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cfg80211: default CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY to n

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And update description and feature-removal schedule according
to the new plan.

Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@atheros.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
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Luis R. Rodriguez
2009-03-24 21:21:07 -04:00
committed by John W. Linville
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Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ be removed from this file.
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What: The ieee80211_regdom module parameter What: The ieee80211_regdom module parameter
When: March 2010 When: March 2010 / desktop catchup
Why: This was inherited by the CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY code, Why: This was inherited by the CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY code,
and currently serves as an option for users to define an and currently serves as an option for users to define an
@@ -30,18 +30,23 @@ Who: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@atheros.com>
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What: old static regulatory information What: CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY - old static regulatory information
When: 2.6.29 When: March 2010 / desktop catchup
Why: The old regulatory infrastructure has been replaced with a new one Why: The old regulatory infrastructure has been replaced with a new one
which does not require statically defined regulatory domains. We do which does not require statically defined regulatory domains. We do
not want to keep static regulatory domains in the kernel due to the not want to keep static regulatory domains in the kernel due to the
the dynamic nature of regulatory law and localization. We kept around the dynamic nature of regulatory law and localization. We kept around
the old static definitions for the regulatory domains of: the old static definitions for the regulatory domains of:
* US * US
* JP * JP
* EU * EU
and used by default the US when CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY was and used by default the US when CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY was
set. set. We will remove this option once the standard Linux desktop catches
up with the new userspace APIs we have implemented.
Who: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@atheros.com> Who: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@atheros.com>
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net/wireless/Kconfig
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config WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY config WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY
bool "Old wireless static regulatory definitions" bool "Old wireless static regulatory definitions"
default y default n
---help--- ---help---
This option enables the old static regulatory information This option enables the old static regulatory information
and uses it within the new framework. This is available and uses it within the new framework. This option is available
temporarily as an option to help prevent immediate issues for historical reasons and it is advised to leave it off.
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: For details see:
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Regulatory/CRDA http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Regulatory
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw
It is important to note though that if you *do* have CRDA present Say N and if you say Y, please tell us why. The default is N.
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.
config WIRELESS_EXT config WIRELESS_EXT
bool "Wireless extensions" bool "Wireless extensions"