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Re: [ath5k-devel] [PATCH 2/2] ath5k: fix phy_init() to respect user txpower changes

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2012/7/26 Thomas Huehn <thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi Nick,
>
> Nick Kossifidis schrieb:
>
>> I think this is a better approach (I'll prepare a proper patch as soon
>> as I have some bandwidth to work with wireless-testing, maybe
>> tomorrow)...
>>
>> --- old/phy.c 2012-07-26 20:40:00.869150187 +0300
>> +++ new/phy.c 2012-07-26 20:43:25.074710577 +0300
>> @@ -3562,6 +3562,12 @@
>>               for (i = 8; i <= 15; i++)
>>                       rates[i] -= ah->ah_txpower.txp_cck_ofdm_gainf_delta;
>>
>> +
>> +     /* Min/max in 0.25dB units */
>> +     ah->ah_txpower.txp_min_pwr = 2 * rates[7];
>> +     ah->ah_txpower.txp_cur_pwr = 2 * rates[0];
>> +     ah->ah_txpower.txp_ofdm = rates[7];
>> +
>>       /* Now that we have all rates setup use table offset to
>>        * match the power range set by user with the power indices
>>        * on PCDAC/PDADC table */
>> @@ -3571,11 +3577,6 @@
>>               if (rates[i] > 63)
>>                       rates[i] = 63;
>>       }
>> -
>> -     /* Min/max in 0.25dB units */
>> -     ah->ah_txpower.txp_min_pwr = 2 * rates[7];
>> -     ah->ah_txpower.txp_cur_pwr = 2 * rates[0];
>> -     ah->ah_txpower.txp_ofdm = rates[7];
>>  }
>>
>
>> @@ -3789,8 +3790,8 @@
>>        * RF buffer settings on 5211/5212+ so that we
>>        * properly set curve indices.
>>        */
>> -     ret = ath5k_hw_txpower(ah, channel, ah->ah_txpower.txp_cur_pwr ?
>> -                     ah->ah_txpower.txp_cur_pwr / 2 : AR5K_TUNE_MAX_TXPOWER);
>> +     ret = ath5k_hw_txpower(ah, channel, ah->power_level ?
>> +                     ah->power_level * 2 : AR5K_TUNE_MAX_TXPOWER);
>>       if (ret)
>>               return ret;
>>
>> Works for you ?
>
> works as well.
>
> There are now 2 unused variables as left over:
> ah->ah_txpower.txp_cur_pwr
> ah->ah_txpower.txp_min_pwr
>
> Do we need them anymore to check for hw chan limit ?
>
>> BTW is there a way to pass the actual tx power set back to
>> mac80211/cfg80211 so that user knows what power his card is actually
>> transmitting at ?
>
>
> I think that on point of the todo list.
>

That's what txp_cur_pwr will be used for, min_pwr is left there. I'll
do a cleanup too sometime :-)



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