Commit 8a5117d8 authored by Luis R. Rodriguez's avatar Luis R. Rodriguez Committed by John W. Linville
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cfg80211: default CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY to n 



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

Signed-off-by: default avatarLuis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@atheros.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarJohn W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
parent e4e72fb4

Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt

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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,

	and currently serves as an option for users to define an
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What:	old static regulatory information

When:	2.6.29

What:	CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY - old static regulatory information

When:	March 2010 / desktop catchup



Why:	The old regulatory infrastructure has been replaced with a new one

	which does not require statically defined regulatory domains. We do

	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 old static definitions for the regulatory domains of:



		* US

		* JP

		* EU



	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>



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net/wireless/Kconfig

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config WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY

	bool "Old wireless static regulatory definitions"

	default y

	default n

	---help---

	  This option enables the old static regulatory information

	  and uses it within the new framework. This is available

	  temporarily as an option to help prevent immediate issues

	  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:



	  http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Regulatory/CRDA

	  http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw



	  It is important to note though that if you *do* have CRDA present

	  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.

	  and uses it within the new framework. This option is available

	  for historical reasons and it is advised to leave it off.



	  For details see:



	  http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Regulatory



	  Say N and if you say Y, please tell us why. The default is N.



config WIRELESS_EXT

	bool "Wireless extensions"