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Re: [PATCH] ath10k: support PCIe enter L1 state

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Hi Wen,

On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 10:50:48AM +0800, Wen Gong wrote:
> QCA6174A/QCA9377 PCIe chips support PCIe L1 and L1SS, and indicate the
> L1/L1SS capabilities in PCI configuration space. Currently ath10k driver
> write target PCIe config flags to disallow HW enter into L1, this leads
> some HW modules are still powered up even when both system PCIe RC and
> QCA6174A/QCA9377 endpoint decides to enter into L1 or L1SS.
> 
> This cause ~12 mA power drain of bottom power consumption for all scenarios.
> Fix this issue by removing the drive code to write PCIe config flags.
> 
> Tested with QCA6174 PCI with firmware
> WLAN.RM.4.4.1-00109-QCARMSWPZ-1, but this will also affect QCA9377 PCI.
> It's not a regression with new firmware releases.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wen Gong <wgong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Is there some reason L1 was disabled in the first place? Was it known to
be unreliable?

Brian



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