[PATCH v2 2/3] ath10k: fix idle power consumption

[Michal Kazior]

From: Janusz Dziedzic <janusz.dziedzic at tieto.com>

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.

This reduces power drain on QCA61X4 from 88mA to
36mA when interface is up and not associated.
QCA988X wasn't measured.

Signed-off-by: Janusz Dziedzic <janusz.dziedzic at tieto.com>
Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior at tieto.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
index 425dbe271495..9f576ca99f86 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
@@ -1735,7 +1735,14 @@ static int ath10k_mac_vif_setup_ps(struct ath10k_vif *arvif)
 		enable_ps = false;
 	}
 
-	if (enable_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;
 
-- 
2.1.4