Return-path: Received: from xc.sipsolutions.net ([83.246.72.84]:57795 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753329AbZLAX73 (ORCPT ); Tue, 1 Dec 2009 18:59:29 -0500 Subject: Re: [PATCH] lib80211: make crypt modules configurable by user From: Johannes Berg To: Daniel Ritz Cc: "John W. Linville" , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, daniel.ritz-ml@swissonline.ch In-Reply-To: <1259711174.13720.17.camel@MacRitz2> References: <1259711174.13720.17.camel@MacRitz2> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha1"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-uylhejHlExhqiMNV+O/J" Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:59:03 +0100 Message-ID: <1259711943.32171.134.camel@johannes.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-uylhejHlExhqiMNV+O/J Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 2009-12-02 at 00:46 +0100, Daniel Ritz wrote: > Make the crypt modules configurable by user. Normally drivers select them > when needed, but out-of-tree drivers can't do that. Having a minimal > kernel with just the things required won't select any of those modules, > resulting in the external driver to be close to useless (ie. it can scan > the networks, but cannot join a single one). So ... what makes you think anyone cares about out of tree drivers? =46rom my POV a clear NACK on this, since it makes the kernel configuration more complex for no useful reason. johannes --=-uylhejHlExhqiMNV+O/J Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIcBAABAgAGBQJLFa3EAAoJEODzc/N7+Qma+GUQAIMeCxyeuo/HmPLgUrqBXK83 R64td4Ush8S1HsG9RF6Lds5D2C3Dnavkgrk5NJEH2mYHoQbgZzZDFhl1fEEwzTAs 4odda0omGnEJX6g/nvtR6kSbGkmWJMpYlGQCTeCN4WCpwHsf6VGQzBO1I4JIAhnI v9SS/3Hl9JAw8cMvFIOZ/g0LT1B7VfFNgjG/oysPdtNXCvs1jcZ9odrieuacGbrs FjZvoy+riFPsMrX53y2/cnDegIZziHJMPE5O+cMFSetrBd5mWHkYjvIWttLVIEI7 LjFSRGxHO8pPBpbdoA0FsSuY3Gnaed6bDFEc5MxQa04UxxdKHmiVwf1BNScc7oqR wmrFY7XKacObKVuLYXIfestYFGo7SqV7YaQYNG3Rjk5bF/8r8EMEgcbhN5tgqjRr GZNB/DxJhFMwmfPZWi8Xaf6woTgm7TPjna5I4dS3bHx62HxV3jYjgcYqLU4SkWjD Jpv5k+IRSg457FU5Vo2xYiFPvTJl+fVZxVHrOqHwuVXB4oEyb1i7CeL3z/A2zN+Y hNWb32ucl5IC+P68hZYEvnEZ8a6DUwiNew29eDqNdMHatxKduo7iKVMMFl3TqCwo fanuKNUiy4tNQtbHVtyj48C9ENby2KBQCE9Tng19LqTGulAh8YM2f4Rk8y2bN+Yq hKEaUAOuCvpIc+Kg2hOY =Kk7A -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-uylhejHlExhqiMNV+O/J--