Socket CF driver, the Zaurus, and monitor mode

David Gibson david at gibson.dropbear.id.au
Mon Jun 24 10:27:31 EST 2002


On Fri, Jun 21, 2002 at 01:47:39PM -0400, Ian Goldberg wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Jun 2002 13:30:05 -0400, Ian Goldberg wrote:
> > - I patch my 2.4.6 kernel using these patches, in order:
> > 
> > http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/wireless.v12.diff
> > http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/iw_handlers.w13-5.diff
> > http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/iw_handlers.w14-5.diff
> 
> One thing I forget to mention: the compile initially fails, beause
> in net/core/wirelesss.c, WE_EVENT_NETLINK is unconditionally #define'd.
> This causes compile-time errors in the event that CONFIG_RTNETLINK isn't
> defined.
> 
> I simply wrapped the definition of WE_EVENT_NETLINK in an
> "#ifdef CONFIG_RTNETLINK".  I hope that's OK.

I think you'd almost certainly be better off turning netlink on.

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