Index: trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/cmd.data/kern.c
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--- trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/cmd.data/kern.c	(revision 8871)
+++ trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/cmd.data/kern.c	(revision 8872)
@@ -77,4 +77,21 @@
 
  have_kernel:
+  /* normalize kernel */
+  val = 0;
+  for (n = 0; n < 3; n++) {
+    for (m = 0; m < 3; m++) {
+      val += kernel[n][m];
+    }
+  }
+  if (val == 0) {
+    gprint (GP_ERR, "kernel has zero power, not renormalizing...");
+  } else {
+    for (n = 0; n < 3; n++) {
+      for (m = 0; m < 3; m++) {
+	kernel[n][m] /= val;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   gprint (GP_ERR, "working...");