ath9k: add a new fix for signal strength / noise measurements

SVN-Revision: 26798

1 files changed, 88 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/package/mac80211/patches/570-ath9k_noise_dbm_fixup.patch b/package/mac80211/patches/570-ath9k_noise_dbm_fixup.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1de6b51b48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/mac80211/patches/570-ath9k_noise_dbm_fixup.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/calib.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/calib.c
+@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ bool ath9k_hw_getnf(struct ath_hw *ah, s
+ 
+ 	if (!caldata) {
+ 		chan->noisefloor = nf;
++		ah->noise = ath9k_hw_getchan_noise(ah, chan);
+ 		return false;
+ 	}
+ 
+@@ -372,6 +373,7 @@ bool ath9k_hw_getnf(struct ath_hw *ah, s
+ 	caldata->nfcal_pending = false;
+ 	ath9k_hw_update_nfcal_hist_buffer(ah, caldata, nfarray);
+ 	chan->noisefloor = h[0].privNF;
++	ah->noise = ath9k_hw_getchan_noise(ah, chan);
+ 	return true;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -398,10 +400,15 @@ void ath9k_init_nfcal_hist_buffer(struct
+ 
+ s16 ath9k_hw_getchan_noise(struct ath_hw *ah, struct ath9k_channel *chan)
+ {
+-	if (!ah->curchan || !ah->curchan->noisefloor)
+-		return ath9k_hw_get_default_nf(ah, chan);
++	s8 noise = ATH_DEFAULT_NOISE_FLOOR;
+ 
+-	return ah->curchan->noisefloor;
++	if (chan && chan->noisefloor) {
++		s8 delta = chan->noisefloor -
++			   ath9k_hw_get_default_nf(ah, chan);
++		if (delta > 0)
++			noise += delta;
++	}
++	return noise;
+ }
+ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath9k_hw_getchan_noise);
+ 
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+@@ -1286,6 +1286,7 @@ int ath9k_hw_reset(struct ath_hw *ah, st
+ 		memset(caldata, 0, sizeof(*caldata));
+ 		ath9k_init_nfcal_hist_buffer(ah, chan);
+ 	}
++	ah->noise = ath9k_hw_getchan_noise(ah, chan);
+ 
+ 	if (bChannelChange &&
+ 	    (ah->chip_fullsleep != true) &&
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
+@@ -677,6 +677,7 @@ struct ath_hw {
+ 	enum nl80211_iftype opmode;
+ 	enum ath9k_power_mode power_mode;
+ 
++	s8 noise;
+ 	struct ath9k_hw_cal_data *caldata;
+ 	struct ath9k_pacal_info pacal_info;
+ 	struct ar5416Stats stats;
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static void ath_update_survey_nf(struct 
+ 
+ 	if (chan->noisefloor) {
+ 		survey->filled |= SURVEY_INFO_NOISE_DBM;
+-		survey->noise = chan->noisefloor;
++		survey->noise = ath9k_hw_getchan_noise(ah, chan);
+ 	}
+ }
+ 
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
+@@ -956,6 +956,8 @@ static int ath9k_rx_skb_preprocess(struc
+ 				   struct ieee80211_rx_status *rx_status,
+ 				   bool *decrypt_error)
+ {
++	struct ath_hw *ah = common->ah;
++
+ 	memset(rx_status, 0, sizeof(struct ieee80211_rx_status));
+ 
+ 	/*
+@@ -976,7 +978,7 @@ static int ath9k_rx_skb_preprocess(struc
+ 
+ 	rx_status->band = hw->conf.channel->band;
+ 	rx_status->freq = hw->conf.channel->center_freq;
+-	rx_status->signal = ATH_DEFAULT_NOISE_FLOOR + rx_stats->rs_rssi;
++	rx_status->signal = ah->noise + rx_stats->rs_rssi;
+ 	rx_status->antenna = rx_stats->rs_antenna;
+ 	rx_status->flag |= RX_FLAG_MACTIME_MPDU;
+