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diff --git a/net/mac80211/Kconfig b/net/mac80211/Kconfig
index a24b459dd45a..80d693392b0f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/Kconfig
+++ b/net/mac80211/Kconfig
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ config MAC80211
select CRC32
select WIRELESS_EXT
select CFG80211
- select NET_SCH_FIFO
---help---
This option enables the hardware independent IEEE 802.11
networking stack.
@@ -15,6 +14,14 @@ config MAC80211
menu "Rate control algorithm selection"
depends on MAC80211 != n
+config MAC80211_RC_PID
+ bool "PID controller based rate control algorithm" if EMBEDDED
+ default y
+ ---help---
+ This option enables a TX rate control algorithm for
+ mac80211 that uses a PID controller to select the TX
+ rate.
+
choice
prompt "Default rate control algorithm"
default MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_PID
@@ -26,40 +33,19 @@ choice
config MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_PID
bool "PID controller based rate control algorithm"
- select MAC80211_RC_PID
+ depends on MAC80211_RC_PID
---help---
Select the PID controller based rate control as the
default rate control algorithm. You should choose
this unless you know what you are doing.
-config MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_NONE
- bool "No default algorithm"
- depends on EMBEDDED
- help
- Selecting this option will select no default algorithm
- and allow you to not build any. Do not choose this
- option unless you know your driver comes with another
- suitable algorithm.
endchoice
-comment "Selecting 'y' for an algorithm will"
-comment "build the algorithm into mac80211."
-
config MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT
string
default "pid" if MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_PID
default ""
-config MAC80211_RC_PID
- tristate "PID controller based rate control algorithm"
- ---help---
- This option enables a TX rate control algorithm for
- mac80211 that uses a PID controller to select the TX
- rate.
-
- Say Y or M unless you're sure you want to use a
- different rate control algorithm.
-
endmenu
config MAC80211_MESH
@@ -89,10 +75,16 @@ config MAC80211_DEBUGFS
Say N unless you know you need this.
+menuconfig MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
+ bool "Select mac80211 debugging features"
+ depends on MAC80211
+ ---help---
+ This option collects various mac80211 debug settings.
+
config MAC80211_DEBUG_PACKET_ALIGNMENT
bool "Enable packet alignment debugging"
- depends on MAC80211
- help
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
+ ---help---
This option is recommended for driver authors and strongly
discouraged for everybody else, it will trigger a warning
when a driver hands mac80211 a buffer that is aligned in
@@ -101,33 +93,95 @@ config MAC80211_DEBUG_PACKET_ALIGNMENT
Say N unless you're writing a mac80211 based driver.
-config MAC80211_DEBUG
- bool "Enable debugging output"
- depends on MAC80211
+config MAC80211_NOINLINE
+ bool "Do not inline TX/RX handlers"
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
---help---
- This option will enable debug tracing output for the
- ieee80211 network stack.
+ This option affects code generation in mac80211, when
+ selected some functions are marked "noinline" to allow
+ easier debugging of problems in the transmit and receive
+ paths.
+
+ This option increases code size a bit and inserts a lot
+ of function calls in the code, but is otherwise safe to
+ enable.
- If you are not trying to debug or develop the ieee80211
- subsystem, you most likely want to say N here.
+ If unsure, say N unless you expect to be finding problems
+ in mac80211.
+
+config MAC80211_VERBOSE_DEBUG
+ bool "Verbose debugging output"
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
+ ---help---
+ Selecting this option causes mac80211 to print out
+ many debugging messages. It should not be selected
+ on production systems as some of the messages are
+ remotely triggerable.
+
+ Do not select this option.
config MAC80211_HT_DEBUG
- bool "Enable HT debugging output"
- depends on MAC80211_DEBUG
+ bool "Verbose HT debugging"
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
---help---
This option enables 802.11n High Throughput features
debug tracing output.
- If you are not trying to debug of develop the ieee80211
- subsystem, you most likely want to say N here.
+ It should not be selected on production systems as some
+ of the messages are remotely triggerable.
-config MAC80211_VERBOSE_DEBUG
- bool "Verbose debugging output"
- depends on MAC80211_DEBUG
+ Do not select this option.
+
+config MAC80211_TKIP_DEBUG
+ bool "Verbose TKIP debugging"
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
+ ---help---
+ Selecting this option causes mac80211 to print out
+ very verbose TKIP debugging messages. It should not
+ be selected on production systems as those messages
+ are remotely triggerable.
+
+ Do not select this option.
+
+config MAC80211_IBSS_DEBUG
+ bool "Verbose IBSS debugging"
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
+ ---help---
+ Selecting this option causes mac80211 to print out
+ very verbose IBSS debugging messages. It should not
+ be selected on production systems as those messages
+ are remotely triggerable.
+
+ Do not select this option.
+
+config MAC80211_VERBOSE_PS_DEBUG
+ bool "Verbose powersave mode debugging"
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
+ ---help---
+ Selecting this option causes mac80211 to print out very
+ verbose power save mode debugging messages (when mac80211
+ is an AP and has power saving stations.)
+ It should not be selected on production systems as those
+ messages are remotely triggerable.
+
+ Do not select this option.
+
+config MAC80211_VERBOSE_MPL_DEBUG
+ bool "Verbose mesh peer link debugging"
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
+ depends on MAC80211_MESH
+ ---help---
+ Selecting this option causes mac80211 to print out very
+ verbose mesh peer link debugging messages (when mac80211
+ is taking part in a mesh network).
+ It should not be selected on production systems as those
+ messages are remotely triggerable.
+
+ Do not select this option.
config MAC80211_LOWTX_FRAME_DUMP
bool "Debug frame dumping"
- depends on MAC80211_DEBUG
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
---help---
Selecting this option will cause the stack to
print a message for each frame that is handed
@@ -138,30 +192,20 @@ config MAC80211_LOWTX_FRAME_DUMP
If unsure, say N and insert the debugging code
you require into the driver you are debugging.
-config TKIP_DEBUG
- bool "TKIP debugging"
- depends on MAC80211_DEBUG
-
config MAC80211_DEBUG_COUNTERS
bool "Extra statistics for TX/RX debugging"
- depends on MAC80211_DEBUG
-
-config MAC80211_IBSS_DEBUG
- bool "Support for IBSS testing"
- depends on MAC80211_DEBUG
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUGFS
---help---
- Say Y here if you intend to debug the IBSS code.
+ Selecting this option causes mac80211 to keep additional
+ and very verbose statistics about TX and RX handler use
+ and show them in debugfs.
-config MAC80211_VERBOSE_PS_DEBUG
- bool "Verbose powersave mode debugging"
- depends on MAC80211_DEBUG
- ---help---
- Say Y here to print out verbose powersave
- mode debug messages.
+ If unsure, say N.
-config MAC80211_VERBOSE_MPL_DEBUG
- bool "Verbose mesh peer link debugging"
- depends on MAC80211_DEBUG && MAC80211_MESH
+config MAC80211_VERBOSE_SPECT_MGMT_DEBUG
+ bool "Verbose Spectrum Management (IEEE 802.11h)debugging"
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
---help---
- Say Y here to print out verbose mesh peer link
+ Say Y here to print out verbose Spectrum Management (IEEE 802.11h)
debug messages.