Return-path: Received: from purkki.adurom.net ([80.68.90.206]:60074 "EHLO purkki.adurom.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750759Ab2EWK7G (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 May 2012 06:59:06 -0400 From: Kalle Valo To: Arik Nemtsov Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Johannes Berg Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac80211: allow setting default U-APSD queues/max_sp_len for STA References: <1337760813-27055-1-git-send-email-arik@wizery.com> <87wr436utp.fsf@purkki.adurom.net> Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 13:59:04 +0300 In-Reply-To: (Arik Nemtsov's message of "Wed, 23 May 2012 13:49:22 +0300") Message-ID: <87mx4z6u4n.fsf@purkki.adurom.net> (sfid-20120523_125925_916046_5102E01E) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Arik Nemtsov writes: > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Kalle Valo wrote: >> Arik Nemtsov writes: >> >>> Allow the low level driver to set U-APSD parameters when operating in >>> managed mode. >> >> Why? I assume there is a reason for this... > > Of course. Then you could write it down to the commit log instead of forcing others to ask. > We want to change this in wlcore. We've encountered compatibility > problems with some APs when we set ACs other than VO to U-APSD mode. Sounds like a hack to do this in the driver. Why can't mac80211 do it? -- Kalle Valo