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From:
Stuart Henderson <stu@spacehopper.org>
Subject:
Re: sys/iwx: support powersave
To:
kn@openbsd.org, tech@openbsd.org, stsp@openbsd.org
Date:
Fri, 6 Feb 2026 19:24:42 +0000

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On 2026/02/06 19:45, Kirill A. Korinsky wrote:
> No, it follow the same pattern like iwn and wpi: to enable it, someone needs
> to explicity adds powersave into ifconfig args, and -powersave to disable.
> 
> But I think I should document in man in this diff that it supports
> powersave, similar with iwn and wpi.

Those are "older devices" as per

   powersave
           Enable 802.11 power saving mode.  This option is generally only
           relevant to older devices where power saving is disabled by
           default.  On modern hardware, drivers will ask the firmware to
           automatically enable any applicable power-saving features.

I think some of the older ones were a bit unsure whether it works
properly on all devices (so allowing it to be disabled) but it should
be ok on newer ones..