[PATCH RFC] wireless:libertas: enable auto deep sleep
Kalle Valo
kvalo at codeaurora.org
Wed Jan 20 09:55:15 PST 2016
Andreas Kemnade <andreas at kemnade.info> writes:
> On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 14:42:47 +0200
> Kalle Valo <kvalo at codeaurora.org> wrote:
>
>> Andreas Kemnade <andreas at kemnade.info> writes:
>>
>> > Enables auto deep sleep whenever the interface is up and
>> > power managament is enabled, so there is also power management
>> > when there is no connection
>> > That reduces power consumption between scanning
>> > intervals. Deep sleep mode is entered when there is
>> > no activity for 1s.
>> >
>> > The code looks a bit different to how things were done
>> > with the wext interface in earlier times.
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Andreas Kemnade <andreas at kemnade.info>
>>
>> Please use just "libertas: " as the prefix and drop the "wireless:".
>>
> Hmm, is there any rule for that or do I just find that out
> by analysing git log output?
No generic rule as far as I know. I recommend to use git log to see the
most common prefix:
git log --oneline --follow --no-merges -- drivers/net/wireless/libertas
> BTW: That patch depends on my ieee80211 powersave mode series where I sent
> a second version today.
It's a good idea to document that in the patch, for example after "---"
line.
> Has that series found the way into your review queue?
You can check the status from patchwork:
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/list/?state=*
I haven't opened wireless-drivers-next yet due to the merge window, I
will do that after -rc1 is released.
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Kalle Valo
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