Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] wireless: fix regression caused by regulatory config option | From | Marcel Holtmann <> | Date | Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:12:37 +0100 |
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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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