CONFIG_VSOCKETS: Virtual Socket protocol

General informations

The Linux kernel configuration item CONFIG_VSOCKETS:

• prompt: Virtual Socket protocol
• type: tristate
• depends on: (none)
• defined in net/vmw_vsock/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 3.9–3.19, 4.0–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.11
• modules built: vsock

Help text

Virtual Socket Protocol is a socket protocol similar to TCP/IP allowing communication between Virtual Machines and hypervisor or host.

You should also select one or more hypervisor-specific transports below.

To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be called vsock. If unsure, say N.

Hardware

LKDDb

Raw data from LKDDb:

• lkddb module vsock CONFIG_VSOCKETS : net/vmw_vsock/Kconfig : "Virtual Socket protocol" # in 3.9–3.19, 4.0–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.11
• lkddb virtio 00000013 ........ : CONFIG_VIRTIO_VSOCKETS CONFIG_VSOCKETS : net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c # in 4.8–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.11

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This page is automaticly generated with free (libre, open) software lkddb(see lkddb-sources).

The data is retrived from:

• Linux kernel
• Linux Kernel Driver DataBase (LKDDb)

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