[PATCH v2 2/2] ath11k: enable 802.11 power save mode in station mode

Mark Herbert mark.herbert42 at gmail.com
Wed Nov 10 10:16:00 PST 2021


Running the new patch version, looks good so far.

CPU reaches PC10, and in idle can be about 80% in PC10 which is perfect.

With the firmware 01740 which is the release firmware for linux 
everyting good until I try to reload module ath11k_pci.

With the downgraded firmware  01230 the card is crashing periodically 
but 01230 allows to do rmmod/modprobe ath11k sequence and happily 
recovers, and the PC10 state residency is also good.

The firmware hacked from Dell official Windows drivers ( fw_version 
0x10110341 fw_build_timestamp 2021-05-02 15:16 fw_build_id in dmesg) is 
somewhere in the middle. No crashes until modules reloaded, but on 
reload the chances are 50/50 if the card will come back or not. PC10 
residency is also perfect.

On 08.11.2021 15:38, Kalle Valo wrote:
> From: Carl Huang <cjhuang at codeaurora.org>
>
> To reduce power consumption enable 802.11 power save mode in station mode. This
> allows both radio and CPU to sleep more.
>
> Only enable the mode on QCA6390 and WCN6855, it's unknown how other hardware
> families support this feature.
>
> To test that power save mode is running run "iw dev wls1 set power_save off",
> check there is no NULL Data frame seen by a sniffer. And run "iw dev wls1 set power_save
> on" and check there is a NULL Data frame in sniffer.
>
> Tested-on: QCA6390 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HST.1.0.1-01740-QCAHSTSWPLZ_V2_TO_X86-1
>
> Signed-off-by: Carl Huang <cjhuang at codeaurora.org>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo at codeaurora.org>
> ---
>
> v2:
>
> * improve commit log
>
> * use existing ath11k_wmi_pdev_set_ps_mode()
>
> * rename protocol_ps to supports_sta_ps
>
> * cosmetic changes
>
>   drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c |  5 ++
>   drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h |  1 +
>   drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hw.h   |  1 +
>   drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c  | 87 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   4 files changed, 94 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
> index b5a2af3ffc3e..a6c0d5ad7f9b 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
> @@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ static const struct ath11k_hw_params ath11k_hw_params[] = {
>   		.supports_monitor = true,
>   		.supports_shadow_regs = false,
>   		.idle_ps = false,
> +		.supports_sta_ps = false,
>   		.cold_boot_calib = true,
>   		.supports_suspend = false,
>   		.hal_desc_sz = sizeof(struct hal_rx_desc_ipq8074),
> @@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ static const struct ath11k_hw_params ath11k_hw_params[] = {
>   		.supports_monitor = true,
>   		.supports_shadow_regs = false,
>   		.idle_ps = false,
> +		.supports_sta_ps = false,
>   		.cold_boot_calib = true,
>   		.supports_suspend = false,
>   		.hal_desc_sz = sizeof(struct hal_rx_desc_ipq8074),
> @@ -173,6 +175,7 @@ static const struct ath11k_hw_params ath11k_hw_params[] = {
>   		.supports_monitor = false,
>   		.supports_shadow_regs = true,
>   		.idle_ps = true,
> +		.supports_sta_ps = true,
>   		.cold_boot_calib = false,
>   		.supports_suspend = true,
>   		.hal_desc_sz = sizeof(struct hal_rx_desc_ipq8074),
> @@ -221,6 +224,7 @@ static const struct ath11k_hw_params ath11k_hw_params[] = {
>   		.supports_monitor = true,
>   		.supports_shadow_regs = false,
>   		.idle_ps = false,
> +		.supports_sta_ps = false,
>   		.cold_boot_calib = false,
>   		.supports_suspend = false,
>   		.hal_desc_sz = sizeof(struct hal_rx_desc_qcn9074),
> @@ -269,6 +273,7 @@ static const struct ath11k_hw_params ath11k_hw_params[] = {
>   		.supports_monitor = false,
>   		.supports_shadow_regs = true,
>   		.idle_ps = true,
> +		.supports_sta_ps = true,
>   		.cold_boot_calib = false,
>   		.supports_suspend = true,
>   		.hal_desc_sz = sizeof(struct hal_rx_desc_wcn6855),
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h
> index 31d234a51c79..2f1e10b7cc17 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h
> @@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ struct ath11k_vif {
>   	bool is_started;
>   	bool is_up;
>   	bool spectral_enabled;
> +	bool ps;
>   	u32 aid;
>   	u8 bssid[ETH_ALEN];
>   	struct cfg80211_bitrate_mask bitrate_mask;
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hw.h
> index 19223d36846e..1c298c24b617 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hw.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hw.h
> @@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ struct ath11k_hw_params {
>   	bool supports_monitor;
>   	bool supports_shadow_regs;
>   	bool idle_ps;
> +	bool supports_sta_ps;
>   	bool cold_boot_calib;
>   	bool supports_suspend;
>   	u32 hal_desc_sz;
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
> index f6511fc8ae8c..82fd44f34df2 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
> @@ -1049,6 +1049,83 @@ static int ath11k_mac_monitor_stop(struct ath11k *ar)
>   	return 0;
>   }
>   
> +static int ath11k_mac_vif_setup_ps(struct ath11k_vif *arvif)
> +{
> +	struct ath11k *ar = arvif->ar;
> +	struct ieee80211_vif *vif = arvif->vif;
> +	struct ieee80211_conf *conf = &ar->hw->conf;
> +	enum wmi_sta_powersave_param param;
> +	enum wmi_sta_ps_mode psmode;
> +	int ret;
> +	int timeout;
> +	bool enable_ps;
> +
> +	lockdep_assert_held(&arvif->ar->conf_mutex);
> +
> +	if (arvif->vif->type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	enable_ps = arvif->ps;
> +
> +	if (!arvif->is_started) {
> +		/* mac80211 can update vif powersave state while disconnected.
> +		 * Firmware doesn't behave nicely and consumes more power than
> +		 * necessary if PS is disabled on a non-started vdev. Hence
> +		 * force-enable PS for non-running vdevs.
> +		 */
> +		psmode = WMI_STA_PS_MODE_ENABLED;
> +	} else if (enable_ps) {
> +		psmode = WMI_STA_PS_MODE_ENABLED;
> +		param = WMI_STA_PS_PARAM_INACTIVITY_TIME;
> +
> +		timeout = conf->dynamic_ps_timeout;
> +		if (timeout == 0) {
> +			/* firmware doesn't like 0 */
> +			timeout = ieee80211_tu_to_usec(vif->bss_conf.beacon_int) / 1000;
> +		}
> +
> +		ret = ath11k_wmi_set_sta_ps_param(ar, arvif->vdev_id, param,
> +						  timeout);
> +		if (ret) {
> +			ath11k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to set inactivity time for vdev %d: %i\n",
> +				    arvif->vdev_id, ret);
> +			return ret;
> +		}
> +	} else {
> +		psmode = WMI_STA_PS_MODE_DISABLED;
> +	}
> +
> +	ath11k_dbg(ar->ab, ATH11K_DBG_MAC, "mac vdev %d psmode %s\n",
> +		   arvif->vdev_id, psmode ? "enable" : "disable");
> +
> +	ret = ath11k_wmi_pdev_set_ps_mode(ar, arvif->vdev_id, psmode);
> +	if (ret) {
> +		ath11k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to set sta power save mode %d for vdev %d: %d\n",
> +			    psmode, arvif->vdev_id, ret);
> +		return ret;
> +	}
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int ath11k_mac_config_ps(struct ath11k *ar)
> +{
> +	struct ath11k_vif *arvif;
> +	int ret = 0;
> +
> +	lockdep_assert_held(&ar->conf_mutex);
> +
> +	list_for_each_entry(arvif, &ar->arvifs, list) {
> +		ret = ath11k_mac_vif_setup_ps(arvif);
> +		if (ret) {
> +			ath11k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to setup powersave: %d\n", ret);
> +			break;
> +		}
> +	}
> +
> +	return ret;
> +}
> +
>   static int ath11k_mac_op_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed)
>   {
>   	struct ath11k *ar = hw->priv;
> @@ -2942,6 +3019,16 @@ static void ath11k_mac_op_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
>   		ath11k_mac_txpower_recalc(ar);
>   	}
>   
> +	if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_PS &&
> +	    ar->ab->hw_params.supports_sta_ps) {
> +		arvif->ps = vif->bss_conf.ps;
> +
> +		ret = ath11k_mac_config_ps(ar);
> +		if (ret)
> +			ath11k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to setup ps on vdev %i: %d\n",
> +				    arvif->vdev_id, ret);
> +	}
> +
>   	if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_MCAST_RATE &&
>   	    !ath11k_mac_vif_chan(arvif->vif, &def)) {
>   		band = def.chan->band;



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