FAMILY_BRIDGE
select SKB_EXTENSIONS
- ---help---
+ help
Enabling this option will let arptables resp. iptables see bridged
ARP resp. IP traffic. If you want a bridging firewall, you probably
want this option enabled.
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ config CGROUP_NET_PRIO
bool "Network priority cgroup"
depends on CGROUPS
select SOCK_CGROUP_DATA
- ---help---
+ help
Cgroup subsystem for use in assigning processes to network priorities on
a per-interface basis.
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ config CGROUP_NET_CLASSID
bool "Network classid cgroup"
depends on CGROUPS
select SOCK_CGROUP_DATA
- ---help---
+ help
Cgroup subsystem for use as general purpose socket classid marker that is
being used in cls_cgroup and for netfilter matching.
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ config BPF_JIT
bool "enable BPF Just In Time compiler"
depends on HAVE_CBPF_JIT || HAVE_EBPF_JIT
depends on MODULES
- ---help---
+ help
Berkeley Packet Filter filtering capabilities are normally handled
by an interpreter. This option allows kernel to generate a native
code when filter is loaded in memory. This should speedup
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ config BPF_STREAM_PARSER
depends on CGROUP_BPF
select STREAM_PARSER
select NET_SOCK_MSG
- ---help---
+ help
Enabling this allows a stream parser to be used with
BPF_MAP_TYPE_SOCKMAP.
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ config NET_FLOW_LIMIT
bool
depends on RPS
default y
- ---help---
+ 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
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ menu "Network testing"
config NET_PKTGEN
tristate "Packet Generator (USE WITH CAUTION)"
depends on INET && PROC_FS
- ---help---
+ help
This module will inject preconfigured packets, at a configurable
rate, out of a given interface. It is used for network interface
stress testing and performance analysis. If you don't understand
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ config NET_PKTGEN
config NET_DROP_MONITOR
tristate "Network packet drop alerting service"
depends on INET && TRACEPOINTS
- ---help---
+ help
This feature provides an alerting service to userspace in the
event that packets are discarded in the network stack. Alerts
are broadcast via netlink socket to any listening user space
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ source "net/ife/Kconfig"
config LWTUNNEL
bool "Network light weight tunnels"
- ---help---
+ help
This feature provides an infrastructure to support light weight
tunnels like mpls. There is no netdevice associated with a light
weight tunnel endpoint. Tunnel encapsulation parameters are stored
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ config LWTUNNEL_BPF
bool "Execute BPF program as route nexthop action"
depends on LWTUNNEL && INET
default y if LWTUNNEL=y
- ---help---
+ help
Allows to run BPF programs as a nexthop action following a route
lookup for incoming and outgoing packets.