| Johannes Berg | 2a5e1c0 | 2007-04-23 12:19:12 -0700 | [diff] [blame^] | 1 | config WIRELESS_EXT |
| 2 | bool "Wireless extensions" |
| 3 | default n |
| 4 | ---help--- |
| 5 | This option enables the legacy wireless extensions |
| 6 | (wireless network interface configuration via ioctls.) |
| 7 | |
| 8 | Wireless extensions will be replaced by cfg80211 and |
| 9 | will be required only by legacy drivers that implement |
| 10 | wireless extension handlers. |
| 11 | |
| 12 | Say N (if you can) unless you know you need wireless |
| 13 | extensions for external modules. |
| 14 | |
| 15 | config NET_WIRELESS_RTNETLINK |
| 16 | bool "Wireless Extension API over RtNetlink" |
| 17 | depends on WIRELESS_EXT |
| 18 | ---help--- |
| 19 | Support the Wireless Extension API over the RtNetlink socket |
| 20 | in addition to the traditional ioctl interface (selected above). |
| 21 | |
| 22 | For now, few tools use this facility, but it might grow in the |
| 23 | future. The only downside is that it adds 4.5 kB to your kernel. |