Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [RFC: 2.6 patch] clarify the WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS help text | From | Peter Zijlstra <> | Date | Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:54:48 +0200 |
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On Thu, 2008-07-24 at 15:42 +0300, Adrian Bunk wrote: > 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 > > > <-- snip --> > > > 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.
Maybe also add:
"HAL <= 0.5.11 depends on this feature."
Where I hope I got the version number right :-)
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