CONFIG_VIRT_WIFI: Wifi wrapper for ethernet drivers

General informations

The Linux kernel configuration item CONFIG_VIRT_WIFI has multiple definitions:

Wifi wrapper for ethernet drivers found in drivers/net/wireless/virtual/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_VIRT_WIFI:

• prompt: Wifi wrapper for ethernet drivers
• type: tristate
• depends on: CONFIG_CFG80211
• defined in drivers/net/wireless/virtual/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 6.4–6.17, 6.18-rc+HEAD
• modules built: virt_wifi, virt_wifi

Help text

This option adds support for ethernet connections to appear as if they are wifi connections through a special rtnetlink device.

Wifi wrapper for ethernet drivers found in drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_VIRT_WIFI:

• prompt: Wifi wrapper for ethernet drivers
• type: tristate
• depends on: CONFIG_CFG80211
• defined in drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• modules built: virt_wifi, virt_wifi

Help text

This option adds support for ethernet connections to appear as if they are wifi connections through a special rtnetlink device.

Hardware

LKDDb

Raw data from LKDDb:

• lkddb module virt_wifi CONFIG_VIRT_WIFI : drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig : "Wifi wrapper for ethernet drivers" # in 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb module virt_wifi CONFIG_VIRT_WIFI : drivers/net/wireless/virtual/Kconfig : "Wifi wrapper for ethernet drivers" # in 6.4–6.17, 6.18-rc+HEAD

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