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diff --git a/net/can/Kconfig b/net/can/Kconfig
index d77042752457..cb56be8e3862 100644
--- a/net/can/Kconfig
+++ b/net/can/Kconfig
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
#
menuconfig CAN
- depends on NET
tristate "CAN bus subsystem support"
- ---help---
+ help
Controller Area Network (CAN) is a slow (up to 1Mbit/s) serial
communications protocol. Development of the CAN bus started in
1983 at Robert Bosch GmbH, and the protocol was officially
@@ -16,14 +15,15 @@ menuconfig CAN
PF_CAN is contained in <Documentation/networking/can.rst>.
If you want CAN support you should say Y here and also to the
- specific driver for your controller(s) below.
+ specific driver for your controller(s) under the Network device
+ support section.
if CAN
config CAN_RAW
tristate "Raw CAN Protocol (raw access with CAN-ID filtering)"
default y
- ---help---
+ help
The raw CAN protocol option offers access to the CAN bus via
the BSD socket API. You probably want to use the raw socket in
most cases where no higher level protocol is being used. The raw
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ config CAN_RAW
config CAN_BCM
tristate "Broadcast Manager CAN Protocol (with content filtering)"
default y
- ---help---
+ help
The Broadcast Manager offers content filtering, timeout monitoring,
sending of RTR frames, and cyclic CAN messages without permanent user
interaction. The BCM can be 'programmed' via the BSD socket API and
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ config CAN_BCM
config CAN_GW
tristate "CAN Gateway/Router (with netlink configuration)"
default y
- ---help---
+ help
The CAN Gateway/Router is used to route (and modify) CAN frames.
It is based on the PF_CAN core infrastructure for msg filtering and
msg sending and can optionally modify routed CAN frames on the fly.
@@ -55,6 +55,19 @@ config CAN_GW
source "net/can/j1939/Kconfig"
-source "drivers/net/can/Kconfig"
+config CAN_ISOTP
+ tristate "ISO 15765-2:2016 CAN transport protocol"
+ help
+ CAN Transport Protocols offer support for segmented Point-to-Point
+ communication between CAN nodes via two defined CAN Identifiers.
+ As CAN frames can only transport a small amount of data bytes
+ (max. 8 bytes for 'classic' CAN and max. 64 bytes for CAN FD) this
+ segmentation is needed to transport longer Protocol Data Units (PDU)
+ as needed e.g. for vehicle diagnosis (UDS, ISO 14229) or IP-over-CAN
+ traffic.
+ This protocol driver implements data transfers according to
+ ISO 15765-2:2016 for 'classic' CAN and CAN FD frame types.
+ If you want to perform automotive vehicle diagnostic services (UDS),
+ say 'y'.
endif