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mac80211: Fix dynamic power save for scanning.
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Not only ps_sdata but also IEEE80211_CONF_PS is to be considered
before restoring PS in scan_ps_disable(). For instance, when ps_sdata
is set but CONF_PS is not set just because the dynamic timer is still
running, a sw scan leads to setting of CONF_PS in scan_ps_disable
instead of restarting the dynamic PS timer.
Also for the above case, a null data frame is to be sent after
returning to operating channel which was not happening with the
current implementation. This patch fixes this too.

Signed-off-by: Vivek Natarajan <vnatarajan@atheros.com>
Reviewed-by: Kalle Valo <kalle.valo@nokia.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
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Vivek Natarajan authored and John W. Linville committed Dec 7, 2009
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
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Expand Up @@ -746,6 +746,7 @@ struct ieee80211_local {
unsigned int wmm_acm; /* bit field of ACM bits (BIT(802.1D tag)) */

bool pspolling;
bool scan_ps_enabled;
/*
* PS can only be enabled when we have exactly one managed
* interface (and monitors) in PS, this then points there.
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20 changes: 16 additions & 4 deletions net/mac80211/scan.c
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Expand Up @@ -227,20 +227,22 @@ static bool ieee80211_prep_hw_scan(struct ieee80211_local *local)
static void ieee80211_scan_ps_enable(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
{
struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
bool ps = false;

local->scan_ps_enabled = false;

/* FIXME: what to do when local->pspolling is true? */

del_timer_sync(&local->dynamic_ps_timer);
cancel_work_sync(&local->dynamic_ps_enable_work);

if (local->hw.conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_PS) {
ps = true;
local->scan_ps_enabled = true;
local->hw.conf.flags &= ~IEEE80211_CONF_PS;
ieee80211_hw_config(local, IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS);
}

if (!ps || !(local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK))
if (!(local->scan_ps_enabled) ||
!(local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK))
/*
* If power save was enabled, no need to send a nullfunc
* frame because AP knows that we are sleeping. But if the
Expand All @@ -261,7 +263,7 @@ static void ieee80211_scan_ps_disable(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)

if (!local->ps_sdata)
ieee80211_send_nullfunc(local, sdata, 0);
else {
else if (local->scan_ps_enabled) {
/*
* In !IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK case the hardware
* will send a nullfunc frame with the powersave bit set
Expand All @@ -277,6 +279,16 @@ static void ieee80211_scan_ps_disable(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
*/
local->hw.conf.flags |= IEEE80211_CONF_PS;
ieee80211_hw_config(local, IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS);
} else if (local->hw.conf.dynamic_ps_timeout > 0) {
/*
* If IEEE80211_CONF_PS was not set and the dynamic_ps_timer
* had been running before leaving the operating channel,
* restart the timer now and send a nullfunc frame to inform
* the AP that we are awake.
*/
ieee80211_send_nullfunc(local, sdata, 0);
mod_timer(&local->dynamic_ps_timer, jiffies +
msecs_to_jiffies(local->hw.conf.dynamic_ps_timeout));
}
}

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