Return-path: Received: from nbd.name ([46.4.11.11]:49162 "EHLO nbd.name" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751406Ab1BOVYj (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:24:39 -0500 Message-ID: <4D5AEF0F.6000701@openwrt.org> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:24:31 +0100 From: Felix Fietkau MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ben Greear CC: wwguy , "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: Get/set Sensitivity for a radio? References: <4D5AE1B5.8010302@candelatech.com> <1297801737.4723.25.camel@wwguy-ubuntu> <4D5AE56D.6060900@candelatech.com> In-Reply-To: <4D5AE56D.6060900@candelatech.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 2011-02-15 9:43 PM, Ben Greear wrote: > On 02/15/2011 12:28 PM, wwguy wrote: >> On Tue, 2011-02-15 at 12:27 -0800, Ben Greear wrote: >>> Hello! >>> >>> I'm having no luck finding where sensitivity is set in >>> net/mac80211. Anyone know something to grep for? >>> >> I am not sure mac80211 deal with sensitivity if it's what you referring >> (at least not I am aware of). >> >> in iwlwifi, driver and uCode take care of sensitivity calibration. > > I'm messing with ath9k mostly. Just trying to probe some values > for reporting as of now. In the old days, seems you could > set the sensitivity for madwifi though..could help in some > cases... It doesn't make sense to try to add a single 'sensitivity' knob. There are many different radio parameters that are related to that, some calibrated, some configured - madwifi never had anything useful for that either. - Felix