for (i = 0; i < sc->keymax; i++)
                ath9k_hw_keyreset(ah, (u16) i);
 
-       if (ath9k_regd_init(sc->sc_ah))
+       if (ath9k_regd_init(&sc->sc_ah->regulatory))
                goto bad;
 
        /* default to MONITOR mode */
        struct ieee80211_hw *hw = sc->hw;
        const struct ieee80211_regdomain *regd;
        int error = 0, i;
+       struct ath9k_regulatory *reg;
 
        DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DBG_CONFIG, "Attach ATH hw\n");
 
        if (error != 0)
                return error;
 
+       reg = &sc->sc_ah->regulatory;
+
        /* get mac address from hardware and set in mac80211 */
 
        SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR(hw, sc->sc_ah->macaddr);
                goto error_attach;
 #endif
 
-       if (ath9k_is_world_regd(sc->sc_ah)) {
+       if (ath9k_is_world_regd(reg)) {
                /* Anything applied here (prior to wiphy registration) gets
                 * saved on the wiphy orig_* parameters */
-               regd = ath9k_world_regdomain(sc->sc_ah);
+               regd = ath9k_world_regdomain(reg);
                hw->wiphy->custom_regulatory = true;
                hw->wiphy->strict_regulatory = false;
        } else {
        }
        wiphy_apply_custom_regulatory(hw->wiphy, regd);
        ath9k_reg_apply_radar_flags(hw->wiphy);
-       ath9k_reg_apply_world_flags(hw->wiphy, NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_DRIVER);
+       ath9k_reg_apply_world_flags(hw->wiphy,
+                                   NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_DRIVER,
+                                   reg);
 
        INIT_WORK(&sc->chan_work, ath9k_wiphy_chan_work);
        INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&sc->wiphy_work, ath9k_wiphy_work);
 
        error = ieee80211_register_hw(hw);
 
-       if (!ath9k_is_world_regd(sc->sc_ah)) {
-               error = regulatory_hint(hw->wiphy,
-                       sc->sc_ah->regulatory.alpha2);
+       if (!ath9k_is_world_regd(reg)) {
+               error = regulatory_hint(hw->wiphy, reg->alpha2);
                if (error)
                        goto error_attach;
        }
 
                (regd == WORLD);
 }
 
-static u16 ath9k_regd_get_eepromRD(struct ath_hw *ah)
+static u16 ath9k_regd_get_eepromRD(struct ath9k_regulatory *reg)
 {
-       return ah->regulatory.current_rd & ~WORLDWIDE_ROAMING_FLAG;
+       return reg->current_rd & ~WORLDWIDE_ROAMING_FLAG;
 }
 
-bool ath9k_is_world_regd(struct ath_hw *ah)
+bool ath9k_is_world_regd(struct ath9k_regulatory *reg)
 {
-       return is_wwr_sku(ath9k_regd_get_eepromRD(ah));
+       return is_wwr_sku(ath9k_regd_get_eepromRD(reg));
 }
 
 const struct ieee80211_regdomain *ath9k_default_world_regdomain(void)
        return &ath9k_world_regdom_64;
 }
 
-const struct ieee80211_regdomain *ath9k_world_regdomain(struct ath_hw *ah)
+const struct
+ieee80211_regdomain *ath9k_world_regdomain(struct ath9k_regulatory *reg)
 {
-       switch (ah->regulatory.regpair->regDmnEnum) {
+       switch (reg->regpair->regDmnEnum) {
        case 0x60:
        case 0x61:
        case 0x62:
 }
 
 void ath9k_reg_apply_world_flags(struct wiphy *wiphy,
-                                enum nl80211_reg_initiator initiator)
+                                enum nl80211_reg_initiator initiator,
+                                struct ath9k_regulatory *reg)
 {
-       struct ieee80211_hw *hw = wiphy_to_ieee80211_hw(wiphy);
-       struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-       struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
-       struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
-
-       switch (ah->regulatory.regpair->regDmnEnum) {
+       switch (reg->regpair->regDmnEnum) {
        case 0x60:
        case 0x63:
        case 0x66:
        return;
 }
 
-int ath9k_reg_notifier(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct regulatory_request *request)
+static int ath9k_reg_notifier_apply(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+       struct regulatory_request *request, struct ath9k_regulatory *reg)
 {
-       struct ieee80211_hw *hw = wiphy_to_ieee80211_hw(wiphy);
-       struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-       struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
-
        /* We always apply this */
        ath9k_reg_apply_radar_flags(wiphy);
 
        case NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_USER:
                break;
        case NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_COUNTRY_IE:
-               if (ath9k_is_world_regd(sc->sc_ah))
-                       ath9k_reg_apply_world_flags(wiphy, request->initiator);
+               if (ath9k_is_world_regd(reg))
+                       ath9k_reg_apply_world_flags(wiphy, request->initiator,
+                                                   reg);
                break;
        }
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-bool ath9k_regd_is_eeprom_valid(struct ath_hw *ah)
+int ath9k_reg_notifier(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct regulatory_request *request)
+{
+       struct ieee80211_hw *hw = wiphy_to_ieee80211_hw(wiphy);
+       struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
+       struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+       struct ath9k_regulatory *reg = &sc->sc_ah->regulatory;
+
+       return ath9k_reg_notifier_apply(wiphy, request, reg);
+}
+
+bool ath9k_regd_is_eeprom_valid(struct ath9k_regulatory *reg)
 {
-       u16 rd = ath9k_regd_get_eepromRD(ah);
+        u16 rd = ath9k_regd_get_eepromRD(reg);
        int i;
 
        if (rd & COUNTRY_ERD_FLAG) {
                        if (regDomainPairs[i].regDmnEnum == rd)
                                return true;
        }
-       DPRINTF(ah->ah_sc, ATH_DBG_REGULATORY,
-                "invalid regulatory domain/country code 0x%x\n", rd);
+       printk(KERN_DEBUG
+                "ath9k: invalid regulatory domain/country code 0x%x\n", rd);
        return false;
 }
 
        return NULL;
 }
 
-int ath9k_regd_init(struct ath_hw *ah)
+int ath9k_regd_init(struct ath9k_regulatory *reg)
 {
        struct country_code_to_enum_rd *country = NULL;
        u16 regdmn;
 
-       if (!ath9k_regd_is_eeprom_valid(ah)) {
-               DPRINTF(ah->ah_sc, ATH_DBG_REGULATORY,
-                       "Invalid EEPROM contents\n");
+       if (!ath9k_regd_is_eeprom_valid(reg)) {
+               printk(KERN_DEBUG "ath9k: Invalid EEPROM contents\n");
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       regdmn = ath9k_regd_get_eepromRD(ah);
-       ah->regulatory.country_code = ath9k_regd_get_default_country(regdmn);
+       regdmn = ath9k_regd_get_eepromRD(reg);
+       reg->country_code = ath9k_regd_get_default_country(regdmn);
 
-       if (ah->regulatory.country_code == CTRY_DEFAULT &&
+       if (reg->country_code == CTRY_DEFAULT &&
            regdmn == CTRY_DEFAULT)
-               ah->regulatory.country_code = CTRY_UNITED_STATES;
+               reg->country_code = CTRY_UNITED_STATES;
 
-       if (ah->regulatory.country_code == CTRY_DEFAULT) {
+       if (reg->country_code == CTRY_DEFAULT) {
                country = NULL;
        } else {
-               country = ath9k_regd_find_country(ah->regulatory.country_code);
+               country = ath9k_regd_find_country(reg->country_code);
                if (country == NULL) {
-                       DPRINTF(ah->ah_sc, ATH_DBG_REGULATORY,
-                               "Country is NULL!!!!, cc= %d\n",
-                               ah->regulatory.country_code);
+                       printk(KERN_DEBUG
+                               "ath9k: Country is NULL!!!!, cc= %d\n",
+                               reg->country_code);
                        return -EINVAL;
                } else
                        regdmn = country->regDmnEnum;
        }
 
-       ah->regulatory.regpair = ath9k_get_regpair(regdmn);
+       reg->regpair = ath9k_get_regpair(regdmn);
 
-       if (!ah->regulatory.regpair) {
-               DPRINTF(ah->ah_sc, ATH_DBG_FATAL,
+       if (!reg->regpair) {
+               printk(KERN_DEBUG "ath9k: "
                        "No regulatory domain pair found, cannot continue\n");
                return -EINVAL;
        }
                country = ath9k_regd_find_country_by_rd(regdmn);
 
        if (country) {
-               ah->regulatory.alpha2[0] = country->isoName[0];
-               ah->regulatory.alpha2[1] = country->isoName[1];
+               reg->alpha2[0] = country->isoName[0];
+               reg->alpha2[1] = country->isoName[1];
        } else {
-               ah->regulatory.alpha2[0] = '0';
-               ah->regulatory.alpha2[1] = '0';
+               reg->alpha2[0] = '0';
+               reg->alpha2[1] = '0';
        }
 
-       DPRINTF(ah->ah_sc, ATH_DBG_REGULATORY,
-               "Country alpha2 being used: %c%c\n"
-               "Regulatory.Regpair detected: 0x%0x\n",
-               ah->regulatory.alpha2[0], ah->regulatory.alpha2[1],
-               ah->regulatory.regpair->regDmnEnum);
+       printk(KERN_DEBUG "ath9k: Country alpha2 being used: %c%c\n",
+               reg->alpha2[0], reg->alpha2[1]);
+       printk(KERN_DEBUG "ath9k: Regpair detected: 0x%0x\n",
+               reg->regpair->regDmnEnum);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
 static
-u32 ath9k_regd_get_band_ctl(struct ath_hw *ah, enum ieee80211_band band)
+u32 ath9k_regd_get_band_ctl(struct ath9k_regulatory *reg,
+       enum ieee80211_band band)
 {
-       if (!ah->regulatory.regpair ||
-           (ah->regulatory.country_code == CTRY_DEFAULT &&
-            is_wwr_sku(ath9k_regd_get_eepromRD(ah)))) {
+       if (!reg->regpair ||
+           (reg->country_code == CTRY_DEFAULT &&
+            is_wwr_sku(ath9k_regd_get_eepromRD(reg)))) {
                return SD_NO_CTL;
        }
 
        switch (band) {
        case IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ:
-               return ah->regulatory.regpair->reg_2ghz_ctl;
+               return reg->regpair->reg_2ghz_ctl;
        case IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ:
-               return ah->regulatory.regpair->reg_5ghz_ctl;
+               return reg->regpair->reg_5ghz_ctl;
        default:
                return NO_CTL;
        }
        return NO_CTL;
 }
 
-u32 ath9k_regd_get_ctl(struct ath_hw *ah, struct ath9k_channel *chan)
+u32 ath9k_regd_get_ctl(struct ath9k_regulatory *reg, struct ath9k_channel *chan)
 {
-       u32 ctl = ath9k_regd_get_band_ctl(ah, chan->chan->band);
+       u32 ctl = ath9k_regd_get_band_ctl(reg, chan->chan->band);
 
        if (IS_CHAN_B(chan))
                ctl |= CTL_11B;