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SubjectRe: [PATCH] wireless: make WEXT_SPY and WEXT_PRIV select WEXT_CORE
On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:48:02 +0200 Johannes Berg wrote:

> On Wed, 2009-10-07 at 17:12 -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>
> > > > # CONFIG_WIRELESS is not set
> > > > CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT=y
> > > > CONFIG_WEXT_SPY=y
> > > > CONFIG_WEXT_PRIV=y
> > > >
> > > > WEXT_CORE is not enabled. I haven't found the culprit, but I suspect "select".
> > >
> > > Interesting.
> > >
> > > > but what in WIRELESS_EXT would also cause WEXT_CORE to be enabled?
> > >
> > > Well, the way WEXT_CORE is defined as def_bool y ought to, no?
> >
> > Ah, I see what you mean.
> >
> > Here's what's happening:
> >
> > net/wireless/Kconfig says:
> >
> > config WEXT_CORE
> > def_bool y
> > depends on CFG80211_WEXT || WIRELESS_EXT
> >
> >
> > and net/Kconfig says:
> >
> > if WIRELESS
> >
> > source "net/wireless/Kconfig"
> > source "net/mac80211/Kconfig"
> >
> > endif # WIRELESS
> >
> >
> > so WEXT_CORE actually depends on NET && WIRELESS && (CFG80211_WEXT || WIRELESS_EXT)
> > (that's what xconfig shows me).
> > But WIRELESS is not enabled. Pooh.
> >
> > I was already toying with making CONFIG_WIRELESS a real/usable kconfig symbol.
> > That may have to be done unless someone else comes up with another solution.
>
> Ah!
>
> It's kinda strange though that you can select wireless drivers without
> selecting WIRELESS. Maybe the solution is as simple as making WLAN
> (drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig) depend on WIRELESS?

Yes, I think that would be a very good start.

---
~Randy


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