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authorLuis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@atheros.com>2009-07-27 16:52:07 -0700
committerJohn W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>2009-08-04 16:43:21 -0400
commitb820b3bcb02a97091b969faf2b5f19f1218953f9 (patch)
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parentd17734aee6383ff5e1720b3f01c014c0a9db40d5 (diff)
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ath: simplify kconfig dependency and add documentation
Make atheros wireless drivers visible when you select "Atheros wirless drivers". Adds links to ath.ko page, and Atheros drivers page on the wiki. Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@atheros.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers')
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/ath/Kconfig18
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/Kconfig1
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/Kconfig1
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig1
4 files changed, 16 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/Kconfig
index 6bed009019a5..f27f3a794bbd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/Kconfig
@@ -2,9 +2,23 @@ config ATH_COMMON
tristate "Atheros Wireless Cards"
depends on WLAN_80211
depends on CFG80211
- depends on ATH5K || ATH9K || AR9170_USB
+ ---help---
+ This will enable the support for the Atheros wireless drivers.
+ ath5k, ath9k and ar9170 drivers share some common code, this option
+ enables the common ath.ko module which currently shares just common
+ regulatory EEPROM helpers but will likely be extended later to share
+ more between modules.
+ For more information and documentation on this module you can visit:
+
+ http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath
+
+ For information on all Atheros wireless drivers visit:
+
+ http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/Atheros
+
+if ATH_COMMON
source "drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/Kconfig"
source "drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig"
source "drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/Kconfig"
-
+endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/Kconfig
index b99e3263ee6d..de4281fda129 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/Kconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ config AR9170_USB
tristate "Atheros AR9170 802.11n USB support"
depends on USB && MAC80211 && WLAN_80211 && EXPERIMENTAL
select FW_LOADER
- select ATH_COMMON
help
This is a driver for the Atheros "otus" 802.11n USB devices.
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/Kconfig
index daf0c83527d8..9b07eef7c610 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/Kconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
config ATH5K
tristate "Atheros 5xxx wireless cards support"
depends on PCI && MAC80211 && WLAN_80211 && EXPERIMENTAL
- select ATH_COMMON
select MAC80211_LEDS
select LEDS_CLASS
select NEW_LEDS
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig
index 0f4a6d862d3a..2cb72f8c32d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
config ATH9K
tristate "Atheros 802.11n wireless cards support"
depends on PCI && MAC80211 && WLAN_80211
- select ATH_COMMON
select MAC80211_LEDS
select LEDS_CLASS
select NEW_LEDS
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