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1 | config CFG80211 |
2 | tristate "Improved wireless configuration API" | |
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4 | config NL80211 |
5 | bool "nl80211 new netlink interface support" | |
0aa4f333 | 6 | depends on CFG80211 |
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7 | default y |
8 | ---help--- | |
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9 | This option turns on the new netlink interface |
10 | (nl80211) support in cfg80211. | |
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12 | If =n, drivers using mac80211 will be configured via |
13 | wireless extension support provided by that subsystem. | |
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d6084cb6 | 15 | If unsure, say Y. |
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b2e1b302 | 17 | config WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY |
5d6ffc53 | 18 | bool "Old wireless static regulatory definitions" |
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19 | default n |
20 | ---help--- | |
21 | This option enables the old static regulatory information | |
22 | and uses it within the new framework. This is available | |
23 | temporarily as an option to help prevent immediate issues | |
24 | due to the switch to the new regulatory framework which | |
25 | does require a new userspace application which has the | |
26 | database of regulatory information (CRDA) and another for | |
27 | setting regulatory domains (iw). | |
28 | ||
29 | For more information see: | |
30 | ||
31 | http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Regulatory/CRDA | |
32 | http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw | |
33 | ||
34 | It is important to note though that if you *do* have CRDA present | |
35 | and if this option is enabled CRDA *will* be called to update the | |
36 | regulatory domain (for US and JP only). Support for letting the user | |
37 | set the regulatory domain through iw is also supported. This option | |
38 | mainly exists to leave around for a kernel release some old static | |
39 | regulatory domains that were defined and to keep around the old | |
40 | ieee80211_regdom module parameter. This is being phased out and you | |
41 | should stop using them ASAP. | |
42 | ||
43 | Say N unless you cannot install a new userspace application | |
44 | or have one currently depending on the ieee80211_regdom module | |
45 | parameter and cannot port it to use the new userspace interfaces. | |
46 | ||
47 | This is scheduled for removal for 2.6.29. | |
48 | ||
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49 | config WIRELESS_EXT |
50 | bool "Wireless extensions" | |
51 | default n | |
52 | ---help--- | |
53 | This option enables the legacy wireless extensions | |
54 | (wireless network interface configuration via ioctls.) | |
55 | ||
56 | Wireless extensions will be replaced by cfg80211 and | |
57 | will be required only by legacy drivers that implement | |
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58 | wireless extension handlers. This option does not |
59 | affect the wireless-extension backward compatibility | |
60 | code in cfg80211. | |
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61 | |
62 | Say N (if you can) unless you know you need wireless | |
63 | extensions for external modules. | |
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64 | |
65 | config WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS | |
66 | bool "Wireless extensions sysfs files" | |
67 | default y | |
68 | depends on WIRELESS_EXT && SYSFS | |
69 | help | |
70 | This option enables the deprecated wireless statistics | |
71 | files in /sys/class/net/*/wireless/. The same information | |
72 | is available via the ioctls as well. | |
73 | ||
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74 | Say Y if you have programs using it, like old versions of |
75 | hal. |