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Diffstat (limited to 'package/madwifi/patches-r3776/321-bgscan_rssi_thresh.patch')
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1 files changed, 137 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/package/madwifi/patches-r3776/321-bgscan_rssi_thresh.patch b/package/madwifi/patches-r3776/321-bgscan_rssi_thresh.patch new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5819193ed9 --- /dev/null +++ b/package/madwifi/patches-r3776/321-bgscan_rssi_thresh.patch @@ -0,0 +1,137 @@ +Add an optional background scanning threshold triggered by low rssi +(useful for passing updated scan results to the supplicant ahead of +time, before losing connectivity entirely) + +Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org> + +Index: madwifi-trunk-r3776/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.h +=================================================================== +--- madwifi-trunk-r3776.orig/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.h 2008-07-17 03:07:53.000000000 +0200 ++++ madwifi-trunk-r3776/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.h 2008-07-17 04:03:30.000000000 +0200 +@@ -655,6 +655,7 @@ + IEEE80211_PARAM_MINRATE = 84, /* Minimum rate (by table index) */ + IEEE80211_PARAM_PROTMODE_RSSI = 85, /* RSSI Threshold for enabling protection mode */ + IEEE80211_PARAM_PROTMODE_TIMEOUT = 86, /* Timeout for expiring protection mode */ ++ IEEE80211_PARAM_BGSCAN_THRESH = 87, /* bg scan rssi threshold */ + }; + + #define SIOCG80211STATS (SIOCDEVPRIVATE+2) +Index: madwifi-trunk-r3776/net80211/ieee80211_var.h +=================================================================== +--- madwifi-trunk-r3776.orig/net80211/ieee80211_var.h 2008-07-17 02:56:18.000000000 +0200 ++++ madwifi-trunk-r3776/net80211/ieee80211_var.h 2008-07-17 04:03:07.000000000 +0200 +@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ + #define IEEE80211_BGSCAN_IDLE_MIN 100 /* min idle time (ms) */ + #define IEEE80211_BGSCAN_IDLE_DEFAULT 250 /* default idle time (ms) */ + ++#define IEEE80211_BGSCAN_TRIGGER_INTVL 20 /* min trigger interval for thresh based bgscan (secs) */ ++ + #define IEEE80211_COVERAGE_CLASS_MAX 31 /* max coverage class */ + #define IEEE80211_REGCLASSIDS_MAX 10 /* max regclass id list */ + +@@ -229,6 +231,9 @@ + u_int8_t iv_nickname[IEEE80211_NWID_LEN]; + u_int iv_bgscanidle; /* bg scan idle threshold */ + u_int iv_bgscanintvl; /* bg scan min interval */ ++ u_int iv_bgscanthr; /* bg scan rssi threshold */ ++ u_int iv_bgscantrintvl; /* bg scan trigger interval */ ++ unsigned long iv_bgscanthr_next; /* last trigger for bgscan */ + u_int iv_scanvalid; /* scan cache valid threshold */ + struct ieee80211_roam iv_roam; /* sta-mode roaming state */ + +@@ -612,6 +617,7 @@ + #define IEEE80211_FEXT_SWBMISS 0x00000400 /* CONF: use software beacon timer */ + #define IEEE80211_FEXT_DROPUNENC_EAPOL 0x00000800 /* CONF: drop unencrypted eapol frames */ + #define IEEE80211_FEXT_APPIE_UPDATE 0x00001000 /* STATE: beacon APP IE updated */ ++#define IEEE80211_FEXT_BGSCAN_THR 0x00002000 /* bgscan due to low rssi */ + + #define IEEE80211_COM_UAPSD_ENABLE(_ic) ((_ic)->ic_flags_ext |= IEEE80211_FEXT_UAPSD) + #define IEEE80211_COM_UAPSD_DISABLE(_ic) ((_ic)->ic_flags_ext &= ~IEEE80211_FEXT_UAPSD) +Index: madwifi-trunk-r3776/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c +=================================================================== +--- madwifi-trunk-r3776.orig/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c 2008-07-17 03:08:16.000000000 +0200 ++++ madwifi-trunk-r3776/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c 2008-07-17 04:03:07.000000000 +0200 +@@ -2778,6 +2778,9 @@ + else + retv = EINVAL; + break; ++ case IEEE80211_PARAM_BGSCAN_THRESH: ++ vap->iv_bgscanthr = value; ++ break; + case IEEE80211_PARAM_MCAST_RATE: + /* units are in KILObits per second */ + if (value >= 256 && value <= 54000) +@@ -3181,6 +3184,9 @@ + case IEEE80211_PARAM_BGSCAN_INTERVAL: + param[0] = vap->iv_bgscanintvl / HZ; /* seconds */ + break; ++ case IEEE80211_PARAM_BGSCAN_THRESH: ++ param[0] = vap->iv_bgscanthr; /* rssi */ ++ break; + case IEEE80211_PARAM_MCAST_RATE: + param[0] = vap->iv_mcast_rate; /* seconds */ + break; +@@ -5704,6 +5710,10 @@ + IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, 0, "bgscanintvl" }, + { IEEE80211_PARAM_BGSCAN_INTERVAL, + 0, IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, "get_bgscanintvl" }, ++ { IEEE80211_PARAM_BGSCAN_THRESH, ++ IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, 0, "bgscanthr" }, ++ { IEEE80211_PARAM_BGSCAN_THRESH, ++ 0, IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, "get_bgscanthr" }, + { IEEE80211_PARAM_MCAST_RATE, + IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, 0, "mcast_rate" }, + { IEEE80211_PARAM_MCAST_RATE, +Index: madwifi-trunk-r3776/net80211/ieee80211_input.c +=================================================================== +--- madwifi-trunk-r3776.orig/net80211/ieee80211_input.c 2008-07-17 02:56:18.000000000 +0200 ++++ madwifi-trunk-r3776/net80211/ieee80211_input.c 2008-07-17 04:03:07.000000000 +0200 +@@ -2984,8 +2984,10 @@ + { + struct ieee80211com *ic = vap->iv_ic; + ++ vap->iv_bgscantrintvl = (vap->iv_bgscantrintvl + 1) % 4; + return ((ic->ic_flags_ext & IEEE80211_FEXT_BGSCAN) && +- time_after(jiffies, ic->ic_lastdata + vap->iv_bgscanidle)); ++ (((ic->ic_flags_ext & IEEE80211_FEXT_BGSCAN_THR) && !vap->iv_bgscantrintvl) || ++ time_after(jiffies, ic->ic_lastdata + vap->iv_bgscanidle))); + } + + static __inline int +@@ -3229,6 +3231,23 @@ + /* record tsf of last beacon */ + memcpy(ni->ni_tstamp.data, scan.tstamp, + sizeof(ni->ni_tstamp)); ++ ++ /* When rssi is low, start doing bgscans more frequently to allow ++ * the supplicant to make a better switching decision */ ++ if ((rssi < vap->iv_bgscanthr) && ++ (!vap->iv_bgscanthr_next || ++ !time_before(jiffies, vap->iv_bgscanthr_next)) && ++ !(ic->ic_flags & IEEE80211_F_SCAN)) { ++ int ret; ++ ++ ic->ic_lastdata = 0; ++ ic->ic_lastscan = 0; ++ ic->ic_flags_ext |= IEEE80211_FEXT_BGSCAN_THR; ++ ret = ieee80211_bg_scan(vap); ++ if (ret) ++ vap->iv_bgscanthr_next = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(IEEE80211_BGSCAN_TRIGGER_INTVL * 1000); ++ } ++ + if (ni->ni_intval != scan.bintval) { + IEEE80211_NOTE(vap, IEEE80211_MSG_ASSOC, ni, + "beacon interval divergence: " +Index: madwifi-trunk-r3776/net80211/ieee80211_scan.c +=================================================================== +--- madwifi-trunk-r3776.orig/net80211/ieee80211_scan.c 2008-07-17 03:07:53.000000000 +0200 ++++ madwifi-trunk-r3776/net80211/ieee80211_scan.c 2008-07-17 04:03:07.000000000 +0200 +@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ + ieee80211_sta_pwrsave(vap, 0); + if (ss->ss_next >= ss->ss_last) { + ieee80211_notify_scan_done(vap); +- ic->ic_flags_ext &= ~IEEE80211_FEXT_BGSCAN; ++ ic->ic_flags_ext &= ~(IEEE80211_FEXT_BGSCAN|IEEE80211_FEXT_BGSCAN_THR); + } + } + SCAN_PRIVATE(ss)->ss_iflags &= ~ISCAN_CANCEL; |