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RE: [PATCH rtw-next v2 06/14] wifi: rtw89: Disable deep power saving for USB/SDIO

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Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Disable rtw89_mac_send_rpwm() for USB and SDIO because it is called in
> atomic context and accessing hardware registers results in "scheduling
> while atomic" errors.
> 
> Disable rtw89_mac_power_mode_change() because it prints an error message
> when rtw89_mac_send_rpwm() is disabled.
> 
> Modify rtw89_ps_power_mode_change() to call
> rtw89_ps_power_mode_change_with_hci() only for PCI because the latter
> is probably relevant only for PCI and also because it calls
> napi_schedule(), which results in dereferencing a null pointer with USB.
> 
> For USB and SDIO rtw89_ps_power_mode_change() probably needs to call
> rtw89_mac_power_mode_change() instead, in case deep power saving is ever
> enabled for USB or SDIO.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v2:
>  - Disable deep power saving for SDIO also.
>  - Don't disable rtw89_ps_power_mode_change() for USB/SDIO.
>  - Disable rtw89_mac_power_mode_change() for USB/SDIO.
>  - Call rtw89_ps_power_mode_change_with_hci() only for PCI and call
>    rtw89_mac_power_mode_change() for USB/SDIO.
>  - Update the commit message.
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/mac.c | 6 ++++++
>  drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/ps.c  | 3 ++-
>  2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/mac.c
> index 7f3c816d4704..2cebde9e9229 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/mac.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/mac.c
> @@ -1336,6 +1336,9 @@ static void rtw89_mac_send_rpwm(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
>  {
>         u16 request;
> 
> +       if (rtwdev->hci.type != RTW89_HCI_TYPE_PCIE)
> +               return;
> +

I think we can just return RTW89_PS_MODE_NONE in rtw89_update_ps_mode()
for hci.type != RTW89_HCI_TYPE_PCIE.

If not, I would like to define a 'rtwdev->hci.can_deep_ps' for the purpose
to disable deep PS temporarily. Sometime we can support it by just removing
this flag simply. But not very prefer this way though. 





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