* @assoc: association status
  * @aid: association ID number, valid only when @assoc is true
  * @use_cts_prot: use CTS protection
- * @use_short_preamble: use 802.11b short preamble
- * @use_short_slot: use short slot time (only relevant for ERP)
+ * @use_short_preamble: use 802.11b short preamble;
+ *     if the hardware cannot handle this it must set the
+ *     IEEE80211_HW_2GHZ_SHORT_PREAMBLE_INCAPABLE hardware flag
+ * @use_short_slot: use short slot time (only relevant for ERP);
+ *     if the hardware cannot handle this it must set the
+ *     IEEE80211_HW_2GHZ_SHORT_SLOT_INCAPABLE hardware flag
  * @dtim_period: num of beacons before the next DTIM, for PSM
  * @timestamp: beacon timestamp
  * @beacon_int: beacon interval
  *
  * Flags to define PHY configuration options
  *
- * @IEEE80211_CONF_SHORT_SLOT_TIME: use 802.11g short slot time
  * @IEEE80211_CONF_RADIOTAP: add radiotap header at receive time (if supported)
  * @IEEE80211_CONF_SUPPORT_HT_MODE: use 802.11n HT capabilities (if supported)
  * @IEEE80211_CONF_PS: Enable 802.11 power save mode
  */
 enum ieee80211_conf_flags {
-       /*
-        * TODO: IEEE80211_CONF_SHORT_SLOT_TIME will be removed once drivers
-        * have been converted to use bss_info_changed() for slot time
-        * configuration
-        */
-       IEEE80211_CONF_SHORT_SLOT_TIME  = (1<<0),
-       IEEE80211_CONF_RADIOTAP         = (1<<1),
-       IEEE80211_CONF_SUPPORT_HT_MODE  = (1<<2),
-       IEEE80211_CONF_PS               = (1<<3),
+       IEEE80211_CONF_RADIOTAP         = (1<<0),
+       IEEE80211_CONF_SUPPORT_HT_MODE  = (1<<1),
+       IEEE80211_CONF_PS               = (1<<2),
 };
 
+/* XXX: remove all this once drivers stop trying to use it */
+static inline int __deprecated __IEEE80211_CONF_SHORT_SLOT_TIME(void)
+{
+       return 0;
+}
+#define IEEE80211_CONF_SHORT_SLOT_TIME (__IEEE80211_CONF_SHORT_SLOT_TIME())
+
 /**
  * struct ieee80211_conf - configuration of the device
  *
 
        }
 }
 
-static u32 ieee80211_handle_protect_preamb(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-                                          bool use_protection,
-                                          bool use_short_preamble)
+static u32 ieee80211_handle_bss_capability(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+                                          u16 capab, bool erp_valid, u8 erp)
 {
        struct ieee80211_bss_conf *bss_conf = &sdata->bss_conf;
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_VERBOSE_DEBUG
        struct ieee80211_if_sta *ifsta = &sdata->u.sta;
 #endif
        u32 changed = 0;
+       bool use_protection;
+       bool use_short_preamble;
+       bool use_short_slot;
+
+       if (erp_valid) {
+               use_protection = (erp & WLAN_ERP_USE_PROTECTION) != 0;
+               use_short_preamble = (erp & WLAN_ERP_BARKER_PREAMBLE) == 0;
+       } else {
+               use_protection = false;
+               use_short_preamble = !!(capab & WLAN_CAPABILITY_SHORT_PREAMBLE);
+       }
+
+       use_short_slot = !!(capab & WLAN_CAPABILITY_SHORT_SLOT_TIME);
 
        if (use_protection != bss_conf->use_cts_prot) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_VERBOSE_DEBUG
                changed |= BSS_CHANGED_ERP_PREAMBLE;
        }
 
-       return changed;
-}
-
-static u32 ieee80211_handle_erp_ie(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-                                  u8 erp_value)
-{
-       bool use_protection = (erp_value & WLAN_ERP_USE_PROTECTION) != 0;
-       bool use_short_preamble = (erp_value & WLAN_ERP_BARKER_PREAMBLE) == 0;
-
-       return ieee80211_handle_protect_preamb(sdata,
-                       use_protection, use_short_preamble);
-}
-
-static u32 ieee80211_handle_bss_capability(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-                                          struct ieee80211_bss *bss)
-{
-       u32 changed = 0;
-
-       if (bss->has_erp_value)
-               changed |= ieee80211_handle_erp_ie(sdata, bss->erp_value);
-       else {
-               u16 capab = bss->capability;
-               changed |= ieee80211_handle_protect_preamb(sdata, false,
-                               (capab & WLAN_CAPABILITY_SHORT_PREAMBLE) != 0);
+       if (use_short_slot != bss_conf->use_short_slot) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_VERBOSE_DEBUG
+               if (net_ratelimit()) {
+                       printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: switched to %s slot"
+                              " (BSSID=%s)\n",
+                              sdata->dev->name,
+                              use_short_slot ? "short" : "long",
+                              ifsta->bssid);
+               }
+#endif
+               bss_conf->use_short_slot = use_short_slot;
+               changed |= BSS_CHANGED_ERP_SLOT;
        }
 
        return changed;
                sdata->bss_conf.timestamp = bss->timestamp;
                sdata->bss_conf.dtim_period = bss->dtim_period;
 
-               changed |= ieee80211_handle_bss_capability(sdata, bss);
+               changed |= ieee80211_handle_bss_capability(sdata,
+                       bss->capability, bss->has_erp_value, bss->erp_value);
 
                ieee80211_rx_bss_put(local, bss);
        }
        struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
        struct ieee80211_conf *conf = &local->hw.conf;
        u32 changed = 0;
+       bool erp_valid;
+       u8 erp_value = 0;
 
        /* Process beacon from the current BSS */
        baselen = (u8 *) mgmt->u.beacon.variable - (u8 *) mgmt;
        ieee80211_sta_wmm_params(local, ifsta, elems.wmm_param,
                                 elems.wmm_param_len);
 
-       if (elems.erp_info && elems.erp_info_len >= 1)
-               changed |= ieee80211_handle_erp_ie(sdata, elems.erp_info[0]);
-       else {
-               u16 capab = le16_to_cpu(mgmt->u.beacon.capab_info);
-               changed |= ieee80211_handle_protect_preamb(sdata, false,
-                               (capab & WLAN_CAPABILITY_SHORT_PREAMBLE) != 0);
+
+       if (elems.erp_info && elems.erp_info_len >= 1) {
+               erp_valid = true;
+               erp_value = elems.erp_info[0];
+       } else {
+               erp_valid = false;
        }
+       changed |= ieee80211_handle_bss_capability(sdata,
+                       le16_to_cpu(mgmt->u.beacon.capab_info),
+                       erp_valid, erp_value);
 
        if (elems.ht_cap_elem && elems.ht_info_elem &&
            elems.wmm_param && conf->flags & IEEE80211_CONF_SUPPORT_HT_MODE) {