* @NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_ROOT_INTERVAL: The interval of time (in TUs) between
  *     proactive PREQs are transmitted.
  *
+ * @NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_CONFIRMATION_INTERVAL: The minimum interval of time
+ *     (in TUs) during which a mesh STA can send only one Action frame
+ *     containing a PREQ element for root path confirmation.
+ *
  * @__NL80211_MESHCONF_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
  */
 enum nl80211_meshconf_params {
        NL80211_MESHCONF_HT_OPMODE,
        NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_PATH_TO_ROOT_TIMEOUT,
        NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_ROOT_INTERVAL,
+       NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_CONFIRMATION_INTERVAL,
 
        /* keep last */
        __NL80211_MESHCONF_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
 
  *
  * @dot11MeshHWMProotInterval: The interval of time (in TUs) between proactive
  *     PREQs are transmitted.
+ * @dot11MeshHWMPconfirmationInterval: The minimum interval of time (in TUs)
+ *     during which a mesh STA can send only one Action frame containing
+ *     a PREQ element for root path confirmation.
  */
 struct mesh_config {
        u16 dot11MeshRetryTimeout;
        u16 ht_opmode;
        u32 dot11MeshHWMPactivePathToRootTimeout;
        u16 dot11MeshHWMProotInterval;
+       u16 dot11MeshHWMPconfirmationInterval;
 };
 
 /**
 
        if (_chg_mesh_attr(NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_ROOT_INTERVAL, mask))
                conf->dot11MeshHWMProotInterval =
                        nconf->dot11MeshHWMProotInterval;
+       if (_chg_mesh_attr(NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_CONFIRMATION_INTERVAL, mask))
+               conf->dot11MeshHWMPconfirmationInterval =
+                       nconf->dot11MeshHWMPconfirmationInterval;
        return 0;
 }
 
 
                  u.mesh.mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMPactivePathToRootTimeout, DEC);
 IEEE80211_IF_FILE(dot11MeshHWMProotInterval,
                  u.mesh.mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMProotInterval, DEC);
+IEEE80211_IF_FILE(dot11MeshHWMPconfirmationInterval,
+                 u.mesh.mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMPconfirmationInterval, DEC);
 #endif
 
 #define DEBUGFS_ADD_MODE(name, mode) \
        MESHPARAMS_ADD(ht_opmode);
        MESHPARAMS_ADD(dot11MeshHWMPactivePathToRootTimeout);
        MESHPARAMS_ADD(dot11MeshHWMProotInterval);
+       MESHPARAMS_ADD(dot11MeshHWMPconfirmationInterval);
 #undef MESHPARAMS_ADD
 }
 #endif
 
  * an mpath to a hash bucket on a path table.
  * @rann_snd_addr: the RANN sender address
  * @rann_metric: the aggregated path metric towards the root node
+ * @last_preq_to_root: Timestamp of last PREQ sent to root
  * @is_root: the destination station of this path is a root node
  * @is_gate: the destination station of this path is a mesh gate
  *
        spinlock_t state_lock;
        u8 rann_snd_addr[ETH_ALEN];
        u32 rann_metric;
+       unsigned long last_preq_to_root;
        bool is_root;
        bool is_gate;
 };
 
 #define max_preq_retries(s) (s->u.mesh.mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMPmaxPREQretries)
 #define disc_timeout_jiff(s) \
        msecs_to_jiffies(sdata->u.mesh.mshcfg.min_discovery_timeout)
+#define root_path_confirmation_jiffies(s) \
+       msecs_to_jiffies(sdata->u.mesh.mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMPconfirmationInterval)
 
 enum mpath_frame_type {
        MPATH_PREQ = 0,
        }
 
        if ((!(mpath->flags & (MESH_PATH_ACTIVE | MESH_PATH_RESOLVING)) ||
-            time_after(jiffies, mpath->exp_time - 1*HZ)) &&
+            (time_after(jiffies, mpath->last_preq_to_root +
+                                 root_path_confirmation_jiffies(sdata)) ||
+            time_before(jiffies, mpath->last_preq_to_root))) &&
             !(mpath->flags & MESH_PATH_FIXED)) {
                mhwmp_dbg("%s time to refresh root mpath %pM", sdata->name,
                                                               orig_addr);
                mesh_queue_preq(mpath, PREQ_Q_F_START | PREQ_Q_F_REFRESH);
+               mpath->last_preq_to_root = jiffies;
        }
 
        if ((SN_LT(mpath->sn, orig_sn) || (mpath->sn == orig_sn &&
 
 #define MESH_RANN_INTERVAL      5000
 #define MESH_PATH_TO_ROOT_TIMEOUT      6000
 #define MESH_ROOT_INTERVAL     5000
+#define MESH_ROOT_CONFIRMATION_INTERVAL 2000
 
 /*
  * Minimum interval between two consecutive PREQs originated by the same
        .ht_opmode = IEEE80211_HT_OP_MODE_PROTECTION_NONHT_MIXED,
        .dot11MeshHWMPactivePathToRootTimeout = MESH_PATH_TO_ROOT_TIMEOUT,
        .dot11MeshHWMProotInterval = MESH_ROOT_INTERVAL,
+       .dot11MeshHWMPconfirmationInterval = MESH_ROOT_CONFIRMATION_INTERVAL,
 };
 
 const struct mesh_setup default_mesh_setup = {
 
            nla_put_u32(msg, NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_PATH_TO_ROOT_TIMEOUT,
                        cur_params.dot11MeshHWMPactivePathToRootTimeout) ||
            nla_put_u16(msg, NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_ROOT_INTERVAL,
-                       cur_params.dot11MeshHWMProotInterval))
+                       cur_params.dot11MeshHWMProotInterval) ||
+           nla_put_u16(msg, NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_CONFIRMATION_INTERVAL,
+                       cur_params.dot11MeshHWMPconfirmationInterval))
                goto nla_put_failure;
        nla_nest_end(msg, pinfoattr);
        genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
        [NL80211_MESHCONF_HT_OPMODE] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
        [NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_PATH_TO_ROOT_TIMEOUT] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
        [NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_ROOT_INTERVAL] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
+       [NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_CONFIRMATION_INTERVAL] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
 };
 
 static const struct nla_policy
        FILL_IN_MESH_PARAM_IF_SET(tb, cfg, dot11MeshHWMProotInterval,
                                  mask, NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_ROOT_INTERVAL,
                                  nla_get_u16);
+       FILL_IN_MESH_PARAM_IF_SET(tb, cfg,
+                                 dot11MeshHWMPconfirmationInterval, mask,
+                                 NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_CONFIRMATION_INTERVAL,
+                                 nla_get_u16);
        if (mask_out)
                *mask_out = mask;