Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753311AbZLMNOO (ORCPT ); Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:14:14 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753062AbZLMNOM (ORCPT ); Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:14:12 -0500 Received: from xc.sipsolutions.net ([83.246.72.84]:59394 "HELO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1752643AbZLMNOG (ORCPT ); Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:14:06 -0500 Subject: Re: 2.6.32-git5+, CONFIG_WEXT_PRIV and Broadcom's driver for BCM4322 Wireless chips From: Johannes Berg To: Alessandro Suardi Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <5a4c581d0912120740j38a20f8eu3f616f3a477d922f@mail.gmail.com> References: <5a4c581d0912120740j38a20f8eu3f616f3a477d922f@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha1"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-wkhPQRTd0KRkgvOFmC/2" Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:14:02 +0100 Message-ID: <1260710042.2442.340.camel@johannes.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.28.1 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1983 Lines: 50 --=-wkhPQRTd0KRkgvOFmC/2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, 2009-12-12 at 16:40 +0100, Alessandro Suardi wrote: > But: what is the best option here to make CONFIG_WEXT_PRIV visible at > kernel build time if only an external module should select it - but sele= ction > is not actually happening at kernel build time ? > Could CONFIG_WEXT_PRIV be made a separate user-selectable option ? Your only option is selecting some other (ancient) driver that selects WEXT_PRIV. We will not make that Kconfig symbol visible just because Broadcom decided that they want to continue screwing their users :) IOW -- there's no such option available to you at all. Select PCMCIA_RAYCS or whatever. johannes --=-wkhPQRTd0KRkgvOFmC/2 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIcBAABAgAGBQJLJOiVAAoJEODzc/N7+QmaxOIP/1O6lcOyXLU5T/jq8NDqD7At 3Txb995jr84fEviZ28rE6WpclvatmXB9TGXOYiQrbVRCPEZtwGA87+KRRZezKc8M RZn+xNaUE0UOyBUzb+9Ubd83msnqFhzZ3X9HFPSOV5NfbAyH2gbqjXke+rOUqvjO 80fbwjMhy5yf3klTN3UyI9/oTyXEfHkzZq1X45cJL283aFyYL1NLzawSD4yCTfHw ZBqP1ZTDb/ewAf+dV+KHRf2iSU0G77+5KmOfKII1WFcv3Mb0SYWmQ0xuU0zZWNkK LdSnpkXi0r7GgJvGAkJwReV9yaWbY8OOWdVwp3Hk0U7c6COggfGbX8PHvKD76V+M YuzLdMO5XHpkiZ/gKt7J88iWHeogGrxsBvpxWt103/fTVNvoKQOo021PiiOB7pKL 40mX6HyLNbuV8f/TNulwUZ/l37NkxvMEE9rpcrKLU6DcHiZho2crvfI2XIWPaMOx VI/HBK7mh29nP58m0jgQeDE2fF3MTqadTVapgX+YY1jsPbxgjpgNG4MtLtXdmrW8 3CB55GeIZ9d0GaxOoTH61Ry+xm2u/tLz/Zh95pyvQxey3gnhpDT6v7MCxDyJhy1J 8Ctm73cmtIbokSW251A5xX+Z3HAUBW+yIts2hTpneVLm3F3rvC0qCFWa60UxmX90 qVD2WXkpISCNaR4+FU8l =7LY+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-wkhPQRTd0KRkgvOFmC/2-- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/