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Re: [RFC 4/9] mac80211: don't remove/add interfaces when WoW is enabled

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On Tue, 2011-03-01 at 22:36 +0200, Eliad Peller wrote:
> When WoW triggers are enabled, we shouldn't remove the interfaces
> on suspend, as we need them in order to get the triggers.
> Consequently, we shouldn't add them back when resuming.
> 
> TODO:
> what settings should we configure when going to WoW (ps,
> rx_filtering, etc.)?
> whose responsibility is it - the mac80211 or the lower driver?
> (the lower driver may implement some features that are not known
> to the mac80211)
> should they be configurable by the user?

Yeah this goes with what I just said... but why do it in mac80211?

FWIW, iwlwifi will also require a pretty much complete reconfig when
going to suspend, and also when resuming, and will also drop aggregation
sessions while asleep (for example) so more tricks will be needed.

johannes

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