diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/README b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/README
index 3a0336782d2d..49a6f8c3fdae 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/README
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/README
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ REQUIREMENTS
 *  The kernel must have veth support available, as a veth pair is created
    prior to running the tests.
 
+*  The kernel must have the appropriate infrastructure enabled to run all tdc
+   unit tests. See the config file in this directory for minimum required
+   features. As new tests will be added, config options list will be updated.
+
 *  All tc-related features being tested must be built in or available as
    modules.  To check what is required in current setup run:
    ./tdc.py -c
@@ -109,8 +113,8 @@ COMMAND LINE ARGUMENTS
 Run tdc.py -h to see the full list of available arguments.
 
 usage: tdc.py [-h] [-p PATH] [-D DIR [DIR ...]] [-f FILE [FILE ...]]
-              [-c [CATG [CATG ...]]] [-e ID [ID ...]] [-l] [-s] [-i] [-v]
-              [-d DEVICE] [-n NS] [-V]
+              [-c [CATG [CATG ...]]] [-e ID [ID ...]] [-l] [-s] [-i] [-v] [-N]
+              [-d DEVICE] [-P] [-n] [-V]
 
 Linux TC unit tests
 
@@ -118,8 +122,10 @@ optional arguments:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
   -p PATH, --path PATH  The full path to the tc executable to use
   -v, --verbose         Show the commands that are being run
+  -N, --notap           Suppress tap results for command under test
   -d DEVICE, --device DEVICE
                         Execute the test case in flower category
+  -P, --pause           Pause execution just before post-suite stage
 
 selection:
   select which test cases: files plus directories; filtered by categories
@@ -146,10 +152,10 @@ action:
   -i, --id              Generate ID numbers for new test cases
 
 netns:
-  options for nsPlugin(run commands in net namespace)
+  options for nsPlugin (run commands in net namespace)
 
-  -n NS, --namespace NS
-                        Run commands in namespace NS
+  -n, --namespace
+                        Run commands in namespace as specified in tdc_config.py
 
 valgrind:
   options for valgrindPlugin (run command under test under Valgrind)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/config b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..203302065458
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/config
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+CONFIG_NET_SCHED=y
+
+#
+# Queueing/Scheduling
+#
+CONFIG_NET_SCH_PRIO=m
+CONFIG_NET_SCH_INGRESS=m
+
+#
+# Classification
+#
+CONFIG_NET_CLS=y
+CONFIG_NET_CLS_FW=m
+CONFIG_NET_CLS_U32=m
+CONFIG_CLS_U32_PERF=y
+CONFIG_CLS_U32_MARK=y
+CONFIG_NET_EMATCH=y
+CONFIG_NET_EMATCH_STACK=32
+CONFIG_NET_EMATCH_CMP=m
+CONFIG_NET_EMATCH_NBYTE=m
+CONFIG_NET_EMATCH_U32=m
+CONFIG_NET_EMATCH_META=m
+CONFIG_NET_EMATCH_TEXT=m
+CONFIG_NET_EMATCH_IPSET=m
+CONFIG_NET_EMATCH_IPT=m
+CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT=y
+CONFIG_NET_ACT_POLICE=m
+CONFIG_NET_ACT_GACT=m
+CONFIG_GACT_PROB=y
+CONFIG_NET_ACT_MIRRED=m
+CONFIG_NET_ACT_SAMPLE=m
+CONFIG_NET_ACT_IPT=m
+CONFIG_NET_ACT_NAT=m
+CONFIG_NET_ACT_PEDIT=m
+CONFIG_NET_ACT_SIMP=m
+CONFIG_NET_ACT_SKBEDIT=m
+CONFIG_NET_ACT_CSUM=m
+CONFIG_NET_ACT_VLAN=m
+CONFIG_NET_ACT_BPF=m
+CONFIG_NET_ACT_CONNMARK=m
+CONFIG_NET_ACT_SKBMOD=m
+CONFIG_NET_ACT_IFE=m
+CONFIG_NET_ACT_TUNNEL_KEY=m
+CONFIG_NET_IFE_SKBMARK=m
+CONFIG_NET_IFE_SKBPRIO=m
+CONFIG_NET_IFE_SKBTCINDEX=m
+CONFIG_NET_CLS_IND=y
+CONFIG_NET_SCH_FIFO=y