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    [PATCH] WE-19 for kernel 2.6.13 · 6582c164
    Jean Tourrilhes authored
    	Hi Jeff,
    
    	This is version 19 of the Wireless Extensions. It was supposed
    to be the fallback of the WPA API changes, but people seem quite happy
    about it (especially Jouni), so the patch is rather small.
    	The patch has been fully tested with 2.6.13 and various
    wireless drivers, and is in its final version. Would you mind pushing
    that into Linus's kernel so that the driver and the apps can take
    advantage ot it ?
    
    	It includes :
    	o iwstat improvement (explicit dBm). This is the result of
    long discussions with Dan Williams, the authors of
    NetworkManager. Thanks to him for all the fruitful feedback.
    	o remove pointer from event stream. I was not totally sure if
    this pointer was 32-64 bits clean, so I'd rather remove it and be at
    peace with it.
    	o remove linux header from wireless.h. This has long been
    requested by people writting user space apps, now it's done, and it
    was not even painful.
    	o final deprecation of spy_offset. You did not like it, it's
    now gone for good.
    	o Start deprecating dev->get_wireless_stats -> debloat netdev
    	o Add "check" version of event macros for ieee802.11
    stack. Jiri Benc doesn't like the current macros, we aim to please ;-)
    	All those changes, except the last one, have been bit-roting on
    my web pages for a while...
    
    	Patches for most kernel drivers will follow. Patches for the
    Orinoco and the HostAP drivers have been sent to their respective
    maintainers.
    
    	Have fun...
    
    	Jean
    Signed-off-by: default avatarJeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
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