Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] rtlwifi: Fix logic error in enter/exit power-save mode

From: Larry Finger <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 12:00:46 -0500

On 05/02/2016 11:38 AM, Wang YanQing wrote:
> In commit a269913c52ad ("rtlwifi: Rework rtl_lps_leave() and
> rtl_lps_enter() to use work queue"), the tests for enter/exit
> power-save mode were inverted. With this change applied, the
> wifi connection becomes much more stable.
>
> Fixes: a269913c52ad ("rtlwifi: Rework rtl_lps_leave() and rtl_lps_enter() to use work queue")
> Signed-off-by: Wang YanQing <[email-masked]>
> CC: Stable <[email-masked]> [3.10+]
> ---
>   Hi, Larry!
>
>   Because commit a269913c52ad is the first commit bring this problem,
>   so maybe use above commit message is ok, right? And stable kernels
>   3.10-3.18 don't have commit fd09ff958777, but have a269913c52ad.
>
>   Thanks for suggestion concerning to good subject and commit message
>   writing, it is harder than coding sometimes:)
>
>   Changes:
>   v1-v2:
>   1: Fix subject and commit message.

Yes, I agree that the commit message is hard.

Acked-by: Larry Finger <[email-masked]>

Thanks,

Larry

>
>   drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/base.c | 4 ++--
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/base.c
> index c74eb13..264466f 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/base.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/base.c
> @@ -1660,9 +1660,9 @@ void rtl_watchdog_wq_callback(void *data)
>   		if (((rtlpriv->link_info.num_rx_inperiod +
>   		      rtlpriv->link_info.num_tx_inperiod) > 8) ||
>   		    (rtlpriv->link_info.num_rx_inperiod > 2))
> -			rtl_lps_enter(hw);
> -		else
>   			rtl_lps_leave(hw);
> +		else
> +			rtl_lps_enter(hw);
>   	}
>
>   	rtlpriv->link_info.num_rx_inperiod = 0;
>