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Re: [PATCH 2/3] mwifiex: add allow_ps_mode module parameter

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On Wed, Oct 28, 2020 at 2:56 PM Tsuchiya Yuto <kitakar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> To make the ps_mode (power_save) control easier, this commit adds a new
> module parameter allow_ps_mode and set it false (disallowed) by default.

This sounds like a bad idea, as it breaks all the existing users who
expect this feature to be allowed. Seems like you should flip the
defaults. Without some better justification, NACK.

Also, I can't find the other 2 patches in this alleged series. Maybe
they're still making it through the mailing lists and archives.

Brian

> When this parameter is set to false, changing the power_save mode will
> be disallowed like the following:
>
>     $ sudo iw dev mlan0 set power_save on
>     command failed: Operation not permitted (-1)
>
> Signed-off-by: Tsuchiya Yuto <kitakar@xxxxxxxxx>



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