--- a/hostapd/driver_realtek.c	2014-03-12 00:25:49.638801019 +0200
+++ b/hostapd/driver_realtek.c	2014-03-12 00:27:12.958801997 +0200
@@ -2538,43 +2538,24 @@
 
 }
 
-static int realtek_parse_pwrlevel(unsigned char* pwr_list, char *val)
+int realtek_parse_pwrlevel( unsigned char *dst, char *src )
 {
-	int count;
-	char *pos, *end;
-
-	pos = val;
-	count = 0;
-	while (*pos != '\0') {
-		if (*pos == ' ')
-			count++;
-		pos++;
+	char tmpbuf[4];
+	int len = strlen(src);
+	int bytes = 0;
+
+	while ( len > 0 ) {
+		memcpy( tmpbuf, src, 2 );
+		tmpbuf[2] = '\0';
+		*dst++ = (unsigned char)strtol( tmpbuf, NULL, 16 );
+		len -= 2;
+		src += 2;
+		bytes++;
 	}
 
-	pos = val;
-	count = 0;
-
-	while (*pos != '\0') {
-		end = os_strchr(pos, ' ');
-		if (end)
-			*end = '\0';
-
-		pwr_list[count] = atoi(pos);
-
-		if (!end)
-			break;
-
-		count ++;
-		if(count >=MAX_2G_CHANNEL_NUM)
-			break;
-
-		pos = end + 1;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	return bytes;
 }
 
-
 static int realtek_read_hapd_cfg(struct hostapd_data *hapd,void *priv, struct rtk_hapd_config* config)
 {
 	struct realtek_driver_data *drv = priv;