wpa_supplicant: Document nl80211 driver in the man page

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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@ -245,10 +245,19 @@
(<emphasis>wpa_supplicant -h</emphasis>).</para> (<emphasis>wpa_supplicant -h</emphasis>).</para>
<variablelist> <variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>nl80211</term>
<listitem>
<para>Uses the modern Linux nl80211/cfg80211 netlink-based
interface (most new drivers).</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry> <varlistentry>
<term>wext</term> <term>wext</term>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para>Linux wireless extensions (generic).</para> <para>Uses the legacy Linux wireless extensions ioctl-based
interface (older hardware/drivers).</para>
</listitem> </listitem>
</varlistentry> </varlistentry>
@ -538,10 +547,14 @@ wpa_supplicant \
<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para>Linux kernel 2.4.x or 2.6.x with Linux Wireless <para>Linux kernel 2.6.30 or higher with
Extensions v15 or newer</para> nl80211/cfg80211 support</para>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Linux kernel 2.4.x or higher with Linux Wireless
Extensions v15 or newer</para>
</listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para>FreeBSD 6-CURRENT</para> <para>FreeBSD 6-CURRENT</para>
@ -557,6 +570,13 @@ wpa_supplicant \
<refsect1> <refsect1>
<title>Supported Drivers</title> <title>Supported Drivers</title>
<variablelist> <variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Linux nl80211/cfg80211</term>
<listitem>
<para>This is the preferred driver for Linux.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry> <varlistentry>
<term>Linux wireless extensions</term> <term>Linux wireless extensions</term>
<listitem> <listitem>