mwifiex: update signal strength in mBm units
During wiphy registration signal_type is initialized to
CFG80211_SIGNAL_TYPE_MBM. So convert signal strength from dBm to
mBm. Also, the value is absolute. Make it negative before
sending to cfg80211.
Signed-off-by: Amitkumar Karwar <akarwar@marvell.com>
Signed-off-by: Bing Zhao <bzhao@marvell.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
index 5948905..ef84a1a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
@@ -1667,8 +1667,9 @@
memcpy(bssid, bcn_param->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
- rssi = (s32) (bcn_param->rssi);
- dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "info: InterpretIE: RSSI=%02X\n", rssi);
+ rssi = (s32) bcn_param->rssi;
+ rssi = (-rssi) * 100; /* Convert dBm to mBm */
+ dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "info: InterpretIE: RSSI=%d\n", rssi);
beacon_period = le16_to_cpu(bcn_param->beacon_period);