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Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:36:29 +0100
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Subject: Re: 2.6.32-git5+, CONFIG_WEXT_PRIV and Broadcom's driver for BCM4322 
	Wireless chips
From: Alessandro Suardi <alessandro.suardi@gmail.com>
To: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
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On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Johannes Berg
<johannes@sipsolutions.net> wrote:
> 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 selection
>> ?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.

Thanks - you clipped the part of my message where I explain that my
 "workaround" has been to select IPW2200 :)

I'm aware of the implications of out-of-tree proprietary drivers, I just
 wanted to make sure I wasn't missing a better option than the one
 I resorted to.

Thanks again,

--alessandro

 "There's always a siren singing you to shipwreck"

   (Radiohead, "There There")
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