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Feature request: Include iwlwifi kernel module as part of standard kernel build #6497

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Feature request:

With the addition of pcie adapters this allows pcie devices to be plugged into the Pi 5 that were previously not usable.

This is a request to include in the standard kernel build the iwlwifi module and related modules so that devices such as the Intel AX210 which is a very common wifi chipset to be usable on the Pi 5.

This requires the following in the kernel .config file:

CONFIG_IWLWIFI=m
CONFIG_IWLWIFI_LEDS=y
CONFIG_IWLDVM=m
CONFIG_IWLMVM=m
CONFIG_IWLWIFI_OPMODE_MODULAR=y
#
# Debugging Options
#
# CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG is not set
CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEVICE_TRACING=y
# end of Debugging Options

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