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To: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] cfg80211: deprecate CFG80211_WEXT
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From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@adurom.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:49:54 +0200
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Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> writes:

> Almost all wireless tools have transitioned to
> or at least added compatibility with nl80211 so
> there's no real need for CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT
> any more. Mark it for removal, and also change
> the default to not be enabled.

Maybe CC lkml for more visibility?

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Kalle Valo