---

yaml
---
r: 18767
b: refs/heads/master
c: a485cde
h: refs/heads/master
i:
  18765: 3484bd7
  18763: 51b0a19
  18759: a2792cc
  18751: 77b4e5f
v: v3

[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: d834a41c966c6a20368fadb59248740935e6fbae
+refs/heads/master: a485cde662f5b6b2299ee01a7e9e2c11683f807b

trunk/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/Kconfig

@@ -26,11 +26,25 @@ config HOSTAP_FIRMWARE
 	depends on HOSTAP
 	---help---
 	Configure Host AP driver to include support for firmware image
-	download. Current version supports only downloading to volatile, i.e.,
-	RAM memory. Flash upgrade is not yet supported.
+	download. This option by itself only enables downloading to the
+	volatile memory, i.e. the card RAM. This option is required to
+	support cards that don't have firmware in flash, such as D-Link
+	DWL-520 rev E and D-Link DWL-650 rev P.
 
-	Firmware image downloading needs user space tool, prism2_srec. It is
-	available from http://hostap.epitest.fi/.
+	Firmware image downloading needs a user space tool, prism2_srec.
+	It is available from http://hostap.epitest.fi/.
+
+config HOSTAP_FIRMWARE_NVRAM
+	bool "Support for non-volatile firmware download"
+	depends on HOSTAP_FIRMWARE
+	---help---
+	Allow Host AP driver to write firmware images to the non-volatile
+	card memory, i.e. flash memory that survives power cycling.
+	Enable this option if you want to be able to change card firmware
+	permanently.
+
+	Firmware image downloading needs a user space tool, prism2_srec.
+	It is available from http://hostap.epitest.fi/.
 
 config HOSTAP_PLX
 	tristate "Host AP driver for Prism2/2.5/3 in PLX9052 PCI adaptors"

trunk/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_config.h

@@ -21,15 +21,10 @@
 #define PRISM2_DOWNLOAD_SUPPORT
 #endif
 
-#ifdef PRISM2_DOWNLOAD_SUPPORT
-/* Allow writing firmware images into flash, i.e., to non-volatile storage.
- * Before you enable this option, you should make absolutely sure that you are
- * using prism2_srec utility that comes with THIS version of the driver!
- * In addition, please note that it is possible to kill your card with
- * non-volatile download if you are using incorrect image. This feature has not
- * been fully tested, so please be careful with it. */
-/* #define PRISM2_NON_VOLATILE_DOWNLOAD */
-#endif /* PRISM2_DOWNLOAD_SUPPORT */
+/* Allow kernel configuration to enable non-volatile download support. */
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOSTAP_FIRMWARE_NVRAM
+#define PRISM2_NON_VOLATILE_DOWNLOAD
+#endif
 
 /* Save low-level I/O for debugging. This should not be enabled in normal use.
  */