On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:48:02 +0200 Johannes Berg wrote: > On Wed, 2009-10-07 at 17:12 -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote: > > > > > # CONFIG_WIRELESS is not set > > > > CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT=y > > > > CONFIG_WEXT_SPY=y > > > > CONFIG_WEXT_PRIV=y > > > > > > > > WEXT_CORE is not enabled. I haven't found the culprit, but I suspect "select". > > > > > > Interesting. > > > > > > > but what in WIRELESS_EXT would also cause WEXT_CORE to be enabled? > > > > > > Well, the way WEXT_CORE is defined as def_bool y ought to, no? > > > > Ah, I see what you mean. > > > > Here's what's happening: > > > > net/wireless/Kconfig says: > > > > config WEXT_CORE > > def_bool y > > depends on CFG80211_WEXT || WIRELESS_EXT > > > > > > and net/Kconfig says: > > > > if WIRELESS > > > > source "net/wireless/Kconfig" > > source "net/mac80211/Kconfig" > > > > endif # WIRELESS > > > > > > so WEXT_CORE actually depends on NET && WIRELESS && (CFG80211_WEXT || WIRELESS_EXT) > > (that's what xconfig shows me). > > But WIRELESS is not enabled. Pooh. > > > > I was already toying with making CONFIG_WIRELESS a real/usable kconfig symbol. > > That may have to be done unless someone else comes up with another solution. > > Ah! > > It's kinda strange though that you can select wireless drivers without > selecting WIRELESS. Maybe the solution is as simple as making WLAN > (drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig) depend on WIRELESS? Yes, I think that would be a very good start. --- ~Randy -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-next" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
