From 711e2c33ac9221a419a9e28d05dd78a6a9c5fd4d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jean Tourrilhes Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:10:56 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] WE-20 for kernel 2.6.16 This is version 20 of the Wireless Extensions. This is the completion of the RtNetlink work I started early 2004, it enables the full Wireless Extension API over RtNetlink. Few comments on the patch : o totally driver transparent, no change in drivers needed. o iwevent were already RtNetlink based since they were created (around 2.5.7). This adds all the regular SET and GET requests over RtNetlink, using the exact same mechanism and data format as iwevents. o This is a Kconfig option, as currently most people have no need for it. Surprisingly, patch is actually small and well encapsulated. o Tested on SMP, attention as been paid to make it 64 bits clean. o Code do probably too many checks and could be further optimised, but better safe than sorry. o RtNetlink based version of the Wireless Tools available on my web page for people inclined to try out this stuff. I would also like to thank Alexey Kuznetsov for his helpful suggestions to make this patch better. Signed-off-by: Jean Tourrilhes Signed-off-by: John W. Linville --- drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) (limited to 'drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig') diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig index 5b0a19a5058..6a1033ec06c 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig @@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ config NET_RADIO the tools from . +config NET_WIRELESS_RTNETLINK + bool "Wireless Extension API over RtNetlink" + ---help--- + Support the Wireless Extension API over the RtNetlink socket + in addition to the traditional ioctl interface (selected above). + + For now, few tools use this facility, but it might grow in the + future. The only downside is that it adds 4.5 kB to your kernel. + # Note : the cards are obsolete (can't buy them anymore), but the drivers # are not, as people are still using them... comment "Obsolete Wireless cards support (pre-802.11)" -- cgit v1.2.3