diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 0258e3d06280e909a4703128a2c45e45767428f9..dec901554ef7d58d8ad9de35431017e51b22a2fa 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -440,6 +440,19 @@ Who: Hans Verkuil ---------------------------- +What: CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT +When: as soon as distributions ship new wireless tools, ie. wpa_supplicant 1.0 + and NetworkManager/connman/etc. that are able to use nl80211 +Why: Wireless extensions are deprecated, and userland tools are moving to + using nl80211. New drivers are no longer using wireless extensions, + and while there might still be old drivers, both new drivers and new + userland no longer needs them and they can't be used for an feature + developed in the past couple of years. As such, compatibility with + wireless extensions in new drivers will be removed. +Who: Johannes Berg + +---------------------------- + What: g_file_storage driver When: 3.8 Why: This driver has been superseded by g_mass_storage. diff --git a/net/wireless/Kconfig b/net/wireless/Kconfig index 8dba3c60794a995726e1e754560169d8a92ea6b0..4d2b1ec6516ff7f2e96c3ecee6bca4062c1d3a80 100644 --- a/net/wireless/Kconfig +++ b/net/wireless/Kconfig @@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ config CFG80211_WEXT bool "cfg80211 wireless extensions compatibility" depends on CFG80211 select WEXT_CORE - default y help Enable this option if you need old userspace for wireless extensions with cfg80211-based drivers.