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diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index e47c0ff8ba7a..8365f52a3548 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -6,7 +6,31 @@ be removed from this file. --------------------------- -What: old static regulatory information and ieee80211_regdom module parameter +What: The ieee80211_regdom module parameter +When: March 2010 + +Why: This was inherited by the CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY code, + and currently serves as an option for users to define an + ISO / IEC 3166 alpha2 code for the country they are currently + present in. Although there are userspace API replacements for this + through nl80211 distributions haven't yet caught up with implementing + decent alternatives through standard GUIs. Although available as an + option through iw or wpa_supplicant its just a matter of time before + distributions pick up good GUI options for this. The ideal solution + would actually consist of intelligent designs which would do this for + the user automatically even when travelling through different countries. + Until then we leave this module parameter as a compromise. + + When userspace improves with reasonable widely-available alternatives for + this we will no longer need this module parameter. This entry hopes that + by the super-futuristically looking date of "March 2010" we will have + such replacements widely available. + +Who: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@atheros.com> + +--------------------------- + +What: old static regulatory information When: 2.6.29 Why: The old regulatory infrastructure has been replaced with a new one which does not require statically defined regulatory domains. We do @@ -17,9 +41,7 @@ Why: The old regulatory infrastructure has been replaced with a new one * JP * EU and used by default the US when CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY was - set. We also kept around the ieee80211_regdom module parameter in case - some applications were relying on it. Changing regulatory domains - can now be done instead by using nl80211, as is done with iw. + set. Who: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@atheros.com> --------------------------- |