/* process each frame */
        while ((p = head) != NULL) {
+               struct d11rxhdr *rxh;
                head = head->prev;
                p->prev = NULL;
 
                wlc_rxhdr = (struct brcms_d11rxhdr *) p->data;
+               rxh = (struct d11rxhdr *)p->data;
 
                /*
                 * compute the RSSI from d11rxhdr and record it in wlc_rxd11hr
                 */
-               wlc_phy_rssi_compute(wlc_hw->band->pi, wlc_rxhdr);
+               wlc_rxhdr->rssi = wlc_phy_rssi_compute(wlc_hw->band->pi, rxh);
 
                brcms_c_recv(wlc_hw->wlc, p);
        }
 
        }
 }
 
-void wlc_phy_rssi_compute(struct brcms_phy_pub *pih,
-                         struct brcms_d11rxhdr *wlc_rxhdr)
+int wlc_phy_rssi_compute(struct brcms_phy_pub *pih,
+                        struct d11rxhdr *rxh)
 {
-       struct d11rxhdr *rxh = &wlc_rxhdr->rxhdr;
        int rssi = le16_to_cpu(rxh->PhyRxStatus_1) & PRXS1_JSSI_MASK;
        uint radioid = pih->radioid;
        struct brcms_phy *pi = (struct brcms_phy *) pih;
        }
 
 end:
-       wlc_rxhdr->rssi = (s8) rssi;
+       return rssi;
 }
 
 void wlc_phy_freqtrack_start(struct brcms_phy_pub *pih)
 
 extern u16 wlc_phy_bw_state_get(struct brcms_phy_pub *ppi);
 extern void wlc_phy_bw_state_set(struct brcms_phy_pub *ppi, u16 bw);
 
-extern void wlc_phy_rssi_compute(struct brcms_phy_pub *pih,
-                                struct brcms_d11rxhdr *wlc_rxhdr);
+extern int wlc_phy_rssi_compute(struct brcms_phy_pub *pih,
+                               struct d11rxhdr *rxh);
 extern void wlc_phy_por_inform(struct brcms_phy_pub *ppi);
 extern void wlc_phy_noise_sample_intr(struct brcms_phy_pub *ppi);
 extern bool wlc_phy_bist_check_phy(struct brcms_phy_pub *ppi);