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Re: [PATCHv3 08/18] cfg80211/mac80211: use reduced txpower for 5 and 10 MHz

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On 2013-05-16 1:00 PM, Simon Wunderlich wrote:
> Some regulations (like germany, but also FCC) express their transmission
> power limit in dBm/MHz or mW/MHz. To cope with that and be on the safe
> side, reduce the maximum power to half (10 MHz) or quarter (5 MHz)
> when operating on these reduced bandwidth channels.
As far as I know, chan->max_power can in some cases contain the hardware
limit instead of the regulatory limit. It's safer to check
chan->max_reg_power to see if a reduction is necessary.

- Felix

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