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diff --git a/net/wireless/Kconfig b/net/wireless/Kconfig new file mode 100644 index 0000000..060211d --- /dev/null +++ b/net/wireless/Kconfig @@ -0,0 +1,203 @@ +config CFG80211 + tristate "cfg80211 - wireless configuration API" + depends on m + depends on RFKILL || !RFKILL + ---help--- + cfg80211 is the Linux wireless LAN (802.11) configuration API. + Enable this if you have a wireless device. + + For more information refer to documentation on the wireless wiki: + + http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Documentation/cfg80211 + + When built as a module it will be called cfg80211. + +config NL80211_TESTMODE + bool "nl80211 testmode command" + depends on CFG80211 + help + The nl80211 testmode command helps implementing things like + factory calibration or validation tools for wireless chips. + + Select this option ONLY for kernels that are specifically + built for such purposes. + + Debugging tools that are supposed to end up in the hands of + users should better be implemented with debugfs. + + Say N. + +config CFG80211_DEVELOPER_WARNINGS + bool "enable developer warnings" + depends on CFG80211 + default n + help + This option enables some additional warnings that help + cfg80211 developers and driver developers, but beware that + they can also trigger due to races with userspace. + + For example, when a driver reports that it was disconnected + from the AP, but the user disconnects manually at the same + time, the warning might trigger spuriously due to races. + + Say Y only if you are developing cfg80211 or a driver based + on it (or mac80211). + + +config CFG80211_CERTIFICATION_ONUS + bool "cfg80211 certification onus" + depends on CFG80211 && EXPERT + default n + ---help--- + You should disable this option unless you are both capable + and willing to ensure your system will remain regulatory + compliant with the features available under this option. + Some options may still be under heavy development and + for whatever reason regulatory compliance has not or + cannot yet be verified. Regulatory verification may at + times only be possible until you have the final system + in place. + + This option should only be enabled by system integrators + or distributions that have done work necessary to ensure + regulatory certification on the system with the enabled + features. Alternatively you can enable this option if + you are a wireless researcher and are working in a controlled + and approved environment by your local regulatory agency. + +config CFG80211_REG_CELLULAR_HINTS + bool "cfg80211 regulatory support for cellular base station hints" + depends on CFG80211_CERTIFICATION_ONUS + ---help--- + This option enables support for parsing regulatory hints + from cellular base stations. If enabled and at least one driver + claims support for parsing cellular base station hints the + regulatory core will allow and parse these regulatory hints. + The regulatory core will only apply these regulatory hints on + drivers that support this feature. You should only enable this + feature if you have tested and validated this feature on your + systems. + +config CFG80211_REG_RELAX_NO_IR + bool "cfg80211 support for NO_IR relaxation" + depends on CFG80211_CERTIFICATION_ONUS + ---help--- + This option enables support for relaxation of the NO_IR flag for + situations that certain regulatory bodies have provided clarifications + on how relaxation can occur. This feature has an inherent dependency on + userspace features which must have been properly tested and as such is + not enabled by default. + + A relaxation feature example is allowing the operation of a P2P group + owner (GO) on channels marked with NO_IR if there is an additional BSS + interface which associated to an AP which userspace assumes or confirms + to be an authorized master, i.e., with radar detection support and DFS + capabilities. However, note that in order to not create daisy chain + scenarios, this relaxation is not allowed in cases where the BSS client + is associated to P2P GO and in addition the P2P GO instantiated on + a channel due to this relaxation should not allow connection from + non P2P clients. + + The regulatory core will apply these relaxations only for drivers that + support this feature by declaring the appropriate channel flags and + capabilities in their registration flow. + +config CFG80211_DEFAULT_PS + bool "enable powersave by default" + depends on CFG80211 + default y + help + This option enables powersave mode by default. + + If this causes your applications to misbehave you should fix your + applications instead -- they need to register their network + latency requirement, see Documentation/power/pm_qos_interface.txt. + +config CFG80211_DEBUGFS + bool "cfg80211 DebugFS entries" + depends on CFG80211 + depends on DEBUG_FS + ---help--- + You can enable this if you want debugfs entries for cfg80211. + + If unsure, say N. + +config CFG80211_INTERNAL_REGDB + bool "use statically compiled regulatory rules database" if EXPERT + default n + depends on CFG80211 + ---help--- + This option generates an internal data structure representing + the wireless regulatory rules described in net/wireless/db.txt + and includes code to query that database. This is an alternative + to using CRDA for defining regulatory rules for the kernel. + + Using this option requires some parsing of the db.txt at build time, + the parser will be upkept with the latest wireless-regdb updates but + older wireless-regdb formats will be ignored. The parser may later + be replaced to avoid issues with conflicts on versions of + wireless-regdb. + + For details see: + + http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Regulatory + + Most distributions have a CRDA package. So if unsure, say N. + +config CFG80211_CRDA_SUPPORT + bool "support CRDA" if CFG80211_INTERNAL_REGDB + default y + depends on CFG80211 + help + You should enable this option unless you know for sure you have no + need for it, for example when using internal regdb (above.) + + If unsure, say Y. + +config CFG80211_WEXT + bool "cfg80211 wireless extensions compatibility" if !CFG80211_WEXT_EXPORT + depends on CFG80211 + depends on WEXT_CORE + default y if CFG80211_WEXT_EXPORT + help + Enable this option if you need old userspace for wireless + extensions with cfg80211-based drivers. + +config CFG80211_WEXT_EXPORT + bool + depends on CFG80211 + help + Drivers should select this option if they require cfg80211's + wext compatibility symbols to be exported. + +config LIB80211 + tristate + depends on m + default n + help + This options enables a library of common routines used + by IEEE802.11 wireless LAN drivers. + + Drivers should select this themselves if needed. + +config LIB80211_CRYPT_WEP + tristate + depends on m + +config LIB80211_CRYPT_CCMP + tristate + depends on m + +config LIB80211_CRYPT_TKIP + tristate + depends on m + +config LIB80211_DEBUG + bool "lib80211 debugging messages" + depends on LIB80211 + default n + ---help--- + You can enable this if you want verbose debugging messages + from lib80211. + + If unsure, say N. |