2011/8/17 Pavel Ivanov <paivanof@xxxxxxxxx>: >> WIRELESS_EXT is not required for configuring wireless on recent >> kernels - in fact, the WEXT API is deprecated in favor of nl80211 now. > > Since what version it's deprecated? Do user-space tools know about this new API? > > Neither iwconfig nor iwlist worked for me without WIRELESS_EXT. > > > Pavel > Iwconfig and iwlist are themselves deprecated. Iw is the new wireless configuration tool. > > 2011/8/17 Gábor Stefanik <netrolller.3d@xxxxxxxxx>: >> On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:28 AM, Pavel Ivanov <paivanof@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> When ath9k is the only wireless driver included in the build >>> WIRELESS_EXT configuration option becomes undefined. Because of that >>> driver becomes essentially unusable as you can't actually connect to >>> any WiFi network. By including WIRELESS_EXT into Kconfig we ensure >>> that build with ath9k and without other drivers (having WIRELESS_EXT >>> selected in their Kconfig) is actually usable. >> >> WIRELESS_EXT is not required for configuring wireless on recent >> kernels - in fact, the WEXT API is deprecated in favor of nl80211 now. >> >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Pavel Ivanov <paivanof@xxxxxxxxx> >>> --- >>> >>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig >>> b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig >>> index d9c08c6..2573f77 100644 >>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig >>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig >>> @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ config ATH9K >>> select LEDS_CLASS >>> select NEW_LEDS >>> select ATH9K_COMMON >>> + select WIRELESS_EXT >>> ---help--- >>> This module adds support for wireless adapters based on >>> Atheros IEEE 802.11n AR5008, AR9001 and AR9002 family > -- Vista: [V]iruses, [I]ntruders, [S]pyware, [T]rojans and [A]dware. :-) -- 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
