Return-path: Received: from smtp.nokia.com ([192.100.122.233]:59007 "EHLO mgw-mx06.nokia.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755018AbZJLMNp (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:13:45 -0400 From: Luciano Coelho To: linville@tuxdriver.com Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH 03/16] wl1271: add workaround to avoid distortion due to excessive tx power Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:08:44 +0300 Message-Id: <1255349337-9776-4-git-send-email-luciano.coelho@nokia.com> In-Reply-To: <1255349337-9776-1-git-send-email-luciano.coelho@nokia.com> References: <1255349337-9776-1-git-send-email-luciano.coelho@nokia.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: We still don't have proper calibration for our devices, so we are using way too much power for TX, which causes a lot of distortion. This hack hardcodes the txpower to 7dBm. Signed-off-by: Luciano Coelho Reviewed-by: Juuso Oikarinen --- drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_acx.c | 7 ++++++- 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_acx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_acx.c index b9dfa09..d5dac57 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_acx.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_acx.c @@ -137,7 +137,12 @@ int wl1271_acx_tx_power(struct wl1271 *wl, int power) goto out; } - acx->current_tx_power = power * 10; + /* + * FIXME: This is a workaround needed while we don't the correct + * calibration, to avoid distortions + */ + /* acx->current_tx_power = power * 10; */ + acx->current_tx_power = 70; ret = wl1271_cmd_configure(wl, DOT11_CUR_TX_PWR, acx, sizeof(*acx)); if (ret < 0) { -- 1.5.6.5