Dynamic power save and Wi-Fi latency in Linux

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Nov 15, 2016

Power saving is good, yet sometimes we want network performance and immediate satisfaction rather than long battery life. This article explains how the Linux kernel does dynamic power saving and how this affects Wi-Fi latency. A new utility makes it easier to leave dynamic power saving enabled without sacrificing latency when required.

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