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CONFIG_VXLAN: Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network (VXLAN)

General informations

The Linux kernel configuration item CONFIG_VXLAN:

• prompt: Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network (VXLAN)
• type: tristate
• depends on: CONFIG_INET
• defined in drivers/net/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 3.7–3.9, 3.10-rc+HEAD
• modules built: vxlan

Help text

This allows one to create vxlan virtual interfaces that provide Layer 2 Networks over Layer 3 Networks. VXLAN is often used to tunnel virtual network infrastructure in virtualized environments. For more information see: http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-mahalingam-dutt-dcops-vxlan-02

To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be called vxlan.

Hardware

LKDDb

Raw data from LKDDb:

• lkddb module vxlan CONFIG_VXLAN : drivers/net/Kconfig : "Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network (VXLAN)"

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