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authorJouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>2010-08-27 23:22:00 +0400
committerJohn W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>2010-08-31 22:20:40 +0400
commit391a200a89bf85bd38f117f34898c24299e3d53d (patch)
tree9f85575e7d48ed7fb6907816f1c148002796c8d1 /net/mac80211/mlme.c
parent3ba06c6fbd651ed3377e584026d1c112b492cc8b (diff)
downloadlinux-391a200a89bf85bd38f117f34898c24299e3d53d.tar.xz
mac80211: Do not generate CQM events based on first Beacon frames
The signal strength value in a single RX frame is not that reliable, so it is better to delay start of CQM events until there is a real average signal strength from more than a single Beacon frame available. Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'net/mac80211/mlme.c')
-rw-r--r--net/mac80211/mlme.c9
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 7915726d791e..0cb822cc12e9 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@
*/
#define IEEE80211_SIGNAL_AVE_WEIGHT 3
+/*
+ * How many Beacon frames need to have been used in average signal strength
+ * before starting to indicate signal change events.
+ */
+#define IEEE80211_SIGNAL_AVE_MIN_COUNT 4
+
#define TMR_RUNNING_TIMER 0
#define TMR_RUNNING_CHANSW 1
@@ -1555,13 +1561,16 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_mgmt_beacon(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
ifmgd->flags &= ~IEEE80211_STA_RESET_SIGNAL_AVE;
ifmgd->ave_beacon_signal = rx_status->signal * 16;
ifmgd->last_cqm_event_signal = 0;
+ ifmgd->count_beacon_signal = 1;
} else {
ifmgd->ave_beacon_signal =
(IEEE80211_SIGNAL_AVE_WEIGHT * rx_status->signal * 16 +
(16 - IEEE80211_SIGNAL_AVE_WEIGHT) *
ifmgd->ave_beacon_signal) / 16;
+ ifmgd->count_beacon_signal++;
}
if (bss_conf->cqm_rssi_thold &&
+ ifmgd->count_beacon_signal >= IEEE80211_SIGNAL_AVE_MIN_COUNT &&
!(local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_CQM_RSSI)) {
int sig = ifmgd->ave_beacon_signal / 16;
int last_event = ifmgd->last_cqm_event_signal;