linux/net
Kalle Valo 572e001221 mac80211: use ps-poll when dynamic power save mode is disabled
When a directed tim bit is set, mac80211 currently disables power save
ands sends a null frame to the AP. But if dynamic power save is
disabled, mac80211 will not enable power save ever gain. Fix this by
adding ps-poll functionality to mac80211. When a directed tim bit is
set, mac80211 sends a ps-poll frame to the AP and checks for the more
data bit in the returned data frames.

Using ps-poll is slower than waking up with null frame, but it's saves more
power in cases where the traffic is low. Userspace can control if either
ps-poll or null wakeup method is used by enabling and disabling dynamic
power save.

Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kalle.valo@nokia.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2009-02-13 13:45:17 -05:00
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9p 9p: fix endian issues [attempt 3] 2009-02-06 22:07:41 -08:00
802 net: replace uses of __constant_{endian} 2009-02-01 00:45:17 -08:00
8021q gro: Optimise Ethernet header comparison 2009-02-08 20:22:18 -08:00
appletalk net: replace uses of __constant_{endian} 2009-02-01 00:45:17 -08:00
atm lec: convert to net_device_ops 2009-01-21 14:02:00 -08:00
ax25 ax25: more common return path joining 2009-02-06 23:47:14 -08:00
bluetooth bluetooth: driver API update 2009-01-07 17:23:17 -08:00
bridge Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6 2009-02-09 23:22:21 -08:00
can net: replace uses of __constant_{endian} 2009-02-01 00:45:17 -08:00
core net: Move skbuff symbol exports after each symbol's definition. 2009-02-10 02:09:24 -08:00
dcb DCB: fix kfree(skb) 2009-01-04 17:29:21 -08:00
dccp dccp: Debugging functions for feature negotiation 2009-01-21 14:34:05 -08:00
decnet net: replace uses of __constant_{endian} 2009-02-01 00:45:17 -08:00
dsa net: replace uses of __constant_{endian} 2009-02-01 00:45:17 -08:00
econet net: replace uses of __constant_{endian} 2009-02-01 00:45:17 -08:00
ethernet eth: Declare an optimized compare_ether_addr_64bits() function 2008-11-23 23:24:32 -08:00
ipv4 gro: Optimise TCP packet reception 2009-02-08 20:22:19 -08:00
ipv6 Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6 2009-02-09 23:22:21 -08:00
ipx net: replace uses of __constant_{endian} 2009-02-01 00:45:17 -08:00
irda net: replace uses of __constant_{endian} 2009-02-01 00:45:17 -08:00
iucv s390: remove s390_root_dev_*() 2009-01-06 10:44:34 -08:00
key af_key: initialize xfrm encap_oa 2009-01-25 20:49:14 -08:00
lapb
llc net: replace uses of __constant_{endian} 2009-02-01 00:45:17 -08:00
mac80211 mac80211: use ps-poll when dynamic power save mode is disabled 2009-02-13 13:45:17 -05:00
netfilter Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6 2009-02-09 23:22:21 -08:00
netlabel netlabel: Update kernel configuration API 2008-12-31 12:54:11 -05:00
netlink netlink: change return-value logic of netlink_broadcast() 2009-02-05 23:56:36 -08:00
netrom netrom: convert to net_device_ops 2009-01-21 14:02:02 -08:00
packet net: packet socket packet_lookup_frame fix 2009-02-01 01:53:29 -08:00
phonet net: replace uses of __constant_{endian} 2009-02-01 00:45:17 -08:00
rfkill net/rfkill/rfkill.c: fix unused rfkill_led_trigger() warning 2009-01-04 17:11:24 -08:00
rose rose: convert to network_device_ops 2009-01-21 14:02:04 -08:00
rxrpc RxRPC: Fix a potential NULL dereference 2009-02-06 21:50:52 -08:00
sched pkt_sched: sch_multiq: Change errno on non-multiqueue devices use. 2009-02-10 00:11:21 -08:00
sctp net: replace uses of __constant_{endian} 2009-02-01 00:45:17 -08:00
sunrpc net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c: some common code found 2009-02-06 23:48:33 -08:00
tipc net/tipc/bcast.h: use ARRAY_SIZE 2009-01-11 00:06:33 -08:00
unix introduce new LSM hooks where vfsmount is available. 2008-12-31 18:07:37 -05:00
wanrouter netdevice wanrouter: Convert directly reference of netdev->priv 2008-11-20 04:26:21 -08:00
wimax netlink: change return-value logic of netlink_broadcast() 2009-02-05 23:56:36 -08:00
wireless cfg80211: add get reg command 2009-02-09 15:03:45 -05:00
x25 net: replace uses of __constant_{endian} 2009-02-01 00:45:17 -08:00
xfrm Revert "xfrm: For 32/64 compatability wrt. xfrm_usersa_info" 2009-01-20 09:49:51 -08:00
compat.c reintroduce accept4 2008-11-19 18:49:57 -08:00
Kconfig Phonet: move to Networking options like other protocol stacks 2009-01-26 21:03:33 -08:00
Makefile wimax: Makefile, Kconfig and docbook linkage for the stack 2009-01-07 10:00:17 -08:00
nonet.c
socket.c [CVE-2009-0029] System call wrappers part 22 2009-01-14 14:15:27 +01:00
sysctl_net.c
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