| Message ID | E1tSYwd-000OtA-1r@mx1.net9.cf |
|---|---|
| State | Changes Requested |
| Headers | show |
| Series | A 2 lines patch for wpa_supplicant.8 manual page -D option | expand |
On Tue, Dec 31, 2024 at 09:53:47AM +0000, u34@net9.cf wrote: > $ zgrep -A50 EXAMPLES /usr/share/man/man8/wpa_supplicant.8.gz | grep -C2 'will use' > If the specific driver wrapper is not known beforehand, it is > possible to specify multiple comma separated driver wrappers on the command > line. \fBwpa_supplicant\fR will use the first driver > wrapper that is able to initialize the interface. > .sp > > Doesn't that clarification should be at the '-D driver' section? The current location in the EXAMPLES section looks like an appropriate place to clarify the specific example that uses multiple driver interface types. I wouldn't mind duplicating that information into the COMMAND LINE OPTIONS section for -D. > --- a/wpa_supplicant.8 2024-12-31 09:34:32.145972894 +0000 > +++ b/wpa_supplicant.8 2024-12-31 09:37:08.376582366 +0000 > @@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ > .TP > \fB-D driver\fR > Driver to use (can be multiple drivers: nl80211,wext). > +\fBwpa_supplicant\fR will use the first driver > +wrapper that is able to initialize the interface. > (Per interface, see the available options below.) > .TP > \fB-e entropy file\fR However, this is not a suitable patch for doing that.. The change should be for wpa_supplicant/doc/docbook/wpa_supplicant.sgml and this would need a proper commit message including the Signed-off-by: line as described in the top level CONTRIBUTIONS file.
--- a/wpa_supplicant.8 2024-12-31 09:34:32.145972894 +0000 +++ b/wpa_supplicant.8 2024-12-31 09:37:08.376582366 +0000 @@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ .TP \fB-D driver\fR Driver to use (can be multiple drivers: nl80211,wext). +\fBwpa_supplicant\fR will use the first driver +wrapper that is able to initialize the interface. (Per interface, see the available options below.) .TP \fB-e entropy file\fR