From: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx> Almost all wireless tools have transitioned to or at least added compatibility with nl80211 so there's no real need for CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT any more. Mark it for removal, and also change the default to not be enabled. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 13 +++++++++++++ net/wireless/Kconfig | 1 - 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt 2012-04-04 09:17:37.000000000 +0200 +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt 2012-04-04 09:17:38.000000000 +0200 @@ -441,6 +441,19 @@ Who: Hans Verkuil <hans.verkuil@xxxxxxxx ---------------------------- +What: CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT +When: as soon as distributions ship new wireless tools, ie. wpa_supplicant 1.0 + and NetworkManager/connman/etc. that are able to use nl80211 +Why: Wireless extensions are deprecated, and userland tools are moving to + using nl80211. New drivers are no longer using wireless extensions, + and while there might still be old drivers, both new drivers and new + userland no longer needs them and they can't be used for an feature + developed in the past couple of years. As such, compatibility with + wireless extensions in new drivers will be removed. +Who: Johannes Berg <johannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> + +---------------------------- + What: g_file_storage driver When: 3.8 Why: This driver has been superseded by g_mass_storage. --- a/net/wireless/Kconfig 2012-04-04 09:17:37.000000000 +0200 +++ b/net/wireless/Kconfig 2012-04-04 09:17:38.000000000 +0200 @@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ config CFG80211_WEXT bool "cfg80211 wireless extensions compatibility" depends on CFG80211 select WEXT_CORE - default y help Enable this option if you need old userspace for wireless extensions with cfg80211-based drivers. -- 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
