From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-8.3 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,INCLUDES_PATCH,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED,USER_AGENT_SANE_1 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E9FAC43331 for ; Fri, 6 Sep 2019 23:30:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C8FB20842 for ; Fri, 6 Sep 2019 23:30:51 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kroah.com header.i=@kroah.com header.b="enS/hQsC"; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=messagingengine.com header.i=@messagingengine.com header.b="HOVzxhMY" Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S2405445AbfIFXau (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 Sep 2019 19:30:50 -0400 Received: from out1-smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.25]:51599 "EHLO out1-smtp.messagingengine.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1728978AbfIFXau (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 Sep 2019 19:30:50 -0400 Received: from compute6.internal (compute6.nyi.internal [10.202.2.46]) by mailout.nyi.internal (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1DF32202A; Fri, 6 Sep 2019 19:30:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mailfrontend2 ([10.202.2.163]) by compute6.internal (MEProxy); Fri, 06 Sep 2019 19:30:49 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=kroah.com; h= date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-type:in-reply-to; s=fm1; bh=FGZ8S19n43tAruLCrzOkg9MRjNq 62BLa54KBCyPc1Ic=; b=enS/hQsCWDFF6qI3rbYcTZyLHh+uaaU9vPEpOkLCmAh J7u+hgfrXrQgUw/UILiZB3WDTnXjgqQwqBCNgHKAgF4v90BGOvt0LDjKt2lUkKcK WR90Qqu0RRR+Yif2oSKFAsrVc2S4UIKAXZTGwrh6hiYCN7d/2E4taU23IsrVAJ1U 2paxk/lz18QuvdCaAiErJmc0NX+c2fTI27NhBq3kBaHs/mwi5bAH/mCFo+e1WLkK 1Uufn0n86xD3Zoj02TJl+dh0lr1487+NPDRhbBgGz975OYH5u/xHaD+EQzOS1oi1 Bc76tvsJR6jcWMVKZpP5CZatBu1ii8W4pCac9ANJCow== DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=cc:content-type:date:from:in-reply-to :message-id:mime-version:references:subject:to:x-me-proxy :x-me-proxy:x-me-sender:x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc; s=fm3; bh=FGZ8S1 9n43tAruLCrzOkg9MRjNq62BLa54KBCyPc1Ic=; b=HOVzxhMYZCcjkYxlDqttm8 Cw3fkZxuMsEUL/AwNxTpDF7jKUnJwaDaZQbMSxd47q/Ur7qKqugM78rb2RU+EUAI nXVFj/1JGME89Vj0BUeaavKy/HQI2IbVUeaw5QyYrLzRXjbgNW4zK1CvM5UFdU3f yihV2xmAtNxuf8zqOUAobHZWVUOxLmyI63ByQnQHn0Ih/ctwgUe8Yco3xYJ32WnT HsdHRO5WftlGBhcVA5fya4cTCuYKEcXHzniYIVZfit0CFsYphCG5yZSwvQZoodh4 GmiwrqgPCsAWxs51Wbk2fobHaaNSlZzRCyrYjwj4M+9gZ6pMbt+ApSJDJ0mfkc8g == X-ME-Sender: X-ME-Proxy-Cause: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgeduvddrudektddgvdduucetufdoteggodetrfdotf fvucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecuhfgrshhtofgrihhlpdfqfgfvpdfurfetoffkrfgpnffqhgen uceurghilhhouhhtmecufedttdenucesvcftvggtihhpihgvnhhtshculddquddttddmne cujfgurhepfffhvffukfhfgggtuggjfgesthdtredttdervdenucfhrhhomhepifhrvghg ucfmjfcuoehgrhgvgheskhhrohgrhhdrtghomheqnecukfhppeektddrvdehuddrudeivd drudeigeenucfrrghrrghmpehmrghilhhfrhhomhepghhrvghgsehkrhhorghhrdgtohhm necuvehluhhsthgvrhfuihiivgeptd X-ME-Proxy: Received: from localhost (unknown [80.251.162.164]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 01ED8D6005B; Fri, 6 Sep 2019 19:30:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2019 01:30:45 +0200 From: Greg KH To: Mark Salyzyn Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kernel-team@android.com, Johannes Berg , "David S. Miller" , Marcel Holtmann , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, stable@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] net: enable wireless core features with LEGACY_WEXT_ALLCONFIG Message-ID: <20190906233045.GB9478@kroah.com> References: <20190906192403.195620-1-salyzyn@android.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20190906192403.195620-1-salyzyn@android.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.12.1 (2019-06-15) Sender: stable-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: stable@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Sep 06, 2019 at 12:24:00PM -0700, Mark Salyzyn wrote: > In embedded environments the requirements are to be able to pick and > chose which features one requires built into the kernel. If an > embedded environment wants to supports loading modules that have been > kbuilt out of tree, there is a need to enable hidden configurations > for legacy wireless core features to provide the API surface for > them to load. > > Introduce CONFIG_LEGACY_WEXT_ALLCONFIG to select all legacy wireless > extension core features by activating in turn all the associated > hidden configuration options, without having to specifically select > any wireless module(s). > > Signed-off-by: Mark Salyzyn > Cc: kernel-team@android.com > Cc: Johannes Berg > Cc: "David S. Miller" > Cc: Marcel Holtmann > Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org > Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org > Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # 4.19 > --- > v2: change name and documentation to CONFIG_LEGACY_WEXT_ALLCONFIG > --- > net/wireless/Kconfig | 14 ++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/net/wireless/Kconfig b/net/wireless/Kconfig > index 67f8360dfcee..0d646cf28de5 100644 > --- a/net/wireless/Kconfig > +++ b/net/wireless/Kconfig > @@ -17,6 +17,20 @@ config WEXT_SPY > config WEXT_PRIV > bool > > +config LEGACY_WEXT_ALLCONFIG > + bool "allconfig for legacy wireless extensions" > + select WIRELESS_EXT > + select WEXT_CORE > + select WEXT_PROC > + select WEXT_SPY > + select WEXT_PRIV > + help > + Config option used to enable all the legacy wireless extensions to > + the core functionality used by add-in modules. > + > + If you are not building a kernel to be used for a variety of > + out-of-kernel built wireless modules, say N here. > + > config CFG80211 > tristate "cfg80211 - wireless configuration API" > depends on RFKILL || !RFKILL > -- > 2.23.0.187.g17f5b7556c-goog > How is this patch applicable to stable kernels???