On Fri, Sep 06, 2019 at 12:24:00PM -0700, Mark Salyzyn wrote: > In embedded environments the requirements are to be able to pick and > chose which features one requires built into the kernel. If an > embedded environment wants to supports loading modules that have been > kbuilt out of tree, there is a need to enable hidden configurations > for legacy wireless core features to provide the API surface for > them to load. > > Introduce CONFIG_LEGACY_WEXT_ALLCONFIG to select all legacy wireless > extension core features by activating in turn all the associated > hidden configuration options, without having to specifically select > any wireless module(s). > > Signed-off-by: Mark Salyzyn <saly...@android.com> > Cc: kernel-t...@android.com > Cc: Johannes Berg <johan...@sipsolutions.net> > Cc: "David S. Miller" <da...@davemloft.net> > Cc: Marcel Holtmann <mar...@holtmann.org> > Cc: linux-wirel...@vger.kernel.org > Cc: net...@vger.kernel.org > Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Cc: sta...@vger.kernel.org # 4.19 > --- > v2: change name and documentation to CONFIG_LEGACY_WEXT_ALLCONFIG > --- > net/wireless/Kconfig | 14 ++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/net/wireless/Kconfig b/net/wireless/Kconfig > index 67f8360dfcee..0d646cf28de5 100644 > --- a/net/wireless/Kconfig > +++ b/net/wireless/Kconfig > @@ -17,6 +17,20 @@ config WEXT_SPY > config WEXT_PRIV > bool > > +config LEGACY_WEXT_ALLCONFIG > + bool "allconfig for legacy wireless extensions" > + select WIRELESS_EXT > + select WEXT_CORE > + select WEXT_PROC > + select WEXT_SPY > + select WEXT_PRIV > + help > + Config option used to enable all the legacy wireless extensions to > + the core functionality used by add-in modules. > + > + If you are not building a kernel to be used for a variety of > + out-of-kernel built wireless modules, say N here. > + > config CFG80211 > tristate "cfg80211 - wireless configuration API" > depends on RFKILL || !RFKILL > -- > 2.23.0.187.g17f5b7556c-goog >
How is this patch applicable to stable kernels???
