config CFG80211
tristate "Improved wireless configuration API"
+config NL80211
+ bool "nl80211 new netlink interface support"
+ depends on CFG80211
+ default y
+ ---help---
+ This option turns on the new netlink interface
+ (nl80211) support in cfg80211.
+
+ If =n, drivers using mac80211 will be configured via
+ wireless extension support provided by that subsystem.
+
+ If unsure, say Y.
+
config WIRELESS_EXT
bool "Wireless extensions"
default n
Wireless extensions will be replaced by cfg80211 and
will be required only by legacy drivers that implement
- wireless extension handlers.
+ wireless extension handlers. This option does not
+ affect the wireless-extension backward compatibility
+ code in cfg80211.
Say N (if you can) unless you know you need wireless
extensions for external modules.
+
+config WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS
+ bool "Wireless extensions sysfs files"
+ default y
+ depends on WIRELESS_EXT && SYSFS
+ help
+ This option enables the deprecated wireless statistics
+ files in /sys/class/net/*/wireless/. The same information
+ is available via the ioctls as well.
+
+ Say Y if you have programs using it (we don't know of any).