[PATCH 0/3] Fix incorrect returned signal strengths

[PATCH 0/3] Fix incorrect returned signal strengths

[Larry Finger]

In rtl8192se, rtl8192cu, and rtl8192du, the routines that process the
received frames get the signal strength from the RSSI value. Unfortunately,
that value is non-zero only if the interface is associated with the AP. As
a result, scans return incorrect values for the strength, which causes
unwanted attempts to roam.

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
---

Larry Finger (3):
  rtlwifi: rtl8192se: Fix incorrect signal strength for unassociated AP
  rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Fix incorrect signal strength for unassociated AP
  rtlwifi: rtl8192de: Fix incorrect signal strength for unassociated AP

 drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c | 2 +-
 drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/trx.c | 2 +-
 drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/trx.c | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

-- 
1.8.4

[PATCH 1/3] rtlwifi: rtl8192se: Fix incorrect signal strength for unassociated AP

[Larry Finger]

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@lwfinger.net>
Reported-by: Matthieu Baerts <matttbe@gmail.com>
Cc: Stable <stable@vger.kernel.org> [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

[PATCH 2/3] rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Fix incorrect signal strength for unassociated AP

[Larry Finger]

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.

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Cc: Stable <stable@vger.kernel.org> [2.6.39+]
---
 drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c
index 25e50ff..b0c346a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ bool rtl92cu_rx_query_desc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 						 p_drvinfo);
 	}
 	/*rx_status->qual = stats->signal; */
-	rx_status->signal = stats->rssi + 10;
+	rx_status->signal = stats->recvsignalpower + 10;
 	return true;
 }
 
-- 
1.8.4

[PATCH 3/3] rtlwifi: rtl8192de: Fix incorrect signal strength for unassociated AP

[Larry Finger]

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.

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Cc: Stable <stable@vger.kernel.org> [3.1+]
---
 drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/trx.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/trx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/trx.c
index 945ddec..0eb0f4a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/trx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/trx.c
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ bool rtl92de_rx_query_desc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,	struct rtl_stats *stats,
 						   p_drvinfo);
 	}
 	/*rx_status->qual = stats->signal; */
-	rx_status->signal = stats->rssi + 10;
+	rx_status->signal = stats->recvsignalpower + 10;
 	return true;
 }
 
-- 
1.8.4