Re: [PATCH RFC] ipw2200: select CFG80211_WEXT

[Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>]

Paul Bolle <pebolle@tiscali.nl> writes:

> On Tue, 2014-12-23 at 08:52 +0200, Kalle Valo wrote:
>> Paul Bolle <pebolle@tiscali.nl> writes:
>> 
>> > Commit 24a0aa212ee2 ("cfg80211: make WEXT compatibility unselectable")
>> > made it impossible to depend on CFG80211_WEXT. It does still allow to
>> > select that symbol. (Yes, the commit summary is confusing.)
>> >
>> > So make IPW2200 select CFG80211_WEXT, so that the ipw2200 driver can be
>> > built again.
>> 
>> I think the last sentence is a bit misleading (this isn't a compilation
>> error, right?)
>
> No, it's not a compilation error.
>
> The reasoning here is that all code hidden behind a Kconfig symbol that
> cannot be set will, in practice, never be built. Sure, there are hoops
> one can jump through to try to bypass the generated .config, but no one
> should have to do that.
>
>>  and I would like to clarify it like this:
>> 
>> "So make IPW2200 select CFG80211_WEXT, so that the ipw2200 driver can be
>> enabled in config again."
>> 
>> Does that look ok?
>
> I understand the confusion my text might cause, so I'm fine with your
> amendment.

Thanks for checking. I'll modify the commit log and apply it to
wireless-drivers.git.

-- 
Kalle Valo