[PATCH 3.8 29/67] ath9k: Do not support PowerSave by default

[Kamal Mostafa]

3.8.13.19 -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Sujith Manoharan <c_manoha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

commit 8298383c2cd5a6d0639f1bb1781fba181bd20154 upstream.

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.

Signed-off-by: Sujith Manoharan <c_manoha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
index 53f8368..308327d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ static int ath9k_enable_diversity;
 module_param_named(enable_diversity, ath9k_enable_diversity, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(enable_diversity, "Enable Antenna diversity for AR9565");
 
+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 */
 
@@ -751,11 +755,13 @@ void ath9k_set_hw_capab(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	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;
 
+	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;
 
-- 
1.8.3.2

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