| Message ID | 20201031022311.1677337-4-bryan.odonoghue@linaro.org |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | wcn36xx: Firmware link monitor/keepalive offload | expand |
On Sat, 31 Oct 2020 at 03:22, Bryan O'Donoghue <bryan.odonoghue@linaro.org> wrote: > > This patch calls wcn36xx_smd_keep_alive_req() on the STA patch immediately > after associating with an AP. > > This will cause the firmware to send a NULL packet out to the AP every 30 > seconds, thus offloading keep-alive processing from the SoC to the > firmware. > > Signed-off-by: Bryan O'Donoghue <bryan.odonoghue@linaro.org> > --- > drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c | 2 ++ > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c > index e924cc4acde0..b514a7b952df 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c > @@ -910,6 +910,8 @@ static void wcn36xx_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, > * place where AID is available. > */ > wcn36xx_smd_config_sta(wcn, vif, sta); > + wcn36xx_smd_keep_alive_req(wcn, vif, > + WCN36XX_HAL_KEEP_ALIVE_NULL_PKT); There is the wcn36xx_enable_keep_alive_null_packet function (from pmc.c) that you can use. > } else { > wcn36xx_dbg(WCN36XX_DBG_MAC, > "disassociated bss %pM vif %pM AID=%d\n", > -- > 2.28.0 >
On 31/10/2020 09:39, Loic Poulain wrote: > On Sat, 31 Oct 2020 at 03:22, Bryan O'Donoghue > <bryan.odonoghue@linaro.org> wrote: >> + wcn36xx_smd_keep_alive_req(wcn, vif, >> + WCN36XX_HAL_KEEP_ALIVE_NULL_PKT); > > There is the wcn36xx_enable_keep_alive_null_packet function (from > pmc.c) that you can use. Sure
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c index e924cc4acde0..b514a7b952df 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c @@ -910,6 +910,8 @@ static void wcn36xx_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, * place where AID is available. */ wcn36xx_smd_config_sta(wcn, vif, sta); + wcn36xx_smd_keep_alive_req(wcn, vif, + WCN36XX_HAL_KEEP_ALIVE_NULL_PKT); } else { wcn36xx_dbg(WCN36XX_DBG_MAC, "disassociated bss %pM vif %pM AID=%d\n",
This patch calls wcn36xx_smd_keep_alive_req() on the STA patch immediately after associating with an AP. This will cause the firmware to send a NULL packet out to the AP every 30 seconds, thus offloading keep-alive processing from the SoC to the firmware. Signed-off-by: Bryan O'Donoghue <bryan.odonoghue@linaro.org> --- drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)