* @NL80211_CMD_DEL_KEY: delete a key identified by %NL80211_ATTR_KEY_IDX
  *     or %NL80211_ATTR_MAC.
  *
+ * @NL80211_CMD_GET_BEACON: retrieve beacon information (returned in a
+ *     %NL80222_CMD_NEW_BEACON message)
+ * @NL80211_CMD_SET_BEACON: set the beacon on an access point interface
+ *     using the %NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_INTERVAL, %NL80211_ATTR_DTIM_PERIOD,
+ *     %NL80211_BEACON_HEAD and %NL80211_BEACON_TAIL attributes.
+ * @NL80211_CMD_NEW_BEACON: add a new beacon to an access point interface,
+ *     parameters are like for %NL80211_CMD_SET_BEACON.
+ * @NL80211_CMD_DEL_BEACON: remove the beacon, stop sending it
+ *
  * @NL80211_CMD_MAX: highest used command number
  * @__NL80211_CMD_AFTER_LAST: internal use
  */
        NL80211_CMD_NEW_KEY,
        NL80211_CMD_DEL_KEY,
 
+       NL80211_CMD_GET_BEACON,
+       NL80211_CMD_SET_BEACON,
+       NL80211_CMD_NEW_BEACON,
+       NL80211_CMD_DEL_BEACON,
+
        /* add commands here */
 
        /* used to define NL80211_CMD_MAX below */
  * @NL80211_ATTR_KEY_SEQ: transmit key sequence number (IV/PN) for TKIP and
  *     CCMP keys, each six bytes in little endian
  *
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_INTERVAL: beacon interval in TU
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_DTIM_PERIOD: DTIM period for beaconing
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_HEAD: portion of the beacon before the TIM IE
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_TAIL: portion of the beacon after the TIM IE
+ *
  * @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
  * @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
  */
        NL80211_ATTR_KEY_SEQ,
        NL80211_ATTR_KEY_DEFAULT,
 
+       NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_INTERVAL,
+       NL80211_ATTR_DTIM_PERIOD,
+       NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_HEAD,
+       NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_TAIL,
+
        /* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
 
        __NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
 
        u32 cipher;
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct beacon_parameters - beacon parameters
+ *
+ * Used to configure the beacon for an interface.
+ *
+ * @head: head portion of beacon (before TIM IE)
+ *     or %NULL if not changed
+ * @tail: tail portion of beacon (after TIM IE)
+ *     or %NULL if not changed
+ * @interval: beacon interval or zero if not changed
+ * @dtim_period: DTIM period or zero if not changed
+ * @head_len: length of @head
+ * @tail_len: length of @tail
+ */
+struct beacon_parameters {
+       u8 *head, *tail;
+       int interval, dtim_period;
+       int head_len, tail_len;
+};
+
 /* from net/wireless.h */
 struct wiphy;
 
  *     and @key_index
  *
  * @set_default_key: set the default key on an interface
+ *
+ * @add_beacon: Add a beacon with given parameters, @head, @interval
+ *     and @dtim_period will be valid, @tail is optional.
+ * @set_beacon: Change the beacon parameters for an access point mode
+ *     interface. This should reject the call when no beacon has been
+ *     configured.
+ * @del_beacon: Remove beacon configuration and stop sending the beacon.
  */
 struct cfg80211_ops {
        int     (*add_virtual_intf)(struct wiphy *wiphy, char *name,
        int     (*set_default_key)(struct wiphy *wiphy,
                                   struct net_device *netdev,
                                   u8 key_index);
+
+       int     (*add_beacon)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
+                             struct beacon_parameters *info);
+       int     (*set_beacon)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
+                             struct beacon_parameters *info);
+       int     (*del_beacon)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev);
 };
 
 #endif /* __NET_CFG80211_H */
 
        [NL80211_ATTR_KEY_IDX] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
        [NL80211_ATTR_KEY_CIPHER] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
        [NL80211_ATTR_KEY_DEFAULT] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
+
+       [NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_INTERVAL] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+       [NL80211_ATTR_DTIM_PERIOD] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+       [NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_HEAD] = { .type = NLA_BINARY,
+                                      .len = IEEE80211_MAX_DATA_LEN },
+       [NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_TAIL] = { .type = NLA_BINARY,
+                                      .len = IEEE80211_MAX_DATA_LEN },
 };
 
 /* message building helper */
        return err;
 }
 
+static int nl80211_addset_beacon(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+        int (*call)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
+                   struct beacon_parameters *info);
+       struct cfg80211_registered_device *drv;
+       int err;
+       struct net_device *dev;
+       struct beacon_parameters params;
+       int haveinfo = 0;
+
+       err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info, &drv, &dev);
+       if (err)
+               return err;
+
+       switch (info->genlhdr->cmd) {
+       case NL80211_CMD_NEW_BEACON:
+               /* these are required for NEW_BEACON */
+               if (!info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_INTERVAL] ||
+                   !info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_DTIM_PERIOD] ||
+                   !info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_HEAD]) {
+                       err = -EINVAL;
+                       goto out;
+               }
+
+               call = drv->ops->add_beacon;
+               break;
+       case NL80211_CMD_SET_BEACON:
+               call = drv->ops->set_beacon;
+               break;
+       default:
+               WARN_ON(1);
+               err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       if (!call) {
+               err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       memset(¶ms, 0, sizeof(params));
+
+       if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_INTERVAL]) {
+               params.interval =
+                   nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_INTERVAL]);
+               haveinfo = 1;
+       }
+
+       if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_DTIM_PERIOD]) {
+               params.dtim_period =
+                   nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_DTIM_PERIOD]);
+               haveinfo = 1;
+       }
+
+       if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_HEAD]) {
+               params.head = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_HEAD]);
+               params.head_len =
+                   nla_len(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_HEAD]);
+               haveinfo = 1;
+       }
+
+       if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_TAIL]) {
+               params.tail = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_TAIL]);
+               params.tail_len =
+                   nla_len(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_TAIL]);
+               haveinfo = 1;
+       }
+
+       if (!haveinfo) {
+               err = -EINVAL;
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       rtnl_lock();
+       err = call(&drv->wiphy, dev, ¶ms);
+       rtnl_unlock();
+
+ out:
+       cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
+       dev_put(dev);
+       return err;
+}
+
+static int nl80211_del_beacon(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+       struct cfg80211_registered_device *drv;
+       int err;
+       struct net_device *dev;
+
+       err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info, &drv, &dev);
+       if (err)
+               return err;
+
+       if (!drv->ops->del_beacon) {
+               err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       rtnl_lock();
+       err = drv->ops->del_beacon(&drv->wiphy, dev);
+       rtnl_unlock();
+
+ out:
+       cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
+       dev_put(dev);
+       return err;
+}
+
 static struct genl_ops nl80211_ops[] = {
        {
                .cmd = NL80211_CMD_GET_WIPHY,
                .policy = nl80211_policy,
                .flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
        },
+       {
+               .cmd = NL80211_CMD_SET_BEACON,
+               .policy = nl80211_policy,
+               .flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
+               .doit = nl80211_addset_beacon,
+       },
+       {
+               .cmd = NL80211_CMD_NEW_BEACON,
+               .policy = nl80211_policy,
+               .flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
+               .doit = nl80211_addset_beacon,
+       },
+       {
+               .cmd = NL80211_CMD_DEL_BEACON,
+               .policy = nl80211_policy,
+               .flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
+               .doit = nl80211_del_beacon,
+       },
 };
 
 /* multicast groups */