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Re: [RFC PATCH 4/4] net/ieee80211 -> drivers/net/ipw2x00/libipw_* rename

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On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 10:21, John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 11:22:33PM +0100, Michael Buesch wrote:
>> On Tuesday 11 November 2008 22:51:05 John W. Linville wrote:
>> > +config LIBIPW
>> > +   tristate
>> > +   select WIRELESS_EXT
>> > +   select CRYPTO
>> > +   select CRYPTO_ARC4
>> > +   select CRYPTO_ECB
>> > +   select CRYPTO_AES
>> > +   select CRYPTO_MICHAEL_MIC
>> > +   select CRYPTO_ECB
>> > +   select CRC32
>> > +   select LIB80211
>> > +   select LIB80211_CRYPT_WEP
>> > +   select LIB80211_CRYPT_TKIP
>> > +   select LIB80211_CRYPT_CCMP
>> > +   ---help---
>> > +   This option enables the hardware independent IEEE 802.11
>> > +   networking stack.  This component is deprecated in favor of the
>> > +   mac80211 component.
>>
>> Let's remove this helptext, or replace it by something that's actually true. ;)
>>       ---help---
>>         This option enables common routines for the IPW2100 and IPW2200 drivers.
>
> Yes, good comment.

Does this option even need to be visible?

Only the ipw2x00 drivers use it - and they select it - so do we need
to bother the user with it?

Thanks,

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Julian Calaby

Email: julian.calaby@xxxxxxxxx
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