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Re: [PATCHv2] mac80211: Add interface for driver to temporarily disable dynamic ps

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On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 09:01:32AM +0300, Juuso Oikarinen wrote:
> This mechanism introduced in this patch applies (at least) for hardware
> designs using a single shared antenna for both WLAN and BT. In these designs,
> the antenna must be toggled between WLAN and BT.
> 
> In those hardware, managing WLAN co-existence with Bluetooth requires WLAN
> full power save whenever there is Bluetooth activity in order for WLAN to be
> able to periodically relinquish the antenna to be used for BT. This is because
> BT can only access the shared antenna when WLAN is idle or asleep.

Maybe it is just me, but

void ieee80211_enable_dyn_ps(struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
void ieee80211_disable_dyn_ps(struct ieee80211_vif *vif)

would make more sense than

void ieee80211_disable_dyn_ps(struct ieee80211_vif *vif, bool disable)

John
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