cfg80211 is now *the* wireless configuration API. Lets also give a little explanation as to what it is and refer people to the wireless wiki for more information. Cc: Johannes Berg <johannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- net/wireless/Kconfig | 16 +++++++++++++++- 1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/wireless/Kconfig b/net/wireless/Kconfig index c6031d5..e060b87 100644 --- a/net/wireless/Kconfig +++ b/net/wireless/Kconfig @@ -1,5 +1,19 @@ config CFG80211 - tristate "Improved wireless configuration API" + tristate "cfg80211 - wireless configuration API" + ---help--- + cfg80211 is the Linux wireless LAN (802.11) configuration API. + Enable this if you have a wireless device or if you just want + to test the wireless subsystem (see mac80211_hwsim). cfg80211 + allows for device drivers to register themselves with the + networking subsystem and allows for userspace configuration + through a generic netlink family for wireless called nl80211. + + For more information refer to documentation on the wireless wiki: + + http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Documentation/cfg80211 + + When built as a module cfg80211 will be built as cfg80211.ko + depends on RFKILL || !RFKILL config NL80211_TESTMODE -- 1.6.2.5 -- 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
