| Message ID | 1250281559-13041-31-git-send-email-lrodriguez@atheros.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | Not Applicable, archived |
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On Fri, 2009-08-14 at 16:25 -0400, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > Provide more documentation as to why its being deprecated. > > Cc: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> > Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@atheros.com> > --- > net/wireless/Kconfig | 12 ++++++++++-- > 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/net/wireless/Kconfig b/net/wireless/Kconfig > index 60dd09e..b07ed2c 100644 > --- a/net/wireless/Kconfig > +++ b/net/wireless/Kconfig > @@ -86,8 +86,16 @@ config WIRELESS_EXT > bool "Wireless extensions" > default y > ---help--- > - This option enables the legacy wireless extensions > - (wireless network interface configuration via ioctls.) > + This option enables the legacy wireless extensions. > + Wireless extensions was the first 802.11 wireless configuration > + API used by the networking subsystem. You will not need this unless > + you have old userspace utilities or old wireless devices which > + have not yet been ported to cfg80211. I cannot agree with this wording -- all current tools still use wext unless you go really experimental. johannes
diff --git a/net/wireless/Kconfig b/net/wireless/Kconfig index 60dd09e..b07ed2c 100644 --- a/net/wireless/Kconfig +++ b/net/wireless/Kconfig @@ -86,8 +86,16 @@ config WIRELESS_EXT bool "Wireless extensions" default y ---help--- - This option enables the legacy wireless extensions - (wireless network interface configuration via ioctls.) + This option enables the legacy wireless extensions. + Wireless extensions was the first 802.11 wireless configuration + API used by the networking subsystem. You will not need this unless + you have old userspace utilities or old wireless devices which + have not yet been ported to cfg80211. + + Wireless extensions is being deprecated in favor for cfg80211. For + information regarding why see the wireless wiki: + + http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Documentation/Wireless-Extensions Say Y unless you've upgraded all your userspace to use nl80211 instead of wireless extensions.
Provide more documentation as to why its being deprecated. Cc: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@atheros.com> --- net/wireless/Kconfig | 12 ++++++++++-- 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)