Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6: (43 commits)
  via-velocity: Fix velocity driver unmapping incorrect size.
  mlx4_en: Remove redundant refill code on RX
  mlx4_en: Removed redundant check on lso header size
  mlx4_en: Cancel port_up check in transmit function
  mlx4_en: using stop/start_all_queues
  mlx4_en: Removed redundant skb->len check
  mlx4_en: Counting all the dropped packets on the TX side
  usbnet cdc_subset: fix issues talking to PXA gadgets
  Net: qla3xxx, remove sleeping in atomic
  ipv4: fix NULL pointer + success return in route lookup path
  isdn: clean up documentation index
  cfg80211: validate station settings
  cfg80211: allow setting station parameters in mesh
  cfg80211: allow adding/deleting stations on mesh
  ath5k: fix beacon_int handling
  MAINTAINERS: Fix Atheros pattern paths
  ath9k: restore PS mode, before we put the chip into FULL SLEEP state.
  ath9k: wait for beacon frame along with CAB
  acer-wmi: fix rfkill conversion
  ath5k: avoid PCI FATAL interrupts by restoring RETRY_TIMEOUT disabling
  ...

5 files changed, 312 insertions, 162 deletions

diff --git a/net/ieee802154/af_ieee802154.c b/net/ieee802154/af_ieee802154.c
index 882a927cefa..3bb6bdb1dac 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/af_ieee802154.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/af_ieee802154.c
@@ -39,14 +39,6 @@
 
 #include "af802154.h"
 
-#define DBG_DUMP(data, len) { \
-	int i; \
-	pr_debug("function: %s: data: len %d:\n", __func__, len); \
-	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {\
-		pr_debug("%02x: %02x\n", i, (data)[i]); \
-	} \
-}
-
 /*
  * Utility function for families
  */
@@ -302,10 +294,12 @@ static struct net_proto_family ieee802154_family_ops = {
 static int ieee802154_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	struct packet_type *pt, struct net_device *orig_dev)
 {
-	DBG_DUMP(skb->data, skb->len);
 	if (!netif_running(dev))
 		return -ENODEV;
 	pr_debug("got frame, type %d, dev %p\n", dev->type, dev);
+#ifdef DEBUG
+	print_hex_dump_bytes("ieee802154_rcv ", DUMP_PREFIX_NONE, skb->data, skb->len);
+#endif
 
 	if (!net_eq(dev_net(dev), &init_net))
 		goto drop;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index cd76b3cb709..65b3a8b11a6 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -1085,8 +1085,16 @@ restart:
 	now = jiffies;
 
 	if (!rt_caching(dev_net(rt->u.dst.dev))) {
-		rt_drop(rt);
-		return 0;
+		/*
+		 * If we're not caching, just tell the caller we
+		 * were successful and don't touch the route.  The
+		 * caller hold the sole reference to the cache entry, and
+		 * it will be released when the caller is done with it.
+		 * If we drop it here, the callers have no way to resolve routes
+		 * when we're not caching.  Instead, just point *rp at rt, so
+		 * the caller gets a single use out of the route
+		 */
+		goto report_and_exit;
 	}
 
 	rthp = &rt_hash_table[hash].chain;
@@ -1217,6 +1225,8 @@ restart:
 	rcu_assign_pointer(rt_hash_table[hash].chain, rt);
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(rt_hash_lock_addr(hash));
+
+report_and_exit:
 	if (rp)
 		*rp = rt;
 	else
diff --git a/net/iucv/af_iucv.c b/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
index 656cbd19582..6be5f92d109 100644
--- a/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
+++ b/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
@@ -54,6 +54,38 @@ static const u8 iprm_shutdown[8] =
 #define CB_TRGCLS(skb)	((skb)->cb + CB_TAG_LEN) /* iucv msg target class */
 #define CB_TRGCLS_LEN	(TRGCLS_SIZE)
 
+#define __iucv_sock_wait(sk, condition, timeo, ret)			\
+do {									\
+	DEFINE_WAIT(__wait);						\
+	long __timeo = timeo;						\
+	ret = 0;							\
+	while (!(condition)) {						\
+		prepare_to_wait(sk->sk_sleep, &__wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE); \
+		if (!__timeo) {						\
+			ret = -EAGAIN;					\
+			break;						\
+		}							\
+		if (signal_pending(current)) {				\
+			ret = sock_intr_errno(__timeo);			\
+			break;						\
+		}							\
+		release_sock(sk);					\
+		__timeo = schedule_timeout(__timeo);			\
+		lock_sock(sk);						\
+		ret = sock_error(sk);					\
+		if (ret)						\
+			break;						\
+	}								\
+	finish_wait(sk->sk_sleep, &__wait);				\
+} while (0)
+
+#define iucv_sock_wait(sk, condition, timeo)				\
+({									\
+	int __ret = 0;							\
+	if (!(condition))						\
+		__iucv_sock_wait(sk, condition, timeo, __ret);		\
+	__ret;								\
+})
 
 static void iucv_sock_kill(struct sock *sk);
 static void iucv_sock_close(struct sock *sk);
@@ -238,6 +270,48 @@ static inline size_t iucv_msg_length(struct iucv_message *msg)
 	return msg->length;
 }
 
+/**
+ * iucv_sock_in_state() - check for specific states
+ * @sk:		sock structure
+ * @state:	first iucv sk state
+ * @state:	second iucv sk state
+ *
+ * Returns true if the socket in either in the first or second state.
+ */
+static int iucv_sock_in_state(struct sock *sk, int state, int state2)
+{
+	return (sk->sk_state == state || sk->sk_state == state2);
+}
+
+/**
+ * iucv_below_msglim() - function to check if messages can be sent
+ * @sk:		sock structure
+ *
+ * Returns true if the send queue length is lower than the message limit.
+ * Always returns true if the socket is not connected (no iucv path for
+ * checking the message limit).
+ */
+static inline int iucv_below_msglim(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	struct iucv_sock *iucv = iucv_sk(sk);
+
+	if (sk->sk_state != IUCV_CONNECTED)
+		return 1;
+	return (skb_queue_len(&iucv->send_skb_q) < iucv->path->msglim);
+}
+
+/**
+ * iucv_sock_wake_msglim() - Wake up thread waiting on msg limit
+ */
+static void iucv_sock_wake_msglim(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	read_lock(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
+	if (sk->sk_sleep && waitqueue_active(sk->sk_sleep))
+		wake_up_interruptible_all(sk->sk_sleep);
+	sk_wake_async(sk, SOCK_WAKE_SPACE, POLL_OUT);
+	read_unlock(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
+}
+
 /* Timers */
 static void iucv_sock_timeout(unsigned long arg)
 {
@@ -329,7 +403,9 @@ static void iucv_sock_close(struct sock *sk)
 				timeo = sk->sk_lingertime;
 			else
 				timeo = IUCV_DISCONN_TIMEOUT;
-			err = iucv_sock_wait_state(sk, IUCV_CLOSED, 0, timeo);
+			err = iucv_sock_wait(sk,
+					iucv_sock_in_state(sk, IUCV_CLOSED, 0),
+					timeo);
 		}
 
 	case IUCV_CLOSING:   /* fall through */
@@ -510,39 +586,6 @@ struct sock *iucv_accept_dequeue(struct sock *parent, struct socket *newsock)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-int iucv_sock_wait_state(struct sock *sk, int state, int state2,
-			 unsigned long timeo)
-{
-	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
-	int err = 0;
-
-	add_wait_queue(sk->sk_sleep, &wait);
-	while (sk->sk_state != state && sk->sk_state != state2) {
-		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-
-		if (!timeo) {
-			err = -EAGAIN;
-			break;
-		}
-
-		if (signal_pending(current)) {
-			err = sock_intr_errno(timeo);
-			break;
-		}
-
-		release_sock(sk);
-		timeo = schedule_timeout(timeo);
-		lock_sock(sk);
-
-		err = sock_error(sk);
-		if (err)
-			break;
-	}
-	set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
-	remove_wait_queue(sk->sk_sleep, &wait);
-	return err;
-}
-
 /* Bind an unbound socket */
 static int iucv_sock_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 			  int addr_len)
@@ -687,8 +730,9 @@ static int iucv_sock_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 	}
 
 	if (sk->sk_state != IUCV_CONNECTED) {
-		err = iucv_sock_wait_state(sk, IUCV_CONNECTED, IUCV_DISCONN,
-				sock_sndtimeo(sk, flags & O_NONBLOCK));
+		err = iucv_sock_wait(sk, iucv_sock_in_state(sk, IUCV_CONNECTED,
+							    IUCV_DISCONN),
+				     sock_sndtimeo(sk, flags & O_NONBLOCK));
 	}
 
 	if (sk->sk_state == IUCV_DISCONN) {
@@ -842,9 +886,11 @@ static int iucv_sock_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	struct iucv_message txmsg;
 	struct cmsghdr *cmsg;
 	int cmsg_done;
+	long timeo;
 	char user_id[9];
 	char appl_id[9];
 	int err;
+	int noblock = msg->msg_flags & MSG_DONTWAIT;
 
 	err = sock_error(sk);
 	if (err)
@@ -864,108 +910,119 @@ static int iucv_sock_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (sk->sk_state == IUCV_CONNECTED) {
-		/* initialize defaults */
-		cmsg_done   = 0;	/* check for duplicate headers */
-		txmsg.class = 0;
+	/* Return if the socket is not in connected state */
+	if (sk->sk_state != IUCV_CONNECTED) {
+		err = -ENOTCONN;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
-		/* iterate over control messages */
-		for (cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(msg); cmsg;
-		     cmsg = CMSG_NXTHDR(msg, cmsg)) {
+	/* initialize defaults */
+	cmsg_done   = 0;	/* check for duplicate headers */
+	txmsg.class = 0;
 
-			if (!CMSG_OK(msg, cmsg)) {
-				err = -EINVAL;
-				goto out;
-			}
+	/* iterate over control messages */
+	for (cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(msg); cmsg;
+		cmsg = CMSG_NXTHDR(msg, cmsg)) {
+
+		if (!CMSG_OK(msg, cmsg)) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		if (cmsg->cmsg_level != SOL_IUCV)
+			continue;
 
-			if (cmsg->cmsg_level != SOL_IUCV)
-				continue;
+		if (cmsg->cmsg_type & cmsg_done) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		cmsg_done |= cmsg->cmsg_type;
 
-			if (cmsg->cmsg_type & cmsg_done) {
+		switch (cmsg->cmsg_type) {
+		case SCM_IUCV_TRGCLS:
+			if (cmsg->cmsg_len != CMSG_LEN(TRGCLS_SIZE)) {
 				err = -EINVAL;
 				goto out;
 			}
-			cmsg_done |= cmsg->cmsg_type;
-
-			switch (cmsg->cmsg_type) {
-			case SCM_IUCV_TRGCLS:
-				if (cmsg->cmsg_len != CMSG_LEN(TRGCLS_SIZE)) {
-					err = -EINVAL;
-					goto out;
-				}
 
-				/* set iucv message target class */
-				memcpy(&txmsg.class,
-					(void *) CMSG_DATA(cmsg), TRGCLS_SIZE);
+			/* set iucv message target class */
+			memcpy(&txmsg.class,
+				(void *) CMSG_DATA(cmsg), TRGCLS_SIZE);
 
-				break;
+			break;
 
-			default:
-				err = -EINVAL;
-				goto out;
-				break;
-			}
+		default:
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto out;
+			break;
 		}
+	}
 
-		/* allocate one skb for each iucv message:
-		 * this is fine for SOCK_SEQPACKET (unless we want to support
-		 * segmented records using the MSG_EOR flag), but
-		 * for SOCK_STREAM we might want to improve it in future */
-		if (!(skb = sock_alloc_send_skb(sk, len,
-						msg->msg_flags & MSG_DONTWAIT,
-						&err)))
-			goto out;
+	/* allocate one skb for each iucv message:
+	 * this is fine for SOCK_SEQPACKET (unless we want to support
+	 * segmented records using the MSG_EOR flag), but
+	 * for SOCK_STREAM we might want to improve it in future */
+	skb = sock_alloc_send_skb(sk, len, noblock, &err);
+	if (!skb)
+		goto out;
+	if (memcpy_fromiovec(skb_put(skb, len), msg->msg_iov, len)) {
+		err = -EFAULT;
+		goto fail;
+	}
 
-		if (memcpy_fromiovec(skb_put(skb, len), msg->msg_iov, len)) {
-			err = -EFAULT;
-			goto fail;
-		}
+	/* wait if outstanding messages for iucv path has reached */
+	timeo = sock_sndtimeo(sk, noblock);
+	err = iucv_sock_wait(sk, iucv_below_msglim(sk), timeo);
+	if (err)
+		goto fail;
 
-		/* increment and save iucv message tag for msg_completion cbk */
-		txmsg.tag = iucv->send_tag++;
-		memcpy(CB_TAG(skb), &txmsg.tag, CB_TAG_LEN);
-		skb_queue_tail(&iucv->send_skb_q, skb);
+	/* return -ECONNRESET if the socket is no longer connected */
+	if (sk->sk_state != IUCV_CONNECTED) {
+		err = -ECONNRESET;
+		goto fail;
+	}
 
-		if (((iucv->path->flags & IUCV_IPRMDATA) & iucv->flags)
-		    && skb->len <= 7) {
-			err = iucv_send_iprm(iucv->path, &txmsg, skb);
+	/* increment and save iucv message tag for msg_completion cbk */
+	txmsg.tag = iucv->send_tag++;
+	memcpy(CB_TAG(skb), &txmsg.tag, CB_TAG_LEN);
+	skb_queue_tail(&iucv->send_skb_q, skb);
 
-			/* on success: there is no message_complete callback
-			 * for an IPRMDATA msg; remove skb from send queue */
-			if (err == 0) {
-				skb_unlink(skb, &iucv->send_skb_q);
-				kfree_skb(skb);
-			}
+	if (((iucv->path->flags & IUCV_IPRMDATA) & iucv->flags)
+	      && skb->len <= 7) {
+		err = iucv_send_iprm(iucv->path, &txmsg, skb);
 
-			/* this error should never happen since the
-			 * IUCV_IPRMDATA path flag is set... sever path */
-			if (err == 0x15) {
-				iucv_path_sever(iucv->path, NULL);
-				skb_unlink(skb, &iucv->send_skb_q);
-				err = -EPIPE;
-				goto fail;
-			}
-		} else
-			err = iucv_message_send(iucv->path, &txmsg, 0, 0,
-						(void *) skb->data, skb->len);
-		if (err) {
-			if (err == 3) {
-				user_id[8] = 0;
-				memcpy(user_id, iucv->dst_user_id, 8);
-				appl_id[8] = 0;
-				memcpy(appl_id, iucv->dst_name, 8);
-				pr_err("Application %s on z/VM guest %s"
-				       " exceeds message limit\n",
-				       user_id, appl_id);
-			}
+		/* on success: there is no message_complete callback
+		 * for an IPRMDATA msg; remove skb from send queue */
+		if (err == 0) {
+			skb_unlink(skb, &iucv->send_skb_q);
+			kfree_skb(skb);
+		}
+
+		/* this error should never happen since the
+		 * IUCV_IPRMDATA path flag is set... sever path */
+		if (err == 0x15) {
+			iucv_path_sever(iucv->path, NULL);
 			skb_unlink(skb, &iucv->send_skb_q);
 			err = -EPIPE;
 			goto fail;
 		}
-
-	} else {
-		err = -ENOTCONN;
-		goto out;
+	} else
+		err = iucv_message_send(iucv->path, &txmsg, 0, 0,
+					(void *) skb->data, skb->len);
+	if (err) {
+		if (err == 3) {
+			user_id[8] = 0;
+			memcpy(user_id, iucv->dst_user_id, 8);
+			appl_id[8] = 0;
+			memcpy(appl_id, iucv->dst_name, 8);
+			pr_err("Application %s on z/VM guest %s"
+				" exceeds message limit\n",
+				appl_id, user_id);
+			err = -EAGAIN;
+		} else
+			err = -EPIPE;
+		skb_unlink(skb, &iucv->send_skb_q);
+		goto fail;
 	}
 
 	release_sock(sk);
@@ -1581,7 +1638,11 @@ static void iucv_callback_txdone(struct iucv_path *path,
 
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&list->lock, flags);
 
-		kfree_skb(this);
+		if (this) {
+			kfree_skb(this);
+			/* wake up any process waiting for sending */
+			iucv_sock_wake_msglim(sk);
+		}
 	}
 	BUG_ON(!this);
 
diff --git a/net/rfkill/core.c b/net/rfkill/core.c
index 4e68ab439d5..79693fe2001 100644
--- a/net/rfkill/core.c
+++ b/net/rfkill/core.c
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ struct rfkill {
 	u32			idx;
 
 	bool			registered;
-	bool			suspended;
 	bool			persistent;
 
 	const struct rfkill_ops	*ops;
@@ -224,7 +223,7 @@ static void rfkill_send_events(struct rfkill *rfkill, enum rfkill_operation op)
 
 static void rfkill_event(struct rfkill *rfkill)
 {
-	if (!rfkill->registered || rfkill->suspended)
+	if (!rfkill->registered)
 		return;
 
 	kobject_uevent(&rfkill->dev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
@@ -270,6 +269,9 @@ static void rfkill_set_block(struct rfkill *rfkill, bool blocked)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int err;
 
+	if (unlikely(rfkill->dev.power.power_state.event & PM_EVENT_SLEEP))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Some platforms (...!) generate input events which affect the
 	 * _hard_ kill state -- whenever something tries to change the
@@ -292,9 +294,6 @@ static void rfkill_set_block(struct rfkill *rfkill, bool blocked)
 	rfkill->state |= RFKILL_BLOCK_SW_SETCALL;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rfkill->lock, flags);
 
-	if (unlikely(rfkill->dev.power.power_state.event & PM_EVENT_SLEEP))
-		return;
-
 	err = rfkill->ops->set_block(rfkill->data, blocked);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&rfkill->lock, flags);
@@ -508,19 +507,32 @@ bool rfkill_set_sw_state(struct rfkill *rfkill, bool blocked)
 	blocked = blocked || hwblock;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rfkill->lock, flags);
 
-	if (!rfkill->registered) {
-		rfkill->persistent = true;
-	} else {
-		if (prev != blocked && !hwblock)
-			schedule_work(&rfkill->uevent_work);
+	if (!rfkill->registered)
+		return blocked;
 
-		rfkill_led_trigger_event(rfkill);
-	}
+	if (prev != blocked && !hwblock)
+		schedule_work(&rfkill->uevent_work);
+
+	rfkill_led_trigger_event(rfkill);
 
 	return blocked;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rfkill_set_sw_state);
 
+void rfkill_init_sw_state(struct rfkill *rfkill, bool blocked)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	BUG_ON(!rfkill);
+	BUG_ON(rfkill->registered);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&rfkill->lock, flags);
+	__rfkill_set_sw_state(rfkill, blocked);
+	rfkill->persistent = true;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rfkill->lock, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(rfkill_init_sw_state);
+
 void rfkill_set_states(struct rfkill *rfkill, bool sw, bool hw)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -598,6 +610,15 @@ static ssize_t rfkill_idx_show(struct device *dev,
 	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", rfkill->idx);
 }
 
+static ssize_t rfkill_persistent_show(struct device *dev,
+			       struct device_attribute *attr,
+			       char *buf)
+{
+	struct rfkill *rfkill = to_rfkill(dev);
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", rfkill->persistent);
+}
+
 static u8 user_state_from_blocked(unsigned long state)
 {
 	if (state & RFKILL_BLOCK_HW)
@@ -656,6 +677,7 @@ static struct device_attribute rfkill_dev_attrs[] = {
 	__ATTR(name, S_IRUGO, rfkill_name_show, NULL),
 	__ATTR(type, S_IRUGO, rfkill_type_show, NULL),
 	__ATTR(index, S_IRUGO, rfkill_idx_show, NULL),
+	__ATTR(persistent, S_IRUGO, rfkill_persistent_show, NULL),
 	__ATTR(state, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR, rfkill_state_show, rfkill_state_store),
 	__ATTR(claim, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR, rfkill_claim_show, rfkill_claim_store),
 	__ATTR_NULL
@@ -718,8 +740,6 @@ static int rfkill_suspend(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state)
 
 	rfkill_pause_polling(rfkill);
 
-	rfkill->suspended = true;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -728,10 +748,10 @@ static int rfkill_resume(struct device *dev)
 	struct rfkill *rfkill = to_rfkill(dev);
 	bool cur;
 
-	cur = !!(rfkill->state & RFKILL_BLOCK_SW);
-	rfkill_set_block(rfkill, cur);
-
-	rfkill->suspended = false;
+	if (!rfkill->persistent) {
+		cur = !!(rfkill->state & RFKILL_BLOCK_SW);
+		rfkill_set_block(rfkill, cur);
+	}
 
 	rfkill_resume_polling(rfkill);
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 24168560eba..241bddd0b4f 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -1687,13 +1687,52 @@ static int nl80211_set_station(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	if (err)
 		goto out_rtnl;
 
-	if (dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP &&
-	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN) {
-		err = -EINVAL;
+	err = get_vlan(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_STA_VLAN], drv, &params.vlan);
+	if (err)
 		goto out;
+
+	/* validate settings */
+	err = 0;
+
+	switch (dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype) {
+	case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
+	case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN:
+		/* disallow mesh-specific things */
+		if (params.plink_action)
+			err = -EINVAL;
+		break;
+	case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
+		/* disallow everything but AUTHORIZED flag */
+		if (params.plink_action)
+			err = -EINVAL;
+		if (params.vlan)
+			err = -EINVAL;
+		if (params.supported_rates)
+			err = -EINVAL;
+		if (params.ht_capa)
+			err = -EINVAL;
+		if (params.listen_interval >= 0)
+			err = -EINVAL;
+		if (params.sta_flags_mask & ~BIT(NL80211_STA_FLAG_AUTHORIZED))
+			err = -EINVAL;
+		break;
+	case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:
+		/* disallow things mesh doesn't support */
+		if (params.vlan)
+			err = -EINVAL;
+		if (params.ht_capa)
+			err = -EINVAL;
+		if (params.listen_interval >= 0)
+			err = -EINVAL;
+		if (params.supported_rates)
+			err = -EINVAL;
+		if (params.sta_flags_mask)
+			err = -EINVAL;
+		break;
+	default:
+		err = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	err = get_vlan(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_STA_VLAN], drv, &params.vlan);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1728,9 +1767,6 @@ static int nl80211_new_station(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	if (!info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC])
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_STA_AID])
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (!info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_STA_LISTEN_INTERVAL])
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -1745,9 +1781,11 @@ static int nl80211_new_station(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	params.listen_interval =
 		nla_get_u16(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_STA_LISTEN_INTERVAL]);
 
-	params.aid = nla_get_u16(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_STA_AID]);
-	if (!params.aid || params.aid > IEEE80211_MAX_AID)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_STA_AID]) {
+		params.aid = nla_get_u16(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_STA_AID]);
+		if (!params.aid || params.aid > IEEE80211_MAX_AID)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_HT_CAPABILITY])
 		params.ht_capa =
@@ -1762,13 +1800,39 @@ static int nl80211_new_station(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	if (err)
 		goto out_rtnl;
 
-	if (dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP &&
-	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN) {
-		err = -EINVAL;
+	err = get_vlan(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_STA_VLAN], drv, &params.vlan);
+	if (err)
 		goto out;
+
+	/* validate settings */
+	err = 0;
+
+	switch (dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype) {
+	case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
+	case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN:
+		/* all ok but must have AID */
+		if (!params.aid)
+			err = -EINVAL;
+		break;
+	case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:
+		/* disallow things mesh doesn't support */
+		if (params.vlan)
+			err = -EINVAL;
+		if (params.aid)
+			err = -EINVAL;
+		if (params.ht_capa)
+			err = -EINVAL;
+		if (params.listen_interval >= 0)
+			err = -EINVAL;
+		if (params.supported_rates)
+			err = -EINVAL;
+		if (params.sta_flags_mask)
+			err = -EINVAL;
+		break;
+	default:
+		err = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	err = get_vlan(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_STA_VLAN], drv, &params.vlan);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1812,7 +1876,8 @@ static int nl80211_del_station(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		goto out_rtnl;
 
 	if (dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP &&
-	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN) {
+	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN &&
+	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}