move the hostap firmware kernel config options to KCONFIG for the hostap package...

[openwrt.git] / package / mac80211 / Config.in

diff --git a/package/mac80211/Config.in b/package/mac80211/Config.in
index 355459c..d3e015a 100644 (file)
--- a/package/mac80211/Config.in
+++ b/package/mac80211/Config.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# MadWifi configuration
+# mac80211 configuration
 
 choice
        prompt "b43 firmware version"
@@ -9,11 +9,73 @@ choice
 
 config B43_STABLE
        bool "4.150.10.5 (stable)"
+       help
+         Stable firmware for BCM43xx devices.
+
+         If unsure, select this.
 
 config B43_EXPERIMENTAL
        bool "4.178.10.4 (experimental)"
+       help
+         Experimental firmware for BCM43xx devices.
+
+         This firmware is not tested as much as the "stable" firmware.
+
+         If unsure, select the "stable" firmware.
 
 config B43_OPENFIRMWARE
        bool "Open FirmWare for WiFi networks"
+       help
+         Opensource firmware for BCM43xx devices.
+
+         Do _not_ select this, unless you know what you are doing.
+         The Opensource firmware is not suitable for embedded devices, yet.
+         It does not support QoS, which is bad for AccessPoints.
+         It does not support hardware crypto acceleration, which is a showstopper
+         for embedded devices with low CPU resources.
+
+         If unsure, select the "stable" firmware.
 
 endchoice
+
+config B43_FW_SQUASH
+       bool "Remove unnecessary firmware files"
+       depends on PACKAGE_kmod-b43 && !B43_OPENFIRMWARE
+       help
+         This options allows you to remove unnecessary b43 firmware files
+         from the final rootfs image. This can reduce the rootfs size by
+         up to 200k.
+
+         Do _NOT_ use this option, if you don't know the core revision
+         and/or PHY type of your wireless chip.
+
+         If unsure, say N.
+
+config B43_FW_SQUASH_COREREVS
+       string "Core revisions to include"
+       depends on PACKAGE_kmod-b43 && B43_FW_SQUASH
+       default "5,6,7,8,9,10"
+       help
+         This is a comma seperated list of core revision numbers.
+         Example (keep files for rev5 only):
+                5
+         Example (keep files for rev5 and rev11):
+                5,11
+
+config B43_FW_SQUASH_PHYTYPES
+       string "PHY types to include"
+       depends on PACKAGE_kmod-b43 && B43_FW_SQUASH
+       default "G,LP,N"
+       help
+         This is a comma seperated list of PHY types:
+         A         => A-PHY
+         AG        => Dual A-PHY G-PHY
+         G         => G-PHY
+         LP        => LP-PHY
+         N         => N-PHY
+
+         Example (keep files for G-PHY only):
+                G
+         Example (keep files for G-PHY and N-PHY):
+                G,N
+