This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
ath9k: Do not support PowerSave by default
to the 3.12-stable tree which can be found at:
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary
The filename of the patch is:
ath9k-do-not-support-powersave-by-default.patch
and it can be found in the queue-3.12 subdirectory.
If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it.
>From 8298383c2cd5a6d0639f1bb1781fba181bd20154 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sujith Manoharan <c_manoha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 08:37:53 +0530
Subject: ath9k: Do not support PowerSave by default
From: Sujith Manoharan <c_manoha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
commit 8298383c2cd5a6d0639f1bb1781fba181bd20154 upstream.
Even though we make sure PowerSave is not enabled by default
by disabling the flag, WIPHY_FLAG_PS_ON_BY_DEFAULT on init,
PS could be enabled by userspace based on various factors
like battery usage etc. Since PS in ath9k is just broken
and has been untested for years, remove support for it, but
allow a user to explicitly enable it using a module parameter.
Signed-off-by: Sujith Manoharan <c_manoha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c | 8 +++++++-
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ static int ath9k_bt_ant_diversity;
module_param_named(bt_ant_diversity, ath9k_bt_ant_diversity, int, 0444);
MODULE_PARM_DESC(bt_ant_diversity, "Enable WLAN/BT RX antenna diversity");
+static int ath9k_ps_enable;
+module_param_named(ps_enable, ath9k_ps_enable, int, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(ps_enable, "Enable WLAN PowerSave");
+
bool is_ath9k_unloaded;
/* We use the hw_value as an index into our private channel structure */
@@ -830,13 +834,15 @@ void ath9k_set_hw_capab(struct ath_softc
hw->flags = IEEE80211_HW_RX_INCLUDES_FCS |
IEEE80211_HW_HOST_BROADCAST_PS_BUFFERING |
IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM |
- IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS |
IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK |
IEEE80211_HW_SPECTRUM_MGMT |
IEEE80211_HW_REPORTS_TX_ACK_STATUS |
IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_RC_TABLE |
IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_HT_CCK_RATES;
+ if (ath9k_ps_enable)
+ hw->flags |= IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS;
+
if (sc->sc_ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_HT) {
hw->flags |= IEEE80211_HW_AMPDU_AGGREGATION;
Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from c_manoha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx are
queue-3.12/ath9k-do-not-support-powersave-by-default.patch
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