Signed-off-by: Asbjørn Sloth Tønnesen <hostap@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
I believe it's about time to add nl80211 to the man page.
If anyone is around 35C3 my DECT is 8500.
.../doc/docbook/wpa_supplicant.sgml | 26 ++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/doc/docbook/wpa_supplicant.sgml b/wpa_supplicant/doc/docbook/wpa_supplicant.sgml
index eeb9c0730..ed3de48a0 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/doc/docbook/wpa_supplicant.sgml
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/doc/docbook/wpa_supplicant.sgml
@@ -245,10 +245,19 @@
(<emphasis>wpa_supplicant -h</emphasis>).</para>
<variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>nl80211</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Uses the modern Linux nl80211/cfg80211 netlink-based
+ interface (most new drivers).</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>wext</term>
<listitem>
- <para>Linux wireless extensions (generic).</para>
+ <para>Uses the legacy Linux wireless extensions ioctl-based
+ interface (older hardware/drivers).</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -538,10 +547,14 @@ wpa_supplicant \
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Linux kernel 2.4.x or 2.6.x with Linux Wireless
- Extensions v15 or newer</para>
+ <para>Linux kernel 2.6.30 or higher with
+ nl80211/cfg80211 support</para>
</listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Linux kernel 2.4.x or higher with Linux Wireless
+ Extensions v15 or newer</para>
+ </listitem>
<listitem>
<para>FreeBSD 6-CURRENT</para>
@@ -557,6 +570,13 @@ wpa_supplicant \
<refsect1>
<title>Supported Drivers</title>
<variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Linux nl80211/cfg80211</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>This is the preferred driver for Linux.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>Linux wireless extensions</term>
<listitem>
--
2.20.1
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