Re: [PATCH] ath9k: make driver usable standalone

[Pavel Ivanov]

> WIRELESS_EXT is not required for configuring wireless on recent
> kernels - in fact, the WEXT API is deprecated in favor of nl80211 now.

Since what version it's deprecated? Do user-space tools know about this new API?

Neither iwconfig nor iwlist worked for me without WIRELESS_EXT.


Pavel


2011/8/17 Gábor Stefanik <netrolller.3d@xxxxxxxxx>:
> On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:28 AM, Pavel Ivanov <paivanof@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> When ath9k is the only wireless driver included in the build
>> WIRELESS_EXT configuration option becomes undefined. Because of that
>> driver becomes essentially unusable as you can't actually connect to
>> any WiFi network. By including WIRELESS_EXT into Kconfig we ensure
>> that build with ath9k and without other drivers (having WIRELESS_EXT
>> selected in their Kconfig) is actually usable.
>
> WIRELESS_EXT is not required for configuring wireless on recent
> kernels - in fact, the WEXT API is deprecated in favor of nl80211 now.
>
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Pavel Ivanov <paivanof@xxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig
>> b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig
>> index d9c08c6..2573f77 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig
>> @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ config ATH9K
>>        select LEDS_CLASS
>>        select NEW_LEDS
>>        select ATH9K_COMMON
>> +       select WIRELESS_EXT
>>        ---help---
>>          This module adds support for wireless adapters based on
>>          Atheros IEEE 802.11n AR5008, AR9001 and AR9002 family
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