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Re: [PATCH] brcmfmac: Configure keep-alive packet on suspend

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Loic Poulain <loic.poulain@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> When system enter suspend, there is no more wireless traffic, and
> if there is no incoming data, most of the AP kick-out the client
> station after few minutes because of inactivity.
>
> The usual way to prevent this is to submit a Null function frame
> periodically as a keep-alive. This is supported by brcm controllers
> and can be configured via the mkeep_alive IOVAR.

This is with brcmfmac in client mode, right? Wouldn't it make more sense
to disconnect entirely during suspend? Nobody is processing the data
packets anyway during suspend.

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