From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from bombadil.infradead.org ([18.85.46.34]:39442 "EHLO bombadil.infradead.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932845AbZHNU3v (ORCPT ); Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:29:51 -0400 From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" To: linville@tuxdriver.com Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net, "Luis R. Rodriguez" , Johannes Berg Subject: [PATCH v4 30/34] wireless: update WIRELESS_EXT kconfig entry Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:25:55 -0400 Message-Id: <1250281559-13041-31-git-send-email-lrodriguez@atheros.com> In-Reply-To: <1250281559-13041-1-git-send-email-lrodriguez@atheros.com> References: <1250281559-13041-1-git-send-email-lrodriguez@atheros.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Provide more documentation as to why its being deprecated. Cc: Johannes Berg Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez --- 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. + + 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. -- 1.6.2.5