madwifi: add config option for adjusting the beacon power relative to the full tx power (needs testing, units/scale still unknown, defaults to max.)

SVN-Revision: 15054

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"
 

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
+ 	/*