On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 11:07 PM, Marcel Holtmann <holtmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Old userspace still works, we can however require new userspace for >> new features. A compliant regulatory infrastructure is a feature. > > how does an old userspace with a new kernel works? It works by allowing by default only what is allowed in the world regulatory domain. > If we essentially > disable hardware by not having the userspace in place, then that is not > a solution. We are not disabling hardware, we are adding a common regulatory infrastructure to new cfg80211/mac80211 based drivers. We are not touching the old drivers. > We have to be able to install a new or development kernel on > an old distro without having to install crda/iw or updating udev or > whatever. And you can use new kernels on old distributions with old wireless drivers, however new mac80211 based drivers can reasonably require new userspace utilities, and in this case we have a new userspace requirement *only* when cfg80211/mac80211 based drivers do not provide their own regutory_hint() or in the particular case outlined in this thread. Additionally this new feature allows users who want to be more compliant to do so by s specifying a country. Udev was used based on your suggestion BTW, I was the one suggesting to not use it because of the possibility of no udevd present. Luis -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
