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diff --git a/net/wireless/Kconfig b/net/wireless/Kconfig index 092ae6faccc..405f3c4cf70 100644 --- a/net/wireless/Kconfig +++ b/net/wireless/Kconfig @@ -1,5 +1,65 @@ +config WIRELESS_EXT + bool + +config WEXT_CORE + def_bool y + depends on CFG80211_WEXT || WIRELESS_EXT + +config WEXT_PROC + def_bool y + depends on PROC_FS + depends on WEXT_CORE + +config WEXT_SPY + bool + +config WEXT_PRIV + bool + config CFG80211 - tristate "Improved wireless configuration API" + tristate "cfg80211 - wireless configuration API" + depends on RFKILL || !RFKILL + ---help--- + cfg80211 is the Linux wireless LAN (802.11) configuration API. + Enable this if you have a wireless device. + + For more information refer to documentation on the wireless wiki: + + http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Documentation/cfg80211 + + When built as a module it will be called cfg80211. + +config NL80211_TESTMODE + bool "nl80211 testmode command" + depends on CFG80211 + help + The nl80211 testmode command helps implementing things like + factory calibration or validation tools for wireless chips. + + Select this option ONLY for kernels that are specifically + built for such purposes. + + Debugging tools that are supposed to end up in the hands of + users should better be implemented with debugfs. + + Say N. + +config CFG80211_DEVELOPER_WARNINGS + bool "enable developer warnings" + depends on CFG80211 + default n + help + This option enables some additional warnings that help + cfg80211 developers and driver developers, but that can + trigger due to races with userspace. + + For example, when a driver reports that it was disconnected + from the AP, but the user disconnects manually at the same + time, the warning might trigger spuriously due to races. + + Say Y only if you are developing cfg80211 or a driver based + on it (or mac80211). + config CFG80211_REG_DEBUG bool "cfg80211 regulatory debugging" @@ -7,92 +67,123 @@ config CFG80211_REG_DEBUG default n ---help--- You can enable this if you want to debug regulatory changes. + For more information on cfg80211 regulatory refer to the wireless + wiki: + + http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Regulatory If unsure, say N. -config NL80211 - bool "nl80211 new netlink interface support" +config CFG80211_CERTIFICATION_ONUS + bool "cfg80211 certification onus" + depends on CFG80211 && EXPERT + default n + ---help--- + You should disable this option unless you are both capable + and willing to ensure your system will remain regulatory + compliant with the features available under this option. + Some options may still be under heavy development and + for whatever reason regulatory compliance has not or + cannot yet be verified. Regulatory verification may at + times only be possible until you have the final system + in place. + + This option should only be enabled by system integrators + or distributions that have done work necessary to ensure + regulatory certification on the system with the enabled + features. Alternatively you can enable this option if + you are a wireless researcher and are working in a controlled + and approved environment by your local regulatory agency. + +config CFG80211_REG_CELLULAR_HINTS + bool "cfg80211 regulatory support for cellular base station hints" + depends on CFG80211_CERTIFICATION_ONUS + ---help--- + This option enables support for parsing regulatory hints + from cellular base stations. If enabled and at least one driver + claims support for parsing cellular base station hints the + regulatory core will allow and parse these regulatory hints. + The regulatory core will only apply these regulatory hints on + drivers that support this feature. You should only enable this + feature if you have tested and validated this feature on your + systems. + +config CFG80211_REG_RELAX_NO_IR + bool "cfg80211 support for NO_IR relaxation" + depends on CFG80211_CERTIFICATION_ONUS + ---help--- + This option enables support for relaxation of the NO_IR flag for + situations that certain regulatory bodies have provided clarifications + on how relaxation can occur. This feature has an inherent dependency on + userspace features which must have been properly tested and as such is + not enabled by default. + + A relaxation feature example is allowing the operation of a P2P group + owner (GO) on channels marked with NO_IR if there is an additional BSS + interface which associated to an AP which userspace assumes or confirms + to be an authorized master, i.e., with radar detection support and DFS + capabilities. However, note that in order to not create daisy chain + scenarios, this relaxation is not allowed in cases that the BSS client + is associated to P2P GO and in addition the P2P GO instantiated on + a channel due to this relaxation should not allow connection from + non P2P clients. + + The regulatory core will apply these relaxations only for drivers that + support this feature by declaring the appropriate channel flags and + capabilities in their registration flow. + +config CFG80211_DEFAULT_PS + bool "enable powersave by default" depends on CFG80211 default y - ---help--- - This option turns on the new netlink interface - (nl80211) support in cfg80211. - - If =n, drivers using mac80211 will be configured via - wireless extension support provided by that subsystem. + help + This option enables powersave mode by default. - If unsure, say Y. + If this causes your applications to misbehave you should fix your + applications instead -- they need to register their network + latency requirement, see Documentation/power/pm_qos_interface.txt. -config WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY - bool "Old wireless static regulatory definitions" - default y +config CFG80211_DEBUGFS + bool "cfg80211 DebugFS entries" + depends on CFG80211 + depends on DEBUG_FS ---help--- - This option enables the old static regulatory information - and uses it within the new framework. This is available - temporarily as an option to help prevent immediate issues - due to the switch to the new regulatory framework which - does require a new userspace application which has the - database of regulatory information (CRDA) and another for - setting regulatory domains (iw). - - For more information see: - - http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Regulatory/CRDA - http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw - - It is important to note though that if you *do* have CRDA present - and if this option is enabled CRDA *will* be called to update the - regulatory domain (for US and JP only). Support for letting the user - set the regulatory domain through iw is also supported. This option - mainly exists to leave around for a kernel release some old static - regulatory domains that were defined and to keep around the old - ieee80211_regdom module parameter. This is being phased out and you - should stop using them ASAP. - - Note: You will need CRDA if you want 802.11d support - - Say Y unless you have installed a new userspace application. - Also say Y if have one currently depending on the ieee80211_regdom - module parameter and cannot port it to use the new userspace - interfaces. + You can enable this if you want to debugfs entries for cfg80211. -config WIRELESS_EXT - bool "Wireless extensions" + If unsure, say N. + +config CFG80211_INTERNAL_REGDB + bool "use statically compiled regulatory rules database" if EXPERT default n + depends on CFG80211 ---help--- - This option enables the legacy wireless extensions - (wireless network interface configuration via ioctls.) + This option generates an internal data structure representing + the wireless regulatory rules described in net/wireless/db.txt + and includes code to query that database. This is an alternative + to using CRDA for defining regulatory rules for the kernel. - Wireless extensions will be replaced by cfg80211 and - will be required only by legacy drivers that implement - wireless extension handlers. This option does not - affect the wireless-extension backward compatibility - code in cfg80211. + For details see: - Say N (if you can) unless you know you need wireless - extensions for external modules. + http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Regulatory -config WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS - bool "Wireless extensions sysfs files" - default y - depends on WIRELESS_EXT && SYSFS - help - This option enables the deprecated wireless statistics - files in /sys/class/net/*/wireless/. The same information - is available via the ioctls as well. + Most distributions have a CRDA package. So if unsure, say N. - Say Y if you have programs using it, like old versions of - hal. +config CFG80211_WEXT + bool "cfg80211 wireless extensions compatibility" + depends on CFG80211 + select WEXT_CORE + help + Enable this option if you need old userspace for wireless + extensions with cfg80211-based drivers. config LIB80211 - tristate "Common routines for IEEE802.11 drivers" + tristate default n help This options enables a library of common routines used by IEEE802.11 wireless LAN drivers. - Drivers should select this themselves if needed. Say Y if - you want this built into your kernel. + Drivers should select this themselves if needed. config LIB80211_CRYPT_WEP tristate |