3 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/control.c b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/control.c
index bd193ae2178b..89cdfe4e8d89 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/control.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/control.c
@@ -505,8 +505,15 @@ void i2400m_report_hook(struct i2400m *i2400m,
          * it. */
         case I2400M_MT_REPORT_POWERSAVE_READY:  /* zzzzz */
                 if (l3l4_hdr->status == cpu_to_le16(I2400M_MS_DONE_OK)) {
-                        d_printf(1, dev, "ready for powersave, requesting\n");
-                        i2400m_cmd_enter_powersave(i2400m);
+                        if (i2400m_power_save_disabled)
+                                d_printf(1, dev, "ready for powersave, "
+                                         "not requesting (disabled by module "
+                                         "parameter)\n");
+                        else {
+                                d_printf(1, dev, "ready for powersave, "
+                                         "requesting\n");
+                                i2400m_cmd_enter_powersave(i2400m);
+                        }
                 }
                 break;
         };
diff --git a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/driver.c b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/driver.c
index ef16c573bb22..86dd18a48358 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/driver.c
@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ module_param_named(rx_reorder_disabled, i2400m_rx_reorder_disabled, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(rx_reorder_disabled,
                  "If true, RX reordering will be disabled.");
 
+int i2400m_power_save_disabled; /* 0 (power saving enabled) by default */
+module_param_named(power_save_disabled, i2400m_power_save_disabled, int, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(power_save_disabled,
+                 "If true, the driver will not tell the device to enter "
+                 "power saving mode when it reports it is ready for it. "
+                 "False by default (so the device is told to do power "
+                 "saving).");
+
 /**
  * i2400m_queue_work - schedule work on a i2400m's queue
  *
diff --git a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/i2400m.h b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/i2400m.h
index 434ba310c2fe..8dba246e15bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/i2400m.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/i2400m.h
@@ -709,6 +709,7 @@ static const __le32 i2400m_SBOOT_BARKER[4] = {
         cpu_to_le32(I2400M_SBOOT_BARKER)
 };
 
+extern int i2400m_power_save_disabled;
 
 /*
  * Utility functions