Return-path: Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]:58551 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932247AbXDKX5b (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:57:31 -0400 Subject: Re: [PATCH] bcm43xx: Hide if bcm43xx-mac80211 is builtin From: Dan Williams To: Michael Wu Cc: Michael Buesch , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <200704111901.06403.flamingice@sourmilk.net> References: <200704111901.06403.flamingice@sourmilk.net> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:01:10 -0400 Message-Id: <1176336070.1298.17.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 19:01 -0400, Michael Wu wrote: > bcm43xx: Hide if bcm43xx-mac80211 is builtin > > From: Michael Wu > > This prevents users from compiling bcm43xx (softmac) and bcm43xx-mac80211 > into the kernel at the same time. In the case that it is attempted, make > bcm43xx (softmac) not build. What kernel version is this targetted at? Have the mac80211 bits reached feature parity with the softmac bits? I'm still hearing quite a few reports of mac80211 being flaky WRT WEXT implementation and compatibility. I don't necessarily object, I just want to make sure that when this patch hits released kernels, that the mac80211 port is in the same or better shape than the softmac one. Dan > Signed-off-by: Michael Wu > --- > > drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/Kconfig | 1 + > 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/Kconfig > index ce397e4..f69510d 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/Kconfig > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/Kconfig > @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ > config BCM43XX > tristate "Broadcom BCM43xx wireless support" > depends on PCI && IEEE80211 && IEEE80211_SOFTMAC && WLAN_80211 && EXPERIMENTAL > + depends on BCM43XX_MAC80211 != 'y' > select WIRELESS_EXT > select FW_LOADER > select HW_RANDOM