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-rw-r--r--drivers/media/usb/hackrf/hackrf.c11
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/hackrf/hackrf.c b/drivers/media/usb/hackrf/hackrf.c
index 84e8a4210e2e..0fe5cb2c260c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/hackrf/hackrf.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/hackrf/hackrf.c
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@
#include <media/videobuf2-v4l2.h>
#include <media/videobuf2-vmalloc.h>
+/*
+ * Used Avago MGA-81563 RF amplifier could be destroyed pretty easily with too
+ * strong signal or transmitting to bad antenna.
+ * Set RF gain control to 'grabbed' state by default for sure.
+ */
+static bool hackrf_enable_rf_gain_ctrl;
+module_param_named(enable_rf_gain_ctrl, hackrf_enable_rf_gain_ctrl, bool, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(enable_rf_gain_ctrl, "enable RX/TX RF amplifier control (warn: could damage amplifier)");
+
/* HackRF USB API commands (from HackRF Library) */
enum {
CMD_SET_TRANSCEIVER_MODE = 0x01,
@@ -1451,6 +1460,7 @@ static int hackrf_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
dev_err(dev->dev, "Could not initialize controls\n");
goto err_v4l2_ctrl_handler_free_rx;
}
+ v4l2_ctrl_grab(dev->rx_rf_gain, !hackrf_enable_rf_gain_ctrl);
v4l2_ctrl_handler_setup(&dev->rx_ctrl_handler);
/* Register controls for transmitter */
@@ -1471,6 +1481,7 @@ static int hackrf_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
dev_err(dev->dev, "Could not initialize controls\n");
goto err_v4l2_ctrl_handler_free_tx;
}
+ v4l2_ctrl_grab(dev->tx_rf_gain, !hackrf_enable_rf_gain_ctrl);
v4l2_ctrl_handler_setup(&dev->tx_ctrl_handler);
/* Register the v4l2_device structure */