Re: 2.6.32-git5+, CONFIG_WEXT_PRIV and Broadcom's driver forBCM4322 Wireless chips
From: Johannes Berg
Date: Sun Dec 13 2009 - 08:14:16 EST
On Sat, 2009-12-12 at 16:40 +0100, Alessandro Suardi wrote:
> But: what is the best option here to make CONFIG_WEXT_PRIV visible at
> kernel build time if only an external module should select it - but selection
> is not actually happening at kernel build time ?
> Could CONFIG_WEXT_PRIV be made a separate user-selectable option ?
Your only option is selecting some other (ancient) driver that selects
WEXT_PRIV. We will not make that Kconfig symbol visible just because
Broadcom decided that they want to continue screwing their users :)
IOW -- there's no such option available to you at all. Select
PCMCIA_RAYCS or whatever.
johannes
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