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Re: [PATCH 2/2 v2] mac80211: Reset dynamic ps timer in Rx path.

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On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 4:27 AM, Vivek Natarajan <vnatarajan@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The current mac80211 implementation enables power save if there
> is no Tx traffic for a specific timeout. Hence, PS is triggered
> even if there is a continuous Rx only traffic(like UDP) going on.
> This makes the drivers to wait on the tim bit in the next beacon
> to awake which leads to redundant sleep-wake cycles.
> Fix this by restarting the dynamic ps timer on receiving every
> data packet.
>
> Signed-off-by: Vivek Natarajan <vnatarajan@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Seems small enough and worth it for stable to me.

  Luis
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