linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ath9k: make driver usable standalone

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Message-ID: <CAB=NE6UN4DEPNwt+TpOk6evr8_oz=ESqKWWGFh9KfROG1LJmiQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:26:20 -0700
From:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...il.com>
To:	Pavel Ivanov <paivanof@...il.com>
Cc:	Jouni Malinen <jmalinen@...eros.com>,
	Vasanthakumar Thiagarajan <vasanth@...eros.com>,
	Senthil Balasubramanian <senthilkumar@...eros.com>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, ath9k-devel@...ts.ath9k.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath9k: make driver usable standalone

On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 8:28 PM, Pavel Ivanov <paivanof@...il.com> wrote:
> When ath9k is the only wireless driver included in the build
> WIRELESS_EXT configuration option becomes undefined. Because of that
> driver becomes essentially unusable as you can't actually connect to
> any WiFi network. By including WIRELESS_EXT into Kconfig we ensure
> that build with ath9k and without other drivers (having WIRELESS_EXT
> selected in their Kconfig) is actually usable.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pavel Ivanov <paivanof@...il.com>

Fuck no, NACK.

  Luis
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