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config DCB
	bool "Data Center Bridging support"
	default n
	---help---
	  This enables support for configuring Data Center Bridging (DCB)
	  features on DCB capable Ethernet adapters via rtnetlink.  Say 'Y'
	  if you have a DCB capable Ethernet adapter which supports this
	  interface and you are connected to a DCB capable switch.

	  DCB is a collection of Ethernet enhancements which allow DCB capable
	  NICs and switches to support network traffic with differing
	  requirements (highly reliable, no drops vs. best effort vs. low
	  latency) to co-exist on Ethernet.

	  DCB features include:
	    Enhanced Transmission Selection (aka Priority Grouping) - provides a
	      framework for assigning bandwidth guarantees to traffic classes.
	    Priority-based Flow Control (PFC) - a MAC control pause frame which
	      works at the granularity of the 802.1p priority instead of the
	      link (802.3x).

	  If unsure, say N.
Commit	Line	Data
2f90b865	1	config DCB
7a6b6f51	2	bool "Data Center Bridging support"
2f90b865 AD	3	default n
2f90b865 AD	4	---help---
7a6b6f51 JK	5	This enables support for configuring Data Center Bridging (DCB)
	6	features on DCB capable Ethernet adapters via rtnetlink. Say 'Y'
	7	if you have a DCB capable Ethernet adapter which supports this
	8	interface and you are connected to a DCB capable switch.
	9
	10	DCB is a collection of Ethernet enhancements which allow DCB capable
	11	NICs and switches to support network traffic with differing
	12	requirements (highly reliable, no drops vs. best effort vs. low
	13	latency) to co-exist on Ethernet.
	14
	15	DCB features include:
	16	Enhanced Transmission Selection (aka Priority Grouping) - provides a
	17	framework for assigning bandwidth guarantees to traffic classes.
	18	Priority-based Flow Control (PFC) - a MAC control pause frame which
	19	works at the granularity of the 802.1p priority instead of the
	20	link (802.3x).
2f90b865 AD	21
2f90b865 AD	22	If unsure, say N.