linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.10 062/173] rtlwifi: rtl8192se: Fix incorrect signal strength for unassociated AP

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Date:	Mon,  2 Dec 2013 11:10:45 -0800
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	stable@...r.kernel.org, Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
	Matthieu Baerts <matttbe@...il.com>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3.10 062/173] rtlwifi: rtl8192se: Fix incorrect signal strength for unassociated AP

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

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From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>

commit b4ade797668e33b4e8353c2701ce01d7084dfafa 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.

This patch fixes https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63881.

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Reported-by: Matthieu Baerts <matttbe@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@...driver.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

---
 drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/trx.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- 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 ieee80
 	}

 	/*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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