The patch below does not apply to the 3.12-stable tree. If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit id to <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>. thanks, greg k-h ------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------ >From 78dbfecb95be4635b995af3bd29fa10013409fcd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 15:15:29 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Fix incorrect signal strength for unassociated AP The routine that processes received frames was returning the RSSI value for the signal strength; however, that value is available only for associated APs. As a result, the strength was the absurd value of 10 dBm. As a result, scans return incorrect values for the strength, which causes unwanted attempts to roam. Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [2.6.39+] Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c index 25e50ffc44ec..b0c346a9e4b8 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c @@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ bool rtl92cu_rx_query_desc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, p_drvinfo); } /*rx_status->qual = stats->signal; */ - rx_status->signal = stats->rssi + 10; + rx_status->signal = stats->recvsignalpower + 10; return true; } -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html