[PATCH 3.10 063/173] rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Fix incorrect signal strength for unassociated AP

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Mon Dec 02 2013 - 15:55:16 EST


3.10-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

commit 78dbfecb95be4635b995af3bd29fa10013409fcd upstream.

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 <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

---
drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ bool rtl92cu_rx_query_desc(struct ieee80
p_drvinfo);
}
/*rx_status->qual = stats->signal; */
- rx_status->signal = stats->rssi + 10;
+ rx_status->signal = stats->recvsignalpower + 10;
/*rx_status->noise = -stats->noise; */
return true;
}


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