madwifi: add config option for adjusting the beacon power relative to the full tx...

SVN-Revision: 15054

diff --git a/package/madwifi/files/lib/wifi/madwifi.sh b/package/madwifi/files/lib/wifi/madwifi.sh
index 52086f04bd9a5c1080b8cd1449768a488e5a7a67..3c4112a4ffe021794e80544aa4a10fbe414354ac 100755 (executable)
--- a/package/madwifi/files/lib/wifi/madwifi.sh
+++ b/package/madwifi/files/lib/wifi/madwifi.sh
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ enable_atheros() {
                config_get_bool turbo "$vif" turbo
                [ -n "$turbo" ] && iwpriv "$ifname" turbo "$turbo"
 
+               config_get_bool beacon_power "$vif" beacon_power
+               [ -n "$beacon_power" ] && iwpriv "$ifname" beacon_pwr "$beacon_power"
+
                config_get_bool doth "$vif" doth 0
                [ -n "$doth" ] && iwpriv "$ifname" doth "$doth"
 

diff --git a/package/madwifi/patches/417-beacon_txpower.patch b/package/madwifi/patches/417-beacon_txpower.patch
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..4746116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/madwifi/patches/417-beacon_txpower.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+--- a/ath/if_ath.c
++++ b/ath/if_ath.c
+@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ static int bstuck_thresh = BSTUCK_THRESH
+ static char *autocreate = NULL;
+ static char *ratectl = DEF_RATE_CTL;
+ static int rfkill = 0;
+-static int tpc = 0;
++static int tpc = 1;
+ static int countrycode = -1;
+ static int maxvaps = -1;
+ static int outdoor = -1;
+@@ -4923,6 +4923,7 @@ ath_beacon_setup(struct ath_softc *sc, s
+       (((_ic)->ic_flags & (IEEE80211_F_SHPREAMBLE | IEEE80211_F_USEBARKER))\
+               == IEEE80211_F_SHPREAMBLE)
+       struct ieee80211com *ic = bf->bf_node->ni_ic;
++      struct ieee80211vap *vap = bf->bf_node->ni_vap;
+       struct sk_buff *skb = bf->bf_skb;
+       struct ath_hal *ah = sc->sc_ah;
+       struct ath_desc *ds;
+@@ -4990,7 +4991,7 @@ ath_beacon_setup(struct ath_softc *sc, s
+               skb->len + IEEE80211_CRC_LEN,   /* frame length */
+               sizeof(struct ieee80211_frame), /* header length */
+               HAL_PKT_TYPE_BEACON,            /* Atheros packet type */
+-              bf->bf_node->ni_txpower,        /* txpower XXX */
++              (vap->iv_beacon_txpow ? vap->iv_beacon_txpow : 63),
+               rate, 1,                        /* series 0 rate/tries */
+               HAL_TXKEYIX_INVALID,            /* no encryption */
+               antenna,                        /* antenna mode */
+--- a/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.h
++++ b/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.h
+@@ -652,6 +652,7 @@ enum {
+       IEEE80211_PARAM_WDS_SEP                 = 82,   /* move wds stations into separate interfaces */
+       IEEE80211_PARAM_MAXASSOC                = 83,   /* maximum associated stations */
+       IEEE80211_PARAM_PROBEREQ                = 84,   /* enable handling of probe requests */
++      IEEE80211_PARAM_BEACON_TXP              = 85,   /* set beacon tx power */
+ };
+ 
+ #define       SIOCG80211STATS                 (SIOCDEVPRIVATE+2)
+--- a/net80211/ieee80211_var.h
++++ b/net80211/ieee80211_var.h
+@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ struct ieee80211vap {
+       u_int8_t iv_dtim_period;                        /* DTIM period */
+       u_int8_t iv_dtim_count;                         /* DTIM count from last bcn */
+                                                       /* set/unset aid pwrsav state */
++      u_int8_t iv_beacon_txpow;                       /* beacon tx power */
+       void (*iv_set_tim)(struct ieee80211_node *, int);
+       u_int8_t iv_uapsdinfo;                          /* sta mode QoS Info flags */
+       struct ieee80211_node *iv_bss;                  /* information for this node */
+--- a/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c
++++ b/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c
+@@ -2862,6 +2862,9 @@ ieee80211_ioctl_setparam(struct net_devi
+       case IEEE80211_PARAM_PROBEREQ:
+               vap->iv_no_probereq = !value;
+               break;
++      case IEEE80211_PARAM_BEACON_TXP:
++              vap->iv_beacon_txpow = value;
++              break;
+ #ifdef ATH_REVERSE_ENGINEERING
+       case IEEE80211_PARAM_DUMPREGS:
+               ieee80211_dump_registers(dev, info, w, extra);
+@@ -3227,6 +3230,9 @@ ieee80211_ioctl_getparam(struct net_devi
+       case IEEE80211_PARAM_PROBEREQ:
+               param[0] = !vap->iv_no_probereq;
+               break;
++      case IEEE80211_PARAM_BEACON_TXP:
++              param[0] = vap->iv_beacon_txpow;
++              break;
+       default:
+               return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+       }
+@@ -5801,6 +5807,10 @@ static const struct iw_priv_args ieee802
+        IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, 0, "probereq"},
+       { IEEE80211_PARAM_PROBEREQ,
+        0, IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, "get_probereq"},
++      { IEEE80211_PARAM_BEACON_TXP,
++       IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, 0, "beacon_pwr"},
++      { IEEE80211_PARAM_BEACON_TXP,
++       0, IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, "get_beacon_pwr"},
+ 
+ #ifdef ATH_REVERSE_ENGINEERING
+       /*