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Re: [PATCH 08/11] brcmfmac: Make 5G join preference configurable.

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Arend van Spriel <arend@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> From: Hante Meuleman <meuleman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> By default the 5G band has an advantage of 8 dBm on the RSSI when
> it comes to selection during join and roam. This patch adds a
> module param to make this value configurable. Using the value 99
> results in configuration that 5G has always preference over 2.4G.
>
> Reviewed-by: Arend Van Spriel <arend@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Franky (Zhenhui) Lin <frankyl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Pieter-Paul Giesberts <pieterpg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Hante Meuleman <meuleman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Arend van Spriel <arend@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

[...]

> +/* Module param joinboost_5g used for preferred join selection.
> + * Use value 99 to configure preferred join to choose 5G always over 2.4G, any
> + * other value configures the advantage of 5G signal strength over 2.4G signal
> + * strength.
> + */
> +static int brcmf_joinboost_5g_rssi = BRCMF_JOIN_PREF_RSSI_BOOST;
> +module_param_named(joinboost_5g, brcmf_joinboost_5g_rssi, int, 0);
> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(joinboost_5g, "Join preference 5G RSSI boost");

I'm not sure here, is a module parameter really the right way to
configure something like this?

-- 
Kalle Valo
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