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cfg80211: deprecate CFG80211_WEXT
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. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
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@ -440,6 +440,19 @@ Who: Hans Verkuil <hans.verkuil@cisco.com>
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What: CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT
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When: as soon as distributions ship new wireless tools, ie. wpa_supplicant 1.0
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and NetworkManager/connman/etc. that are able to use nl80211
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Why: Wireless extensions are deprecated, and userland tools are moving to
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using nl80211. New drivers are no longer using wireless extensions,
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and while there might still be old drivers, both new drivers and new
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userland no longer needs them and they can't be used for an feature
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developed in the past couple of years. As such, compatibility with
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wireless extensions in new drivers will be removed.
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Who: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
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What: g_file_storage driver
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What: g_file_storage driver
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When: 3.8
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When: 3.8
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Why: This driver has been superseded by g_mass_storage.
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Why: This driver has been superseded by g_mass_storage.
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@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ config CFG80211_WEXT
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bool "cfg80211 wireless extensions compatibility"
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bool "cfg80211 wireless extensions compatibility"
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depends on CFG80211
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depends on CFG80211
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select WEXT_CORE
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select WEXT_CORE
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default y
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help
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help
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Enable this option if you need old userspace for wireless
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Enable this option if you need old userspace for wireless
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extensions with cfg80211-based drivers.
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extensions with cfg80211-based drivers.
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