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From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>
To:     Pkshih <pkshih@realtek.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: 8821ae: upgrade PHY and RF parameters
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Date:   Fri, 19 Feb 2021 09:34:46 +0200
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Pkshih <pkshih@realtek.com> writes:

> On Fri, 2021-02-19 at 09:17 +0200, Kalle Valo wrote:
>> Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com> writes:
>> 
>> > New parameters with new format and its parser are updated by the
>> > commit 84d26fda52e2 ("rtlwifi: Update 8821ae new phy parameters and its parser."),
>> > but some parameters are missing. Use this commit to update to the novel
>> > parameters that use new format.
>> >
>> > Fixes: 84d26fda52e2 ("rtlwifi: Update 8821ae new phy parameters and its parser")
>> > Signed-off-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
>> > Tested-by: Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@canonical.com>
>> 
>> What does this fix from user's point of view?
>> 
>
> The signal strength of 5G is quite low, so user can't connect to an AP far away.

Thanks, I'll add that to the commit log and queue the patch to v5.12.

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