The patch below does not apply to the 3.10-stable tree. If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit id to <[email protected]>.
thanks, greg k-h ------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------ >From 3545f3d5f4af715c914394123ce7725a9cf0a1c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Larry Finger <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 15:15:30 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] rtlwifi: rtl8192de: Fix incorrect signal strength for unassociated AP The routine that processes received frames was returning the RSSI value for the signal strength; however, that value is available only for associated APs. As a result, the strength was the absurd value of 10 dBm. As a result, scans return incorrect values for the strength, which causes unwanted attempts to roam. Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <[email protected]> Cc: Stable <[email protected]> [3.1+] Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <[email protected]> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/trx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/trx.c index 945ddecf90c9..0eb0f4ae5920 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/trx.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/trx.c @@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ bool rtl92de_rx_query_desc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct rtl_stats *stats, p_drvinfo); } /*rx_status->qual = stats->signal; */ - rx_status->signal = stats->rssi + 10; + rx_status->signal = stats->recvsignalpower + 10; return true; } -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
