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wpa_supplicant: Document nl80211 driver in the man page

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Signed-off-by: Asbjørn Sloth Tønnesen <hostap@asbjorn.st>
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Asbjørn Sloth Tønnesen 2018-12-27 00:16:44 +00:00 committed by Jouni Malinen
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wpa_supplicant/doc/docbook/wpa_supplicant.sgml
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@ -245,10 +245,19 @@
(<emphasis>wpa_supplicant -h</emphasis>).</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>nl80211</term>
<listitem>
<para>Uses the modern Linux nl80211/cfg80211 netlink-based
interface (most new drivers).</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>wext</term>
<listitem>
<para>Linux wireless extensions (generic).</para>
<para>Uses the legacy Linux wireless extensions ioctl-based
interface (older hardware/drivers).</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -538,10 +547,14 @@ wpa_supplicant \
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Linux kernel 2.4.x or 2.6.x with Linux Wireless
Extensions v15 or newer</para>
<para>Linux kernel 2.6.30 or higher with
nl80211/cfg80211 support</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Linux kernel 2.4.x or higher with Linux Wireless
Extensions v15 or newer</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>FreeBSD 6-CURRENT</para>
@ -557,6 +570,13 @@ wpa_supplicant \
<refsect1>
<title>Supported Drivers</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Linux nl80211/cfg80211</term>
<listitem>
<para>This is the preferred driver for Linux.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Linux wireless extensions</term>
<listitem>