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Re: [PATCH 1/4] ath9k: Fix channel context transition

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On 2014-08-27 08:37, Sujith Manoharan wrote:
> From: Sujith Manoharan <c_manoha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> In channel context mode, a nullfunc is sent with
> the PM bit enabled when we switch to a new channel
> context from the current one. But, when the scheduler
> switches back to the old context, sending a nullfunc
> with PM bit cleared has to be done only if there is
> buffered traffic at the AP.
> 
> Currently, this is not done and a nullfunc is sent
> for every transition. Fix this by parsing the TIM IE
> for a received beacon and checking if there is buffered
> traffic.
That does not make much sense to me. Why would you not inform the AP and
instead let it start buffering until the next beacon period?

- Felix
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