Re: What happened to linux/802_11.h?

[Jean Tourrilhes <jt@bougret.hpl.hp.com>]

On Mon, Jun 21, 2004 at 05:38:27PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> Joshua Kwan <jkwan@rackable.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> > 
> > linus.patch from -mm1:
> > # BitKeeper/deleted/.del-802_11.h~9b6bd4cff8af7a90
> > #   2004/06/18 09:47:58-07:00 torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org +0 -0
> > #   Delete: include/linux/802_11.h
> > 
> > Why was this file removed?
> 
> Nothing in the kernel is using it.

	It was a remnant from the old aironet4500 driver that was
removed during 2.5.X. It was also confusing because there is a file
called drivers/net/wireless/ieee802_11.h that has a somewhat similar
purpose and is used in various drivers (Orinoco, Atmel). I think it
was discussed on netdev.
	I was not aware that IPW2100 was using it. I could not try
this driver because it doesn't compile with gcc 2.95.

> > The IPW2100 driver
> > (http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net) uses its definitions and now won't build
> > against -bk or -mm kernel source.
> 
> Jean, should we restore 802_11.h, or is there some alternative file which
> that driver should be using?

	Well, Jeff explicitely said that we should not care about
drivers outside the kernel ;-)
	Seriously, I see three solutions :
	1) Convert ipw2100 to using drivers/net/wireless/ieee802_11.h,
extend this header as necessary
	2) Have ipw2100 use a private version of 802_11.h
	3) Convince us that this file is really needed (good luck)
	Obviously (1) is better in the long term.

	Have fun...

	Jean