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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c9
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
index 539b2b62b58a..0ed422ae46a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
@@ -1708,7 +1708,14 @@ static int ath10k_mac_vif_setup_ps(struct ath10k_vif *arvif)
enable_ps = false;
}
- if (enable_ps) {
+ if (!arvif->is_started) {
+ /* mac80211 can update vif powersave state while disconnected.
+ * Firmware doesn't behave nicely and consumes more power than
+ * necessary if PS is disabled on a non-started vdev. Hence
+ * force-enable PS for non-running vdevs.
+ */
+ psmode = WMI_STA_PS_MODE_ENABLED;
+ } else if (enable_ps) {
psmode = WMI_STA_PS_MODE_ENABLED;
param = WMI_STA_PS_PARAM_INACTIVITY_TIME;