[PATCH] create net/wireless/Kconfig and make nl80211 optional

* [PATCH] create net/wireless/Kconfig and make nl80211 optional
@ 2007-02-22 19:42 James Ketrenos
  2007-02-23 11:25 ` Johannes Berg
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: James Ketrenos @ 2007-02-22 19:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-wireless

Move the wireless Kconfig options into their own wireless/Kconfig and
add a CONFIG_NL80211 configuration option to allow nl80211 support to be
optionally included (default =y)

Signed-off-by: James Ketrenos <jketreno@linux.intel.com>
---
  net/Kconfig           |   17 +----------------
  net/wireless/Kconfig  |   42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  net/wireless/Makefile |    3 ++-
  3 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
---

diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index 969754f..218570b 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig
@@ -227,22 +227,7 @@ config WIRELESS_EXT
  config FIB_RULES
  	bool

-config CFG80211
-	tristate "Improved wireless configuration API"
-
-config CFG80211_WEXT_COMPAT
-	bool "cfg80211 Wireless Extensions compatibility"
-	depends CFG80211
-	default y
-	---help---
-	This option allows using devices whose drivers have been
-	converted to use the new cfg80211 with wireless extensions,
-	providing WE-20 compatibility. Note that cfg80211's "native"
-	interface is nl80211 using generic netlink. The wireless
-	extensions are being deprecated, but userspace tools may still
-	be using them.
-
-	If unsure, say Y.
+source "net/wireless/Kconfig"

  endif   # if NET
  endmenu # Networking
diff --git a/net/wireless/Kconfig b/net/wireless/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89308d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/wireless/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+config CFG80211
+        tristate "Improved wireless configuration API"
+        select WIRELESS_EXT
+
+config CFG80211_WEXT_COMPAT
+        bool "cfg80211 Wireless Extensions compatibility"
+        depends CFG80211
+        default y
+        ---help---
+        This option allows using devices whose drivers have been
+        converted to use the new cfg80211 with wireless extensions,
+        providing WE-20 compatibility.
+	
+        Note that cfg80211's "native" interface is nl80211 using
+        generic netlink. The wireless extensions are being
+        deprecated, but userspace tools may still be using them.
+
+        NOTE: wireless extension support (WIRELESS_EXT) is currently a
+        built-in based on 'Wireless Extension' support (selected
+        when CFG80211 is enabled).
+
+        If unsure, say Y.
+
+config CFG80211_NL80211
+	tristate "nl80211 new netlink interface support"
+	depends CFG80211
+	default y
+	---help---
+        This option turns on the new netlink interface
+        (nl80211) support in cfg80211.
+	
+        If =n, drivers using d80211 will be configured via
+        wireless extension support provided by that subsystem.
+
+        If =m, the module will be called nl80211.ko
+
+        NOTE: wireless extension support (WIRELESS_EXT) is currently a
+        built-in based on 'Wireless Extension' support (selected
+        when CFG80211 is enabled).
+
+        If unsure, say Y.
+
diff --git a/net/wireless/Makefile b/net/wireless/Makefile
index c52c251..1f47511 100644
--- a/net/wireless/Makefile
+++ b/net/wireless/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
  obj-$(CONFIG_CFG80211) += cfg80211.o

-cfg80211-y += core.o sysfs.o nl80211.o
+cfg80211-y += core.o sysfs.o
+cfg80211-$(CONFIG_NL80211) += nl80211.o
  cfg80211-$(CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT_COMPAT) += wext-compat.o

  ifeq ($(CONFIG_CFG80211),m)

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