| Thomas Gleixner | ec8f24b | 2019-05-19 13:07:45 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only |
| Wang Lei | 1a4240f | 2010-08-04 15:16:33 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 2 | # |
| 3 | # Configuration for DNS Resolver |
| 4 | # |
| 5 | config DNS_RESOLVER |
| 6 | tristate "DNS Resolver support" |
| 7 | depends on NET && KEYS |
| 8 | help |
| 9 | Saying Y here will include support for the DNS Resolver key type |
| 10 | which can be used to make upcalls to perform DNS lookups in |
| 11 | userspace. |
| 12 | |
| 13 | DNS Resolver is used to query DNS server for information. Examples |
| 14 | being resolving a UNC hostname element to an IP address for CIFS or |
| 15 | performing a DNS query for AFSDB records so that AFS can locate a |
| 16 | cell's volume location database servers. |
| 17 | |
| 18 | DNS Resolver is used by the CIFS and AFS modules, and would support |
| Steve French | 5227bbb | 2010-08-06 03:18:09 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 19 | SMB2 later. DNS Resolver is supported by the userspace upcall |
| Wang Lei | 1a4240f | 2010-08-04 15:16:33 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 20 | helper "/sbin/dns.resolver" via /etc/request-key.conf. |
| 21 | |
| 22 | See <file:Documentation/networking/dns_resolver.txt> for further |
| 23 | information. |
| 24 | |
| 25 | To compile this as a module, choose M here: the module will be called |
| 26 | dnsresolver. |
| 27 | |
| 28 | If unsure, say N. |