Hi, > based on the discussion, i have come out with an RFC for SMPS support > for AP in minstrel_ht. kindly see the explanation below and indicate to > me, if this okay or any changes are required? Code talks ;-) > RFC To send out RTS for AP connected to a dynamic SMPS station > > This code change addresses the AP requirement of sending out a > RTS frame when dynamic SMPS is enabled at the station > > the minstrel_ht rate module needs to provide the lower driver layer > an indication of enabling RTS frame transmission for an AP connected > to a dynamic SMPS station. It really just needs to set the RTS flag on the frames. > the SMPS state of the station is stored in the ieee80211_sta > structure's ht_cap variable. No, not any more. > the minstrel_ht_get_rate function can be modified to check if the > station is a dynamic SMPS > station and a new flag can be incorporated for the ieee80211_tx_info > flags (e.g. IEEE80211_TX_CTL_SMPS_SET_RTS) > that indicates to the lower layer that the station is a dynamic SMPS > enabled station. > > the lower AP driver can then enable RTS before the first frame > transmission to the station by checking for the above flag. Sounds about right. johannes -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
