ath9k: Do not support PowerSave by default
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.
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Sujith Manoharan <c_manoha@qca.qualcomm.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
index c36de30..1fc2e5a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@
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 */
@@ -903,13 +907,15 @@
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;