From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from purkki.adurom.net ([80.68.90.206]:51079 "EHLO purkki.adurom.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754581Ab3EONTd (ORCPT ); Wed, 15 May 2013 09:19:33 -0400 From: Kalle Valo To: Dan Williams Cc: nick@nhthomas.freeserve.co.uk, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Wifi signal level differences References: <7566504.38231368021104217.JavaMail.www@wwinf3714> <1368023384.1664.10.camel@dcbw.foobar.com> Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 16:19:31 +0300 In-Reply-To: <1368023384.1664.10.camel@dcbw.foobar.com> (Dan Williams's message of "Wed, 08 May 2013 09:29:44 -0500") Message-ID: <871u985qjg.fsf@purkki.adurom.net> (sfid-20130515_151937_355428_532FE3E5) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Dan Williams writes: > On Wed, 2013-05-08 at 15:51 +0200, nick@nhthomas.freeserve.co.uk wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I have an Atheros ath6kl_usb based wifi dongle. >> I am using it with an embedded project. [...] > What kernel versions is each system running? The kernel's mac80211 > stack is what calculates the actual dBm/RSSI value based on information > given from the dongle firmware. And the calculations may change in > different kernel versions. ath6kl is a fullmac device and doesn't use mac80211. -- Kalle Valo