Intel Wi-Fi chipset configuration tables for iwlwifi (1000 through Wi-Fi 7 BE200)
Configuration descriptors for Intel's wireless chip families used by the iwlwifi driver, covering everything from the late-2000s Intel 1000 series through the 2000/6000/7000/8000/9000 generations and on to today's Wi-Fi 6E (AX210) and Wi-Fi 7 (BE200/BE201/BE202) cards found in most modern Intel-based laptops and many industrial systems.
recommendation
It should stay because this is the per-chipset configuration data that the iwlwifi driver uses to recognise and run Intel wireless cards spanning roughly 15 years of hardware, from the older 1000 series right up to currently shipping Wi-Fi 6E AX210 and Wi-Fi 7 BE200 modules. Upstream activity from August 2025 shows both modern families and older 1000-series entries still getting patches, and Intel continues to sell hardware that depends on these tables, so removing any of it would break working laptops and industrial systems.
repository signals
sources
- lore-kernel.gnuweeb.org
Aug. 21, 2025 iwlwifi-next patch series includes cfg updates for modern families (HR/GF/BZ/SC/DR), showing active upstream development in this area.
- lore-kernel.gnuweeb.org
Aug. 27, 2025 iwlwifi-fixes thread contains a cfg-related fix restoring 1000-series configurations, indicating even older cfg entries still receive maintenance rather than removal.
- wireless.docs.kernel.org
Linux Wireless documentation says iwlwifi is the driver for Intel's current wireless chips and lists supported Wi-Fi 6E/7 devices including AX210 and BE200/BE201/BE202.
- intel.com
Intel lists the Wi-Fi 7 BE200 as launched, Linux-supported hardware, evidence that hardware covered by this cfg subtree is sold new in the 2025-2026 window.
- intel.com
Intel still publishes active AX210 industrial ordering information, showing ongoing new-deployment relevance beyond consumer legacy systems.
codex reasoning notes (technical)
Local shell inspection (`rg --files` and symbol grep) showed this directory is the iwlwifi chipset-configuration subtree, with per-family files from 1000 through AX210 and newer BZ/SC/DR families, not dead helper code. Lore evidence was obtained via web search because `lei` was unavailable in the environment; searches surfaced active 2025 iwlwifi-next and iwlwifi-fixes threads touching cfg-related code, and no removal/deprecation series appeared in those lore results. Deployment evidence came from opening Linux Wireless docs and Intel product/ordering pages via web search/open; those pages show current AX210 and BE200-class devices still marketed and Linux-supported. Recommendation is `keep` because the subtree is actively maintained, covers current shipping Intel Wi-Fi 6E/7 parts, has high real-world deployment, and has no natural replacement separate from iwlwifi itself.