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Re: [PATCH 7/7] brcmsmac: Add support for off-channel powersave

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Hi Seth,

On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 10:47 AM, Seth Forshee
<seth.forshee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Broadcom hardware sets the value of the PM flag in frame control based
> on the value of MCTL_HPS, which seems to include actively clearing PM
> if MCTL_HPS is not set. brcmsmac needs to suppor the off-channel
> powersave state in order to enable powersave at the AP at all.
>
> Add limited support for powersave to brcmsmac to prevent frame loss
> during background scans. Full powersave supoprt remains unimplemented,
> but switching between the off-channel and disabled states is possible.
>
> Signed-off-by: Seth Forshee <seth.forshee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  .../net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c  |   15 +++++++++++----
>  drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c     |    9 +++++++++
>  drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/pub.h      |    1 +
>  3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c
> index c26992a..3fb71c9 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c
> @@ -7545,6 +7549,11 @@ void brcms_c_set_beacon_listen_interval(struct brcms_c_info *wlc, u8 interval)
>                 brcms_c_bcn_li_upd(wlc);
>  }
>
> +void brcms_c_set_ps(struct brcms_c_info *wlc)
> +{
> +       brcms_c_set_ps_ctrl(wlc);
> +}
> +

Why not just use brcms_c_set_ps_ctrl() directly?

Thanks,

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