}
 
 static int iwl_mvm_start_ap_ibss(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
-                                struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
+                                struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+                                unsigned int link_id)
 {
        struct iwl_mvm *mvm = IWL_MAC80211_GET_MVM(hw);
        struct iwl_mvm_vif *mvmvif = iwl_mvm_vif_from_mac80211(vif);
        return ret;
 }
 
+static int iwl_mvm_start_ap(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+                           struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+                           unsigned int link_id)
+{
+       return iwl_mvm_start_ap_ibss(hw, vif, link_id);
+}
+
+static int iwl_mvm_start_ibss(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+                             struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
+{
+       return iwl_mvm_start_ap_ibss(hw, vif, 0);
+}
+
 static void iwl_mvm_stop_ap_ibss(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
-                                struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
+                                struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+                                unsigned int link_id)
 {
        struct iwl_mvm *mvm = IWL_MAC80211_GET_MVM(hw);
        struct iwl_mvm_vif *mvmvif = iwl_mvm_vif_from_mac80211(vif);
        mutex_unlock(&mvm->mutex);
 }
 
+static void iwl_mvm_stop_ap(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+                           struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+                           unsigned int link_id)
+{
+       iwl_mvm_stop_ap_ibss(hw, vif, link_id);
+}
+
+static void iwl_mvm_stop_ibss(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+                             struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
+{
+       iwl_mvm_stop_ap_ibss(hw, vif, 0);
+}
+
 static void
 iwl_mvm_bss_info_changed_ap_ibss(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
                                 struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
        .unassign_vif_chanctx = iwl_mvm_unassign_vif_chanctx,
        .switch_vif_chanctx = iwl_mvm_switch_vif_chanctx,
 
-       .start_ap = iwl_mvm_start_ap_ibss,
-       .stop_ap = iwl_mvm_stop_ap_ibss,
-       .join_ibss = iwl_mvm_start_ap_ibss,
-       .leave_ibss = iwl_mvm_stop_ap_ibss,
+       .start_ap = iwl_mvm_start_ap,
+       .stop_ap = iwl_mvm_stop_ap,
+       .join_ibss = iwl_mvm_start_ibss,
+       .leave_ibss = iwl_mvm_stop_ibss,
 
        .tx_last_beacon = iwl_mvm_tx_last_beacon,
 
 
        mutex_unlock(&rtwdev->mutex);
 }
 
-static int rtw_ops_start_ap(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
+static int rtw_ops_start_ap(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+                           struct ieee80211_vif *vif, unsigned int link_id)
 {
        struct rtw_dev *rtwdev = hw->priv;
        struct rtw_chip_info *chip = rtwdev->chip;
 
        mutex_unlock(&rtwdev->mutex);
 }
 
-static int rtw89_ops_start_ap(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
+static int rtw89_ops_start_ap(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+                             struct ieee80211_vif *vif, unsigned int link_id)
 {
        struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev = hw->priv;
        struct rtw89_vif *rtwvif = (struct rtw89_vif *)vif->drv_priv;
 }
 
 static
-void rtw89_ops_stop_ap(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
+void rtw89_ops_stop_ap(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+                      unsigned int link_id)
 {
        struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev = hw->priv;
        struct rtw89_vif *rtwvif = (struct rtw89_vif *)vif->drv_priv;
 
        }
 }
 
-int wfx_start_ap(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
+int wfx_start_ap(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+                unsigned int link_id)
 {
        struct wfx_vif *wvif = (struct wfx_vif *)vif->drv_priv;
        struct wfx_dev *wdev = wvif->wdev;
        return ret;
 }
 
-void wfx_stop_ap(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
+void wfx_stop_ap(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+                unsigned int link_id)
 {
        struct wfx_vif *wvif = (struct wfx_vif *)vif->drv_priv;
 
 
 
 int wfx_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
 void wfx_remove_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
-int wfx_start_ap(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
-void wfx_stop_ap(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
+int wfx_start_ap(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+                unsigned int link_id);
+void wfx_stop_ap(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+                unsigned int link_id);
 int wfx_join_ibss(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
 void wfx_leave_ibss(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
 int wfx_conf_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 
                                  struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
                                  unsigned int link_id, u64 changed);
 
-       int (*start_ap)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
-       void (*stop_ap)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
+       int (*start_ap)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+                       unsigned int link_id);
+       void (*stop_ap)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+                       unsigned int link_id);
 
        u64 (*prepare_multicast)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
                                 struct netdev_hw_addr_list *mc_list);
 
                changed |= BSS_CHANGED_UNSOL_BCAST_PROBE_RESP;
        }
 
-       err = drv_start_ap(sdata->local, sdata);
+       err = drv_start_ap(sdata->local, sdata, link_id);
        if (err) {
                old = sdata_dereference(link->u.ap.beacon, sdata);
 
                                   GFP_KERNEL);
        }
 
-       drv_stop_ap(sdata->local, sdata);
+       drv_stop_ap(sdata->local, sdata, link_id);
 
        /* free all potentially still buffered bcast frames */
        local->total_ps_buffered -= skb_queue_len(&sdata->u.ap.ps.bc_buf);
 
                           int n_vifs, enum ieee80211_chanctx_switch_mode mode);
 
 static inline int drv_start_ap(struct ieee80211_local *local,
-                              struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
+                              struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+                              unsigned int link_id)
 {
        int ret = 0;
 
        if (!check_sdata_in_driver(sdata))
                return -EIO;
 
-       trace_drv_start_ap(local, sdata, &sdata->vif.bss_conf);
+       trace_drv_start_ap(local, sdata, sdata->vif.link_conf[link_id],
+                          link_id);
        if (local->ops->start_ap)
-               ret = local->ops->start_ap(&local->hw, &sdata->vif);
+               ret = local->ops->start_ap(&local->hw, &sdata->vif, link_id);
        trace_drv_return_int(local, ret);
        return ret;
 }
 
 static inline void drv_stop_ap(struct ieee80211_local *local,
-                              struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
+                              struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+                              unsigned int link_id)
 {
        if (!check_sdata_in_driver(sdata))
                return;
 
-       trace_drv_stop_ap(local, sdata);
+       trace_drv_stop_ap(local, sdata, link_id);
        if (local->ops->stop_ap)
-               local->ops->stop_ap(&local->hw, &sdata->vif);
+               local->ops->stop_ap(&local->hw, &sdata->vif, link_id);
        trace_drv_return_void(local);
 }
 
 
 TRACE_EVENT(drv_start_ap,
        TP_PROTO(struct ieee80211_local *local,
                 struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-                struct ieee80211_bss_conf *info),
+                struct ieee80211_bss_conf *info,
+                unsigned int link_id),
 
-       TP_ARGS(local, sdata, info),
+       TP_ARGS(local, sdata, info, link_id),
 
        TP_STRUCT__entry(
                LOCAL_ENTRY
                VIF_ENTRY
+               __field(u32, link_id)
                __field(u8, dtimper)
                __field(u16, bcnint)
                __dynamic_array(u8, ssid, sdata->vif.cfg.ssid_len)
        TP_fast_assign(
                LOCAL_ASSIGN;
                VIF_ASSIGN;
+               __entry->link_id = link_id;
                __entry->dtimper = info->dtim_period;
                __entry->bcnint = info->beacon_int;
                memcpy(__get_dynamic_array(ssid),
        ),
 
        TP_printk(
-               LOCAL_PR_FMT  VIF_PR_FMT,
-               LOCAL_PR_ARG, VIF_PR_ARG
+               LOCAL_PR_FMT  VIF_PR_FMT " link id %u",
+               LOCAL_PR_ARG, VIF_PR_ARG, __entry->link_id
        )
 );
 
-DEFINE_EVENT(local_sdata_evt, drv_stop_ap,
+TRACE_EVENT(drv_stop_ap,
        TP_PROTO(struct ieee80211_local *local,
-                struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata),
-       TP_ARGS(local, sdata)
+                struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+                unsigned int link_id),
+
+       TP_ARGS(local, sdata, link_id),
+
+       TP_STRUCT__entry(
+               LOCAL_ENTRY
+               VIF_ENTRY
+               __field(u32, link_id)
+       ),
+
+       TP_fast_assign(
+               LOCAL_ASSIGN;
+               VIF_ASSIGN;
+               __entry->link_id = link_id;
+       ),
+
+       TP_printk(
+               LOCAL_PR_FMT  VIF_PR_FMT " link id %u",
+               LOCAL_PR_ARG, VIF_PR_ARG, __entry->link_id
+       )
 );
 
 TRACE_EVENT(drv_reconfig_complete,
 
                                changed |= BSS_CHANGED_AP_PROBE_RESP;
 
                                if (rcu_access_pointer(sdata->deflink.u.ap.beacon))
-                                       drv_start_ap(local, sdata);
+                                       drv_start_ap(local, sdata, 0);
                        }
                        fallthrough;
                case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT: