Wireguard Support through WSL Kernel
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Wireguard support is limited in WSL because the kernel does not have Connmark support, even though the newest versions of the kernel that WSL 2 is now using should be compatible with WG.
Describe the solution you'd like
The flag CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_CONNMARK should be enabled when building the kernel. No other change should be needed
Describe alternatives you've considered
Using a custom kernel, but that seems overkill for basic support that native distros have.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No file or test is named. Start by locating the WSL kernel build configuration and the CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_CONNMARK setting; enable it in the kernel configuration, then verify that the resulting WSL kernel exposes Connmark support so WireGuard works without a custom kernel.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux
- Domain
- networking, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100