Re: FAILED: patch "[PATCH] rtlwifi: rtl8192de: Fix incorrect signal strength for" failed to apply to 3.10-stable tree

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On Sun, Dec 01, 2013 at 12:36:52AM -0600, Larry Finger wrote:
> On 11/30/2013 10:27 PM, gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > The patch below does not apply to the 3.10-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
> 
> Greg,
> 
> The patch below backports commit 3545f3d to kernel 3.10.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Larry
> 
> ------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------
> 
>  >From 3545f3d5f4af715c914394123ce7725a9cf0a1c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 15:15:30 -0600
> Subject: [PATCH] rtlwifi: rtl8192de: 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> [3.1+]
> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Index: linux-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/trx.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/trx.c
> +++ linux-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/trx.c
> @@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ bool rtl92de_rx_query_desc(struct ieee80
>   						   p_drvinfo);
>   	}
>   	/*rx_status->qual = stats->signal; */
> -	rx_status->signal = stats->rssi + 10;
> +	rx_status->signal = stats->recvsignalpower + 10;
>   	/*rx_status->noise = -stats->noise; */
>   	return true;
>   }

Whitespace issues on all 3 of these patches as well, but I can edit
these by hand...

greg k-h
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