return err;
 }
 
+static void ieee80211_link_setup(struct ieee80211_link_data *link)
+{
+       if (link->sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
+               ieee80211_mgd_setup_link(link);
+}
+
+static void ieee80211_link_init(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+                               int link_id,
+                               struct ieee80211_link_data *link,
+                               struct ieee80211_bss_conf *link_conf)
+{
+       bool deflink = link_id < 0;
+
+       if (link_id < 0)
+               link_id = 0;
+
+       rcu_assign_pointer(sdata->vif.link_conf[link_id], link_conf);
+       rcu_assign_pointer(sdata->link[link_id], link);
+
+       link->sdata = sdata;
+       link->link_id = link_id;
+       link->conf = link_conf;
+
+       INIT_WORK(&link->csa_finalize_work,
+                 ieee80211_csa_finalize_work);
+       INIT_WORK(&link->color_change_finalize_work,
+                 ieee80211_color_change_finalize_work);
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&link->assigned_chanctx_list);
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&link->reserved_chanctx_list);
+       INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&link->dfs_cac_timer_work,
+                         ieee80211_dfs_cac_timer_work);
+
+       if (!deflink) {
+               switch (sdata->vif.type) {
+               case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
+                       ether_addr_copy(link_conf->addr,
+                                       sdata->wdev.links[link_id].addr);
+                       WARN_ON(!(sdata->wdev.valid_links & BIT(link_id)));
+                       break;
+               case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
+                       eth_random_addr(link_conf->addr);
+                       ether_addr_copy(sdata->wdev.links[link_id].addr,
+                                       link_conf->addr);
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       WARN_ON(1);
+               }
+       }
+}
+
+static void ieee80211_link_stop(struct ieee80211_link_data *link)
+{
+       if (link->sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
+               ieee80211_mgd_stop_link(link);
+}
+
+struct link_container {
+       struct ieee80211_link_data data;
+       struct ieee80211_bss_conf conf;
+};
+
+static void ieee80211_free_links(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+                                struct link_container **links)
+{
+       unsigned int link_id;
+
+       synchronize_rcu();
+
+       for (link_id = 0; link_id < IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS; link_id++) {
+               if (!links[link_id])
+                       continue;
+               ieee80211_link_stop(&links[link_id]->data);
+               kfree(links[link_id]);
+       }
+}
+
+static int ieee80211_vif_update_links(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+                                     struct link_container **to_free,
+                                     u16 new_links)
+{
+       u16 old_links = sdata->vif.valid_links;
+       unsigned long add = new_links & ~old_links;
+       unsigned long rem = old_links & ~new_links;
+       unsigned int link_id;
+       int ret;
+       struct link_container *links[IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS] = {}, *link;
+       struct ieee80211_bss_conf *old[IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS];
+       struct ieee80211_link_data *old_data[IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS];
+       bool use_deflink = old_links == 0; /* set for error case */
+
+       sdata_assert_lock(sdata);
+
+       memset(to_free, 0, sizeof(links));
+
+       if (old_links == new_links)
+               return 0;
+
+       /* allocate new link structures first */
+       for_each_set_bit(link_id, &add, IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS) {
+               link = kzalloc(sizeof(*link), GFP_KERNEL);
+               if (!link) {
+                       ret = -ENOMEM;
+                       goto free;
+               }
+               links[link_id] = link;
+       }
+
+       /* keep track of the old pointers for the driver */
+       BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(old) != sizeof(sdata->vif.link_conf));
+       memcpy(old, sdata->vif.link_conf, sizeof(old));
+       /* and for us in error cases */
+       BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(old_data) != sizeof(sdata->link));
+       memcpy(old_data, sdata->link, sizeof(old_data));
+
+       /* link them into data structures */
+       for_each_set_bit(link_id, &add, IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS) {
+               WARN_ON(!use_deflink &&
+                       rcu_access_pointer(sdata->link[link_id]) == &sdata->deflink);
+
+               link = links[link_id];
+               ieee80211_link_init(sdata, link_id, &link->data, &link->conf);
+               ieee80211_link_setup(&link->data);
+       }
+
+       for_each_set_bit(link_id, &rem, IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS) {
+               RCU_INIT_POINTER(sdata->link[link_id], NULL);
+               RCU_INIT_POINTER(sdata->vif.link_conf[link_id], NULL);
+       }
+
+       sdata->vif.valid_links = new_links;
+
+       /* tell the driver */
+       ret = drv_change_vif_links(sdata->local, sdata,
+                                  old_links, new_links,
+                                  old);
+       if (ret) {
+               /* restore config */
+               memcpy(sdata->link, old_data, sizeof(old_data));
+               memcpy(sdata->vif.link_conf, old, sizeof(old));
+               sdata->vif.valid_links = old_links;
+               /* and free the newly allocated links */
+               goto deinit;
+       }
+
+       /* use deflink/bss_conf again if and only if there are no more links */
+       use_deflink = new_links == 0;
+
+       for_each_set_bit(link_id, &rem, IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS) {
+               if (rcu_access_pointer(sdata->link[link_id]) == &sdata->deflink)
+                       continue;
+               /*
+                * we must have allocated the data through this path so
+                * we know we can free both at the same time
+                */
+               to_free[link_id] = container_of(rcu_access_pointer(sdata->link[link_id]),
+                                               typeof(*links[link_id]),
+                                               data);
+       }
+
+       goto deinit;
+free:
+       /* if we failed during allocation, only free all */
+       for (link_id = 0; link_id < IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS; link_id++) {
+               kfree(links[link_id]);
+               links[link_id] = NULL;
+       }
+deinit:
+       if (use_deflink)
+               ieee80211_link_init(sdata, -1, &sdata->deflink,
+                                   &sdata->vif.bss_conf);
+       return ret;
+}
+
+int ieee80211_vif_set_links(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+                           u16 new_links)
+{
+       struct link_container *links[IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS];
+       int ret;
+
+       ret = ieee80211_vif_update_links(sdata, links, new_links);
+       ieee80211_free_links(sdata, links);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
+static void ieee80211_vif_clear_links(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
+{
+       struct link_container *links[IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS];
+
+       /*
+        * The locking here is different because when we free links
+        * in the station case we need to be able to cancel_work_sync()
+        * something that also takes the lock.
+        */
+
+       sdata_lock(sdata);
+       ieee80211_vif_update_links(sdata, links, 0);
+       sdata_unlock(sdata);
+
+       ieee80211_free_links(sdata, links);
+}
+
 static void ieee80211_do_stop(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, bool going_down)
 {
        struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
 
        if (ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sdata->vif))
                ieee80211_mesh_teardown_sdata(sdata);
+
+       ieee80211_vif_clear_links(sdata);
+       ieee80211_link_stop(&sdata->deflink);
 }
 
 static void ieee80211_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
        sdata->vif.cab_queue = IEEE80211_INVAL_HW_QUEUE;
 }
 
-static void ieee80211_link_init(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-                               int link_id,
-                               struct ieee80211_link_data *link,
-                               struct ieee80211_bss_conf *link_conf)
-{
-       bool deflink = link_id < 0;
-
-       if (link_id < 0)
-               link_id = 0;
-
-       rcu_assign_pointer(sdata->vif.link_conf[link_id], link_conf);
-       rcu_assign_pointer(sdata->link[link_id], link);
-
-       link->sdata = sdata;
-       link->link_id = link_id;
-       link->conf = link_conf;
-
-       INIT_WORK(&link->csa_finalize_work,
-                 ieee80211_csa_finalize_work);
-       INIT_WORK(&link->color_change_finalize_work,
-                 ieee80211_color_change_finalize_work);
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&link->assigned_chanctx_list);
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&link->reserved_chanctx_list);
-       INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&link->dfs_cac_timer_work,
-                         ieee80211_dfs_cac_timer_work);
-
-       if (!deflink) {
-               switch (sdata->vif.type) {
-               case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
-                       ether_addr_copy(link_conf->addr,
-                                       sdata->wdev.links[link_id].addr);
-                       WARN_ON(!(sdata->wdev.valid_links & BIT(link_id)));
-                       break;
-               case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
-                       eth_random_addr(link_conf->addr);
-                       ether_addr_copy(sdata->wdev.links[link_id].addr,
-                                       link_conf->addr);
-                       break;
-               default:
-                       WARN_ON(1);
-               }
-       }
-}
-
 static void ieee80211_sdata_init(struct ieee80211_local *local,
                                 struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
                break;
        }
 
+       /* need to do this after the switch so vif.type is correct */
+       ieee80211_link_setup(&sdata->deflink);
+
        ieee80211_debugfs_add_netdev(sdata);
 }
 
        else if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN)
                atomic_dec(&sdata->u.vlan.num_mcast_sta);
 }
-
-int ieee80211_vif_set_links(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-                           u16 new_links)
-{
-       u16 old_links = sdata->vif.valid_links;
-       unsigned long add = new_links & ~old_links;
-       unsigned long rem = old_links & ~new_links;
-       unsigned int link_id;
-       int ret;
-       struct {
-               struct ieee80211_link_data data;
-               struct ieee80211_bss_conf conf;
-               struct rcu_head rcu_head;
-       } *links[IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS] = {}, *link;
-       struct ieee80211_bss_conf *old[IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS];
-       struct ieee80211_link_data *old_data[IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS];
-       bool use_deflink = old_links == 0; /* set for error case */
-
-       sdata_assert_lock(sdata);
-
-       if (old_links == new_links)
-               return 0;
-
-       /* allocate new link structures first */
-       for_each_set_bit(link_id, &add, IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS) {
-               link = kzalloc(sizeof(*link), GFP_KERNEL);
-               if (!link) {
-                       ret = -ENOMEM;
-                       goto free;
-               }
-               links[link_id] = link;
-       }
-
-       /* keep track of the old pointers for the driver */
-       BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(old) != sizeof(sdata->vif.link_conf));
-       memcpy(old, sdata->vif.link_conf, sizeof(old));
-       /* and for us in error cases */
-       BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(old_data) != sizeof(sdata->link));
-       memcpy(old_data, sdata->link, sizeof(old_data));
-
-       /* link them into data structures */
-       for_each_set_bit(link_id, &add, IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS) {
-               WARN_ON(!use_deflink &&
-                       rcu_access_pointer(sdata->link[link_id]) == &sdata->deflink);
-
-               link = links[link_id];
-               ieee80211_link_init(sdata, link_id, &link->data, &link->conf);
-       }
-
-       for_each_set_bit(link_id, &rem, IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS) {
-               RCU_INIT_POINTER(sdata->link[link_id], NULL);
-               RCU_INIT_POINTER(sdata->vif.link_conf[link_id], NULL);
-       }
-
-       sdata->vif.valid_links = new_links;
-
-       /* tell the driver */
-       ret = drv_change_vif_links(sdata->local, sdata,
-                                  old_links, new_links,
-                                  old);
-       if (ret) {
-               /* restore config */
-               memcpy(sdata->link, old_data, sizeof(old_data));
-               memcpy(sdata->vif.link_conf, old, sizeof(old));
-               sdata->vif.valid_links = old_links;
-               /* and free the newly allocated links */
-               goto free;
-       }
-
-       /* use deflink/bss_conf again if and only if there are no more links */
-       use_deflink = new_links == 0;
-
-       /* now use this to free the old links */
-       memset(links, 0, sizeof(links));
-       for_each_set_bit(link_id, &rem, IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS) {
-               if (rcu_access_pointer(sdata->link[link_id]) == &sdata->deflink)
-                       continue;
-               /*
-                * we must have allocated the data through this path so
-                * we know we can free both at the same time
-                */
-               links[link_id] = container_of(rcu_access_pointer(sdata->link[link_id]),
-                                             typeof(*links[link_id]),
-                                             data);
-       }
-
-free:
-       for (link_id = 0; link_id < IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS; link_id++)
-               kfree_rcu(links[link_id], rcu_head);
-       if (use_deflink)
-               ieee80211_link_init(sdata, -1, &sdata->deflink,
-                                   &sdata->vif.bss_conf);
-       return ret;
-}
 
 /* interface setup */
 void ieee80211_sta_setup_sdata(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
-       struct ieee80211_if_managed *ifmgd;
+       struct ieee80211_if_managed *ifmgd = &sdata->u.mgd;
 
-       ifmgd = &sdata->u.mgd;
        INIT_WORK(&ifmgd->monitor_work, ieee80211_sta_monitor_work);
        INIT_WORK(&ifmgd->chswitch_work, ieee80211_chswitch_work);
        INIT_WORK(&ifmgd->beacon_connection_loss_work,
                  ieee80211_beacon_connection_loss_work);
        INIT_WORK(&ifmgd->csa_connection_drop_work,
                  ieee80211_csa_connection_drop_work);
-       INIT_WORK(&sdata->deflink.u.mgd.request_smps_work,
-                 ieee80211_request_smps_mgd_work);
        INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ifmgd->tdls_peer_del_work,
                          ieee80211_tdls_peer_del_work);
        timer_setup(&ifmgd->timer, ieee80211_sta_timer, 0);
        ifmgd->powersave = sdata->wdev.ps;
        ifmgd->uapsd_queues = sdata->local->hw.uapsd_queues;
        ifmgd->uapsd_max_sp_len = sdata->local->hw.uapsd_max_sp_len;
-       sdata->deflink.u.mgd.p2p_noa_index = -1;
-       sdata->deflink.u.mgd.conn_flags = 0;
-
-       if (sdata->local->hw.wiphy->features & NL80211_FEATURE_DYNAMIC_SMPS)
-               sdata->deflink.u.mgd.req_smps = IEEE80211_SMPS_AUTOMATIC;
-       else
-               sdata->deflink.u.mgd.req_smps = IEEE80211_SMPS_OFF;
-
        /* Setup TDLS data */
        spin_lock_init(&ifmgd->teardown_lock);
        ifmgd->teardown_skb = NULL;
        ifmgd->orig_teardown_skb = NULL;
 }
 
+void ieee80211_mgd_setup_link(struct ieee80211_link_data *link)
+{
+       struct ieee80211_local *local = link->sdata->local;
+
+       link->u.mgd.p2p_noa_index = -1;
+       link->u.mgd.conn_flags = 0;
+       link->conf->bssid = link->u.mgd.bssid;
+
+       INIT_WORK(&link->u.mgd.request_smps_work,
+                 ieee80211_request_smps_mgd_work);
+       if (local->hw.wiphy->features & NL80211_FEATURE_DYNAMIC_SMPS)
+               link->u.mgd.req_smps = IEEE80211_SMPS_AUTOMATIC;
+       else
+               link->u.mgd.req_smps = IEEE80211_SMPS_OFF;
+}
+
 /* scan finished notification */
 void ieee80211_mlme_notify_scan_completed(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 {
        return 0;
 }
 
+void ieee80211_mgd_stop_link(struct ieee80211_link_data *link)
+{
+       cancel_work_sync(&link->u.mgd.request_smps_work);
+}
+
 void ieee80211_mgd_stop(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
        struct ieee80211_if_managed *ifmgd = &sdata->u.mgd;
         */
        cancel_work_sync(&ifmgd->monitor_work);
        cancel_work_sync(&ifmgd->beacon_connection_loss_work);
-       cancel_work_sync(&sdata->deflink.u.mgd.request_smps_work);
        cancel_work_sync(&ifmgd->csa_connection_drop_work);
        cancel_work_sync(&ifmgd->chswitch_work);
        cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ifmgd->tdls_peer_del_work);