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Re: [PATCH 1/5] compat-wireless: add conditions form config into compat_autoconf.h

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On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 8:06 AM, Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> We do not have to use "ifneq ($(CONFIG_...),)", "ifdef CONFIG_..." will
> also work. It does not matter if it was set to m or y.
> Now this can be added into compat_autoconf.h without changing the script.
>
> The special handling for CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT is not needed any more,
> because it is only activated when CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT is also set.
> Enabling this condition only for kernel <= 2.6.32 was wrong. In compat-
> wireless we are able to deactivate CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT for every
> kernel. For activating it we need CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT on every kernel.
> If kernel <= 2.6.31 was build with cfg80211 support CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT
> was also selected, so it was activated in most cases for that kernel
> versions. But it is possible to build compat-wireless without having
> cfg80211 while building the kernel and that caused problems in the past.

This patch addresses two things in one, can it be split as I do not
agree with the WEXT one. For example I do not have
CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT:

mcgrof@tux ~/wireless-testing (git::master)$ grep WIRELESS_EXT .config
CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS=y

  Luis
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