linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/9] wifi: wfx: fix power

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Date:   Wed, 04 Oct 2023 19:26:03 +0200
From:   Jérôme Pouiller <jerome.pouiller@...abs.com>
To:     Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/9] wifi: wfx: fix power_save setting when AP is stopped

On Wednesday 4 October 2023 13:30:45 CEST Kalle Valo wrote:
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> Jérôme Pouiller <jerome.pouiller@...abs.com> writes:
> 
> > Hi Kalle,
> >
> > On Wednesday 4 October 2023 12:20:12 CEST Kalle Valo wrote:
> >>
> >> Jérôme Pouiller <jerome.pouiller@...abs.com> writes:
> >>
> >> > The WF200 allow to start two network interfaces (one AP, one station) on
> >> > two different channels. Since magic does not exist, it only works if the
> >> > station interface enables power save.
> >> >
> >> > Thus, the driver detects this case and enforce power save as necessary.
> >> >
> >> > This patch fixes the case where the AP interface is stopped and it is no
> >> > more necessary to enforce power saving on the station interface.
> >> >
> >> > Signed-off-by: Jérôme Pouiller <jerome.pouiller@...abs.com>
> >> > ---
> >> >  drivers/net/wireless/silabs/wfx/sta.c | 5 +++++
> >> >  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> >> >
> >> > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/silabs/wfx/sta.c b/drivers/net/wireless/silabs/wfx/sta.c
> >> > index 626dfb4b7a55d..9c0a11c277e97 100644
> >> > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/silabs/wfx/sta.c
> >> > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/silabs/wfx/sta.c
> >> > @@ -402,7 +402,12 @@ void wfx_stop_ap(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
> >> >                struct ieee80211_bss_conf *link_conf)
> >> >  {
> >> >       struct wfx_vif *wvif = (struct wfx_vif *)vif->drv_priv;
> >> > +     struct wfx_dev *wdev = wvif->wdev;
> >> >
> >> > +     wvif =  NULL;
> >> > +     while ((wvif = wvif_iterate(wdev, wvif)) != NULL)
> >> > +             wfx_update_pm(wvif);
> >>
> >> Isn't the assignment of wvif to NULL unnecessary as in the next line we
> >> assign it to again?
> >
> > wvif is also passed as argument to wvif_iterate(). wvif_iterate() uses this
> > parameter to know where the iteration has stopped on previous call.
> 
> Ah, I missed that.
> 
> > However, the assignation during the declaration of wvif is useless.
> 
> Indeed, missed that as well.

In fact, this first assignation is used to fill wdev just below. So I am
keeping this code as-is.

-- 
Jérôme Pouiller