netdev - [PATCH 08/19] staging: wfx: fix support for BSS_CHANGED_KEEP

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Date:   Fri, 10 Apr 2020 15:32:28 +0200
From:   Jerome Pouiller <Jerome.Pouiller@...abs.com>
To:     devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jérôme Pouiller 
        <jerome.pouiller@...abs.com>
Subject: [PATCH 08/19] staging: wfx: fix support for BSS_CHANGED_KEEP_ALIVE

From: Jérôme Pouiller <jerome.pouiller@...abs.com>

Chip firmware is able to send periodic null frames to keep the
association with the AP.

The driver arbitrary set this period to 30sec. We prefer to rely on
BSS_CHANGED_KEEP_ALIVE that provide a true value.

Note that if BSS_CHANGED_KEEP_ALIVE is not received, we just disable
keep_alive feature. It is not very disturbing since AP will probably
ping the station before to disconnect it.

Signed-off-by: Jérôme Pouiller <jerome.pouiller@...abs.com>
---
 drivers/staging/wfx/sta.c | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/wfx/sta.c b/drivers/staging/wfx/sta.c
index 7693ce22f300..67e16c435848 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wfx/sta.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wfx/sta.c
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ static void wfx_join_finalize(struct wfx_vif *wvif,
 
 	if (!info->ibss_joined) {
 		wvif->state = WFX_STATE_STA;
-		hif_keep_alive_period(wvif, 30 /* sec */);
+		hif_keep_alive_period(wvif, 0);
 		hif_set_bss_params(wvif, &wvif->bss_params);
 		hif_set_beacon_wakeup_period(wvif, info->dtim_period,
 					     info->dtim_period);
@@ -728,6 +728,10 @@ void wfx_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 				 __func__);
 	}
 
+	if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_KEEP_ALIVE)
+		hif_keep_alive_period(wvif, info->max_idle_period *
+					    USEC_PER_TU / USEC_PER_MSEC);
+
 	if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_ASSOC ||
 	    changed & BSS_CHANGED_ERP_CTS_PROT ||
 	    changed & BSS_CHANGED_ERP_PREAMBLE) {
-- 
2.25.1