From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from xc.sipsolutions.net ([83.246.72.84]:46463 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752401AbZFWLSD (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:18:03 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] wext: default to y From: Johannes Berg To: John Linville Cc: linux-wireless Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:18:01 +0200 Message-Id: <1245755881.4184.41.camel@johannes.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: The way I initially thought we could do wireless extensions is by making all the compat code in cfg80211 be independent of CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT, but this is turning out to not be feasible. Therefore, fix the Kconfig help text and make the option default to yes, so people won't get a nasty surprise when mac80211 will get rid of its 'select WIRELESS_EXT' any time now. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg --- net/wireless/Kconfig | 12 +++--------- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) --- wireless-testing.orig/net/wireless/Kconfig 2009-06-23 13:11:05.000000000 +0200 +++ wireless-testing/net/wireless/Kconfig 2009-06-23 13:15:02.000000000 +0200 @@ -51,19 +51,13 @@ config WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY config WIRELESS_EXT bool "Wireless extensions" - default n + default y ---help--- This option enables the legacy wireless extensions (wireless network interface configuration via ioctls.) - Wireless extensions will be replaced by cfg80211 and - will be required only by legacy drivers that implement - 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. + Say Y unless you've upgraded all your userspace to use + nl80211 instead of wireless extensions. config WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS bool "Wireless extensions sysfs files"