Return-path: Received: from mail-ob0-f172.google.com ([209.85.214.172]:35881 "EHLO mail-ob0-f172.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754726Ab3KEVPs (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Nov 2013 16:15:48 -0500 From: Larry Finger To: linville@tuxdriver.com Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Larry Finger , netdev@vger.kernel.org, Stable Subject: [PATCH 1/3] rtlwifi: rtl8192se: Fix incorrect signal strength for unassociated AP Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 15:15:28 -0600 Message-Id: <1383686130-5113-2-git-send-email-Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> (sfid-20131105_221558_403749_F4BA37C0) In-Reply-To: <1383686130-5113-1-git-send-email-Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> References: <1383686130-5113-1-git-send-email-Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 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. This patch fixes https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63881. Signed-off-by: Larry Finger Reported-by: Matthieu Baerts Cc: Stable [3.0 +] --- drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/trx.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/trx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/trx.c index 222d2e7..27efbcd 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/trx.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/trx.c @@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ bool rtl92se_rx_query_desc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct rtl_stats *stats, } /*rx_status->qual = stats->signal; */ - rx_status->signal = stats->rssi + 10; + rx_status->signal = stats->recvsignalpower + 10; return true; } -- 1.8.4