wext: make sysfs bits optional and deprecate them
The /sys/class/net/*/wireless/ direcory is, as far as I know, not
used by anyone. Additionally, the same data is available via wext
ioctls. Hence the sysfs files are pretty much useless. This patch
makes them optional and schedules them for removal.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Cc: Jean Tourrilhes <jt@hpl.hp.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index 3f79413..c1f4e0d 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
.attrs = netstat_attrs,
};
-#ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT
+#ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS
/* helper function that does all the locking etc for wireless stats */
static ssize_t wireless_show(struct device *d, char *buf,
ssize_t (*format)(const struct iw_statistics *,
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@
#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
*groups++ = &netstat_group;
-#ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT
+#ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS
if (net->wireless_handlers && net->wireless_handlers->get_wireless_stats)
*groups++ = &wireless_group;
#endif
diff --git a/net/wireless/Kconfig b/net/wireless/Kconfig
index 7927090..ab015c6 100644
--- a/net/wireless/Kconfig
+++ b/net/wireless/Kconfig
@@ -29,3 +29,14 @@
Say N (if you can) unless you know you need wireless
extensions for external modules.
+
+config WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS
+ bool "Wireless extensions sysfs files"
+ default y
+ depends on WIRELESS_EXT && SYSFS
+ help
+ This option enables the deprecated wireless statistics
+ files in /sys/class/net/*/wireless/. The same information
+ is available via the ioctls as well.
+
+ Say Y if you have programs using it (we don't know of any).