From: luka.gejak@linux.dev
To: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Michael Straube <straube.linux@gmail.com>,
Peter Robinson <pbrobinson@gmail.com>,
Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>,
Luka Gejak <luka.gejak@linux.dev>
Subject: [PATCH 18/19] wifi: rtw88: match the RTL8723BS firmware connect and power save behaviour
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:33:14 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260724183314.197195-1-luka.gejak@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260724181858.192903-1-luka.gejak@linux.dev>
From: Luka Gejak <luka.gejak@linux.dev>
The vendor firmware expects the connect media status report at
association completion rather than when the station is added, so defer
it until the station is actually associated and track whether it was
sent, so the disconnect report is only sent to undo one that was.
Leaving LPS also costs enough per-packet latency on this chip to
throttle bursty traffic badly, and the stock check enters LPS after a
single quiet two second window that an ordinary session hits
constantly. Gate LPS on the smoothed throughput for this chip so it
only sleeps after sustained idle. Other chips keep the existing
behaviour.
Signed-off-by: Luka Gejak <luka.gejak@linux.dev>
---
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.c | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.c
index a2ef4479f408..63d1fb4bc87e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.c
@@ -304,6 +304,25 @@ static void rtw_sw_beacon_loss_check(struct rtw_dev *rtwdev,
/* process TX/RX statistics periodically for hardware,
* the information helps hardware to enhance performance
*/
+static bool rtw8723bs_station_media_status(struct rtw_dev *rtwdev,
+ struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
+ struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
+{
+ return rtw_is_8723bs(rtwdev) &&
+ vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION && !sta->tdls;
+}
+
+/* 8723BS SDIO: defer the connect MEDIA_STATUS_RPT until the STA is actually
+ * associated (the vendor firmware sends it at assoc completion, not sta-add).
+ */
+static bool rtw8723bs_defer_sta_media_status(struct rtw_dev *rtwdev,
+ struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
+ struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
+{
+ return rtw8723bs_station_media_status(rtwdev, sta, vif) &&
+ !vif->cfg.assoc;
+}
+
static void rtw_watch_dog_work(struct work_struct *work)
{
struct rtw_dev *rtwdev = container_of(work, struct rtw_dev,
@@ -382,6 +401,17 @@ static void rtw_watch_dog_work(struct work_struct *work)
* get that vif and check if device is having traffic more than the
* threshold.
*/
+ /* On 8723BS SDIO the firmware's per-packet wake latency out of LPS
+ * throttles bursty traffic hard. The stock check enters LPS after a
+ * single quiet 2s window, which a normal bursty session hits
+ * constantly. Gate LPS on the smoothed throughput instead so the chip
+ * only sleeps after sustained idle and stays awake through an active
+ * session. Other chips keep the normal behaviour.
+ */
+ if (rtw_is_8723bs(rtwdev) &&
+ (stats->tx_throughput || stats->rx_throughput))
+ ps_active = true;
+
if (rtwdev->ps_enabled && data.rtwvif && !ps_active &&
!rtwdev->beacon_loss && !rtwdev->ap_active)
rtw_enter_lps(rtwdev, data.rtwvif->port);
@@ -450,7 +480,13 @@ int rtw_sta_add(struct rtw_dev *rtwdev, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
INIT_WORK(&si->rc_work, rtw_sta_rc_work);
rtw_update_sta_info(rtwdev, si, true);
- rtw_fw_media_status_report(rtwdev, si->mac_id, true);
+ if (rtw8723bs_defer_sta_media_status(rtwdev, sta, vif)) {
+ rtwvif->fw_media_connected = false;
+ } else {
+ rtw_fw_media_status_report(rtwdev, si->mac_id, true);
+ if (rtw8723bs_station_media_status(rtwdev, sta, vif))
+ rtwvif->fw_media_connected = true;
+ }
rtwdev->sta_cnt++;
rtwdev->beacon_loss = false;
@@ -465,14 +501,21 @@ void rtw_sta_remove(struct rtw_dev *rtwdev, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
{
struct rtw_sta_info *si = (struct rtw_sta_info *)sta->drv_priv;
struct ieee80211_vif *vif = si->vif;
+ struct rtw_vif *rtwvif = (struct rtw_vif *)vif->drv_priv;
int i;
cancel_work_sync(&si->rc_work);
if (vif->type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION || sta->tdls)
rtw_release_macid(rtwdev, si->mac_id);
- if (fw_exist)
+ if (fw_exist && rtw8723bs_station_media_status(rtwdev, sta, vif) &&
+ !rtwvif->fw_media_connected) {
+ /* connect status was deferred and never sent; nothing to undo */
+ } else if (fw_exist) {
rtw_fw_media_status_report(rtwdev, si->mac_id, false);
+ if (rtw8723bs_station_media_status(rtwdev, sta, vif))
+ rtwvif->fw_media_connected = false;
+ }
for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(sta->txq); i++)
rtw_txq_cleanup(rtwdev, sta->txq[i]);
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-24 18:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-24 18:18 [PATCH 00/19] wifi: rtw88: preparations for RTL8723B/RTL8723BS luka.gejak
2026-07-24 18:18 ` [PATCH 01/19] wifi: rtw88: add the RTL8723B chip type and SDIO helper luka.gejak
2026-07-24 18:18 ` [PATCH 02/19] wifi: rtw88: rx: mark zero length packets on RTL8723B luka.gejak
2026-07-24 18:18 ` [PATCH 03/19] wifi: rtw88: tx: extend the TX report purge timeout to RTL8723BS luka.gejak
2026-07-24 18:18 ` [PATCH 04/19] wifi: rtw88: fw: handle the RTL8723BS management TX reports luka.gejak
2026-07-24 18:18 ` [PATCH 05/19] wifi: rtw88: fw: send rate adaptation and RSSI info in the vendor layout luka.gejak
2026-07-24 18:18 ` [PATCH 06/19] wifi: rtw88: fw: send the media status report " luka.gejak
2026-07-24 18:18 ` [PATCH 07/19] wifi: rtw88: fw: add the vendor firmware commands used by RTL8723BS luka.gejak
2026-07-24 18:18 ` [PATCH 08/19] wifi: rtw88: fw: fix the reserved page upload on RTL8723BS luka.gejak
2026-07-24 18:18 ` [PATCH 09/19] wifi: rtw88: coex: add the RTL8723BS scan antenna workaround luka.gejak
2026-07-24 18:32 ` [PATCH 10/19] wifi: rtw88: coex: reassert the antenna path when associating luka.gejak
2026-07-24 18:32 ` [PATCH 11/19] wifi: rtw88: sdio: track free TX pages and OQT credits for RTL8723BS luka.gejak
2026-07-24 18:32 ` [PATCH 12/19] wifi: rtw88: sdio: handle the RTL8723BS management TX path luka.gejak
2026-07-24 18:32 ` [PATCH 13/19] wifi: rtw88: sdio: set up RX aggregation and interrupts for RTL8723BS luka.gejak
2026-07-24 18:32 ` [PATCH 14/19] wifi: rtw88: sdio: add TX back-pressure and retry on page starvation luka.gejak
2026-07-24 18:32 ` [PATCH 15/19] wifi: rtw88: record beacons from the target BSSID before authenticating luka.gejak
2026-07-24 18:32 ` [PATCH 16/19] wifi: rtw88: run the RTL8723BS association register sequence luka.gejak
2026-07-24 18:33 ` [PATCH 17/19] wifi: rtw88: calibrate and tune the PHY for RTL8723BS luka.gejak
2026-07-24 18:33 ` luka.gejak [this message]
2026-07-24 18:33 ` [PATCH 19/19] wifi: rtw88: advertise the correct receive capabilities on RTL8723BS luka.gejak
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