Search Linux Wireless

Re: [PATCH v2] wcn36xx: Fix dynamic power saving

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



Hi Kalle,

On 12 December 2017 at 13:40, Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> Loic Poulain <loic.poulain@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>>> Since driver does not report hardware dynamic power saving cap,
>>> this is up to the mac80211 to manage power saving timeout and
>>> state machine, using the ieee80211 config callback to report
>>> PS changes. This patch enables/disables PS mode according to
>>> the new configuration.
>>>
>>> Remove old behaviour enabling PS mode in a static way, this make
>>> the device unusable when power save is enabled since device is
>>> forced to PS regardless RX/TX traffic.
>>>
>>> Acked-by: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Signed-off-by: Loic Poulain <loic.poulain@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> A fixes line would be nice for backporters. I can add that but need the
>> commit id.
>
> Or maybe this actually isn't a regression? Then of course a fixes line
> is not needed.

Yes, not really a regression since the issue came with the driver
itself (8e84c258).

>
> Should I push this to v4.15 or v4.16, any preference?

4.15 would be great.

Thanks,
Loic



[Index of Archives]     [Linux Host AP]     [ATH6KL]     [Linux Wireless Personal Area Network]     [Linux Bluetooth]     [Wireless Regulations]     [Linux Netdev]     [Kernel Newbies]     [Linux Kernel]     [IDE]     [Git]     [Netfilter]     [Bugtraq]     [Yosemite Hiking]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Linux RAID]

  Powered by Linux