From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
This stashes away this feature from standard kernel builds.
Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/Kconfig | 8 ++++++++
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c | 17 ++++++++++-------
2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/Kconfig
index e18a9aa..631d336 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/Kconfig
@@ -64,3 +64,11 @@ config ATH5K_PCI
---help---
This adds support for PCI type chipsets of the 5xxx Atheros
family.
+
+config ATH5K_TEST_CHANNELS
+ bool "Enables testing channels on ath5k"
+ depends on ATH5K && CFG80211_EXPERT
+ ---help---
+ This enables non-standard IEEE 802.11 channels on ath5k, which
+ can be used for research purposes. This option should be disabled
+ unless doing research.
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
index fbaa309..96739a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ bool ath5k_modparam_nohwcrypt;
module_param_named(nohwcrypt, ath5k_modparam_nohwcrypt, bool, S_IRUGO);
MODULE_PARM_DESC(nohwcrypt, "Disable hardware encryption.");
-static bool modparam_all_channels;
-module_param_named(all_channels, modparam_all_channels, bool, S_IRUGO);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(all_channels, "Expose all channels the device can use.");
-
static bool modparam_fastchanswitch;
module_param_named(fastchanswitch, modparam_fastchanswitch, bool, S_IRUGO);
MODULE_PARM_DESC(fastchanswitch, "Enable fast channel switching for AR2413/AR5413 radios.");
@@ -258,8 +254,15 @@ static int ath5k_reg_notifier(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct regulatory_request *re
\********************/
/*
- * Returns true for the channel numbers used without all_channels modparam.
+ * Returns true for the channel numbers used.
*/
+#ifdef CONFIG_ATH5K_TEST_CHANNELS
+static bool ath5k_is_standard_channel(short chan, enum ieee80211_band band)
+{
+ return true;
+}
+
+#else
static bool ath5k_is_standard_channel(short chan, enum ieee80211_band band)
{
if (band == IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ && chan <= 14)
@@ -276,6 +279,7 @@ static bool ath5k_is_standard_channel(short chan, enum ieee80211_band band)
/* 802.11j 4.9GHz (20MHz) */
(chan == 184 || chan == 188 || chan == 192 || chan == 196));
}
+#endif
static unsigned int
ath5k_setup_channels(struct ath5k_hw *ah, struct ieee80211_channel *channels,
@@ -316,8 +320,7 @@ ath5k_setup_channels(struct ath5k_hw *ah, struct ieee80211_channel *channels,
if (!ath5k_channel_ok(ah, &channels[count]))
continue;
- if (!modparam_all_channels &&
- !ath5k_is_standard_channel(ch, band))
+ if (!ath5k_is_standard_channel(ch, band))
continue;
count++;
--
1.7.10.rc1.22.gf5241
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