Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:42:25 +0300 | From | Adrian Bunk <> | Subject | [RFC: 2.6 patch] clarify the WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS help text |
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On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 01:38:40PM +0200, Johannes Berg wrote: > On Thu, 2008-07-24 at 11:58 +0200, Pierre Ossman wrote: > > From commit 22bb1be4d27...: > > > > "The /sys/class/net/*/wireless/ direcory is, as far as I know, not used > > by anyone." > > > > Can't have been much of an investigation as HAL uses these to determine > > if a card is a wireless one. Without this option, you cannot get > > wireless support in NetworkManager, stranding most laptops. > > Bzzzzt. You suck. Go check again. Hint: try hal's git tree.
Can everyone agree on the patch below?
> johannes
cu Adrian
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Current Hal uses the CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS files, so don't claim there were no known users and recommend to enable the option.
Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
b685f62718b947264657c298e5ee5b2149200f68 diff --git a/net/wireless/Kconfig b/net/wireless/Kconfig index ab015c6..e582432 100644 --- a/net/wireless/Kconfig +++ b/net/wireless/Kconfig @@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ config WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS files in /sys/class/net/*/wireless/. The same information is available via the ioctls as well. - Say Y if you have programs using it (we don't know of any). + If unsure, say Y.
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