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authorDavid Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>2007-10-13 14:58:23 +0100
committerDavid Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>2007-10-13 14:58:23 +0100
commitebf8889bd1fe3615991ff4494635d237280652a2 (patch)
tree10fb735717122bbb86474339eac07f26e7ccdf40 /net/wireless/Kconfig
parentb160292cc216a50fd0cd386b0bda2cd48352c73b (diff)
parent752097cec53eea111d087c545179b421e2bde98a (diff)
Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6
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diff --git a/net/wireless/Kconfig b/net/wireless/Kconfig
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@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
config CFG80211
tristate "Improved wireless configuration API"
+config NL80211
+ bool "nl80211 new netlink interface support"
+ depends on CFG80211
+ default y
+ ---help---
+ This option turns on the new netlink interface
+ (nl80211) support in cfg80211.
+
+ If =n, drivers using mac80211 will be configured via
+ wireless extension support provided by that subsystem.
+
+ If unsure, say Y.
+
config WIRELESS_EXT
bool "Wireless extensions"
default n
@@ -10,7 +23,9 @@ config WIRELESS_EXT
Wireless extensions will be replaced by cfg80211 and
will be required only by legacy drivers that implement
- wireless extension handlers.
+ wireless extension handlers. This option does not
+ affect the wireless-extension backward compatibility
+ code in cfg80211.
Say N (if you can) unless you know you need wireless
extensions for external modules.