From: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
To: Arik Nemtsov <arik@wizery.com>
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac80211: TDLS: correctly configure SMPS state
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2015 11:02:30 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1434531750.1884.20.camel@sipsolutions.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1434290026-10158-1-git-send-email-arik@wizery.com> (sfid-20150614_155351_638821_596E824E)
On Sun, 2015-06-14 at 16:53 +0300, Arik Nemtsov wrote:
> The IEEE802.11-2012 specification is vague regarding SMPS operation during
> TDLS. It does not define a clear way to transition between SMPS states.
>
> To avoid interop issues, set SMPS to off when TDLS peers are connected.
> Accomplish this by extending the definition of the AUTOMATIC state. If the
> driver forces a state other than OFF, disconnect all TDLS peers.
>
> While at it, avoid changing the SMPS state of the peer STA. We have no
> way to control it, so try and behave correctly towards it.
>
> Move the TDLS peer-teardown function to where the rest of the TDLS code
> resides.
Applied.
johannes
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2015-06-14 13:53 [PATCH] mac80211: TDLS: correctly configure SMPS state Arik Nemtsov
2015-06-17 9:02 ` Johannes Berg [this message]
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