Kernel Patches?

[Pavel Roskin]

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, Ryan Verner wrote:

> > Well, in theory, yes. I have to admit that I'm more interested in
> > keeping the 2.6.x patch valid, though (and it seems to apply to the
> > latest kernel release). 2.4.x version may lack somewhat more (patches
> > are welcome ;-).
>
> Okay, cool - just doing a 2.4.24 rollout debian package for all my
> boxes, I usually patch them with things such as grsec, mppe and hostap
> as some boxes use it.
>
> Depending on time, I'll try and patch the 2.4.20 to work against .24.

But it's working already!  No changes are needed.  Did you try the patch
at all?  It will give you bad karma if you assume that something is broken
without trying it.  Other people put efforts to make things not to break
over time, and you are assuming their failure without taking minimal
efforts to test your assumption.  If you tried to apply that patch and it
didn't work, then you should have mentioned that.

Granted, you get some "fuzz", but it's all safe.  It's easy to make a diff
and look at it.  The clean patch for Linux 2.4.24 is attached, but I don't
insist on putting it on CVS.  hostap-linux-2.4.20.patch is fine, except
that a few minor warnings can scare some users and provoke threads like
this one.

-- 
Regards,
Pavel Roskin
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--- linux.orig/Documentation/Configure.help
+++ linux/Documentation/Configure.help
@@ -10136,6 +10136,53 @@
   say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>.  The module
   will be called orinoco_cs.o.
 
+Host AP support for Prism2/2.5/3 IEEE 802.11b
+CONFIG_HOSTAP
+  A driver for 802.11b wireless cards based on Intersil Prism2/2.5/3
+  chipset. This driver supports so called Host AP mode that allows
+  the card to act as an IEEE 802.11 access point.
+
+  See <http://hostap.epitest.fi/> for more information about the
+  Host AP driver configuration and tools.
+
+  This option includes the base Host AP driver code that is shared by
+  different hardware models. You will also need to enable support for
+  PLX/PCI/CS version of the driver to actually use the driver.
+
+  The driver can be compiled as modules and they will be called
+  "hostap.o" and "hostap_crypt_wep.o".
+
+Host AP driver for Prism2/2.5/3 in PLX9052 based PCI adaptors
+CONFIG_HOSTAP_PLX
+  Host AP driver's version for Prism2/2.5/3 PC Cards in PLX9052 based
+  PCI adaptors.
+
+  "Host AP support for Prism2/2.5/3 IEEE 802.11b" is required for this
+  driver and its help text includes more information about the Host AP
+  driver.
+
+  The driver can be compiled as a module and will be named "hostap_plx.o".
+
+Host AP driver for Prism2.5 PCI adaptors
+CONFIG_HOSTAP_PCI
+  Host AP driver's version for Prism2.5 PCI adaptors.
+
+  "Host AP support for Prism2/2.5/3 IEEE 802.11b" is required for this
+  driver and its help text includes more information about the Host AP
+  driver.
+
+  The driver can be compiled as a module and will be named "hostap_pci.o".
+
+Host AP driver for Prism2/2.5/3 PC Cards
+CONFIG_HOSTAP_CS
+  Host AP driver's version for Prism2/2.5/3 PC Cards.
+
+  "Host AP support for Prism2/2.5/3 IEEE 802.11b" is required for this
+  driver and its help text includes more information about the Host AP
+  driver.
+
+  The driver can be compiled as a module and will be named "hostap_cs.o".
+
 Cisco/Aironet 34X/35X/4500/4800 ISA and PCI cards
 CONFIG_AIRO
   This is the standard Linux driver to support Cisco/Aironet ISA and
--- linux.orig/MAINTAINERS
+++ linux/MAINTAINERS
@@ -795,6 +795,13 @@
 L:	linux-hippi at sunsite.dk
 S:	Maintained
 
+HOST AP DRIVER
+P:	Jouni Malinen
+M:	jkmaline at cc.hut.fi
+L:	hostap at shmoo.com
+W:	http://hostap.epitest.fi/
+S:	Maintained
+
 HP100:	Driver for HP 10/100 Mbit/s Voice Grade Network Adapter Series
 P:	Jaroslav Kysela
 M:	perex at suse.cz
--- linux.orig/drivers/net/wireless/Config.in
+++ linux/drivers/net/wireless/Config.in
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 fi
 
 tristate '  Hermes chipset 802.11b support (Orinoco/Prism2/Symbol)' CONFIG_HERMES
+tristate '  Host AP support for Prism2/2.5/3 IEEE 802.11b' CONFIG_HOSTAP
 
 if [ "$CONFIG_ALL_PPC" = "y" ]; then
    dep_tristate '    Apple Airport support (built-in)' CONFIG_APPLE_AIRPORT $CONFIG_HERMES
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@
    dep_tristate '    Hermes in PLX9052 based PCI adaptor support (Netgear MA301 etc.) (EXPERIMENTAL)' CONFIG_PLX_HERMES $CONFIG_HERMES $CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL
    dep_tristate '    Hermes in TMD7160/NCP130 based PCI adaptor support (Pheecom WL-PCI etc.) (EXPERIMENTAL)' CONFIG_TMD_HERMES $CONFIG_HERMES $CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL
    dep_tristate '    Prism 2.5 PCI 802.11b adaptor support (EXPERIMENTAL)' CONFIG_PCI_HERMES $CONFIG_HERMES $CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL
+   dep_tristate '    Host AP driver for Prism2/2.5/3 in PLX9052 based PCI adaptors' CONFIG_HOSTAP_PLX $CONFIG_HOSTAP
+   dep_tristate '    Host AP driver for Prism2.5 PCI adaptors' CONFIG_HOSTAP_PCI $CONFIG_HOSTAP
 fi
 
 # If Pcmcia is compiled in, offer Pcmcia cards...
@@ -23,6 +26,7 @@
    comment 'Wireless Pcmcia cards support' 
 
    dep_tristate '  Hermes PCMCIA card support' CONFIG_PCMCIA_HERMES $CONFIG_HERMES
+   dep_tristate '  Host AP driver for Prism2/2.5/3 PC Cards' CONFIG_HOSTAP_CS $CONFIG_HOSTAP $CONFIG_PCMCIA
    tristate '  Cisco/Aironet 34X/35X/4500/4800 PCMCIA cards' CONFIG_AIRO_CS
 fi
 
--- linux.orig/drivers/net/wireless/Makefile
+++ linux/drivers/net/wireless/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 obj-		:=
 
 # Things that need to export symbols
-export-objs	:= airo.o orinoco.o hermes.o
+export-objs	:= airo.o orinoco.o hermes.o hostap.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_HERMES)		+= orinoco.o hermes.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PCMCIA_HERMES)	+= orinoco_cs.o
@@ -24,4 +24,9 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_AIRO)		+= airo.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_AIRO_CS)		+= airo_cs.o airo.o
 
+obj-$(CONFIG_HOSTAP)		+= hostap.o hostap_crypt_wep.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_HOSTAP_CS)		+= hostap_cs.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_HOSTAP_PLX)	+= hostap_plx.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_HOSTAP_PCI)	+= hostap_pci.o
+
 include $(TOPDIR)/Rules.make