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SubjectRe: [PATCH] wireless: fix regression caused by regulatory config option
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Hi Arjan,

> > > Change the default to "y" and also adjust the config text a little
> > > to reflect this.
> >
> > Is it common practice to have compatibility options default to
> > "y"? I'm not saying it shouldn't be, just wondering if it has been
> > traditionally?
>
> yes
>
> default should be "keep working as before"
>
> it's not always nice, especially if you're trying to get rid of some
> nasty stuff, but think of it this way: you should be able to use a
> new kernel on an existing distro, at least for a reasonable type of
> distro (eg something shipped in, say, the last 2 years). In this case:
> even Fedora 10 is not likely to work!

I think with the new patches from Johannes to make the regulatory
interaction easier for hardware that has hardware/EEPROM based
regulatory enforcement like our wireless cards, it should be all good.

That seems to be 2.6.20 stuff and then it seems to be safe to remove the
WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY option and it would still work with old
userspace (or missing crda/iw) in cases the hardware does regulatory
enforcement.

Regards

Marcel




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