*     restriction (at most %NL80211_MAX_SUPP_RATES).
  * @NL80211_ATTR_STA_VLAN: interface index of VLAN interface to move station
  *     to, or the AP interface the station was originally added to to.
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_STA_STATS: statistics for a station, part of station info
+ *     given for %NL80211_CMD_GET_STATION, nested attribute containing
+ *     info as possible, see &enum nl80211_sta_stats.
  *
  * @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
  * @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
        NL80211_ATTR_STA_LISTEN_INTERVAL,
        NL80211_ATTR_STA_SUPPORTED_RATES,
        NL80211_ATTR_STA_VLAN,
+       NL80211_ATTR_STA_STATS,
 
        /* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
 
        NL80211_STA_FLAG_MAX = __NL80211_STA_FLAG_AFTER_LAST - 1
 };
 
+/**
+ * enum nl80211_sta_stats - station statistics
+ *
+ * These attribute types are used with %NL80211_ATTR_STA_STATS
+ * when getting information about a station.
+ *
+ * @__NL80211_STA_STAT_INVALID: attribute number 0 is reserved
+ * @NL80211_STA_STAT_INACTIVE_TIME: time since last activity (u32, msecs)
+ * @NL80211_STA_STAT_RX_BYTES: total received bytes (u32, from this station)
+ * @NL80211_STA_STAT_TX_BYTES: total transmitted bytes (u32, to this station)
+ * @__NL80211_STA_STAT_AFTER_LAST: internal
+ * @NL80211_STA_STAT_MAX: highest possible station stats attribute
+ */
+enum nl80211_sta_stats {
+       __NL80211_STA_STAT_INVALID,
+       NL80211_STA_STAT_INACTIVE_TIME,
+       NL80211_STA_STAT_RX_BYTES,
+       NL80211_STA_STAT_TX_BYTES,
+
+       /* keep last */
+       __NL80211_STA_STAT_AFTER_LAST,
+       NL80211_STA_STAT_MAX = __NL80211_STA_STAT_AFTER_LAST - 1
+};
+
 #endif /* __LINUX_NL80211_H */
 
        u8 supported_rates_len;
 };
 
+/**
+ * enum station_stats_flags - station statistics flags
+ *
+ * Used by the driver to indicate which info in &struct station_stats
+ * it has filled in during get_station().
+ *
+ * @STATION_STAT_INACTIVE_TIME: @inactive_time filled
+ * @STATION_STAT_RX_BYTES: @rx_bytes filled
+ * @STATION_STAT_TX_BYTES: @tx_bytes filled
+ */
+enum station_stats_flags {
+       STATION_STAT_INACTIVE_TIME      = 1<<0,
+       STATION_STAT_RX_BYTES           = 1<<1,
+       STATION_STAT_TX_BYTES           = 1<<2,
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct station_stats - station statistics
+ *
+ * Station information filled by driver for get_station().
+ *
+ * @filled: bitflag of flags from &enum station_stats_flags
+ * @inactive_time: time since last station activity (tx/rx) in milliseconds
+ * @rx_bytes: bytes received from this station
+ * @tx_bytes: bytes transmitted to this station
+ */
+struct station_stats {
+       u32 filled;
+       u32 inactive_time;
+       u32 rx_bytes;
+       u32 tx_bytes;
+};
+
 /* from net/wireless.h */
 struct wiphy;
 
                               u8 *mac);
        int     (*change_station)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
                                  u8 *mac, struct station_parameters *params);
+       int     (*get_station)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
+                              u8 *mac, struct station_stats *stats);
 };
 
 #endif /* __NET_CFG80211_H */
 
        return 0;
 }
 
+static int nl80211_send_station(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 pid, u32 seq,
+                               int flags, struct net_device *dev,
+                               u8 *mac_addr, struct station_stats *stats)
+{
+       void *hdr;
+       struct nlattr *statsattr;
+
+       hdr = nl80211hdr_put(msg, pid, seq, flags, NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION);
+       if (!hdr)
+               return -1;
+
+       NLA_PUT_U32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX, dev->ifindex);
+       NLA_PUT(msg, NL80211_ATTR_MAC, ETH_ALEN, mac_addr);
+
+       statsattr = nla_nest_start(msg, NL80211_ATTR_STA_STATS);
+       if (!statsattr)
+               goto nla_put_failure;
+       if (stats->filled & STATION_STAT_INACTIVE_TIME)
+               NLA_PUT_U32(msg, NL80211_STA_STAT_INACTIVE_TIME,
+                           stats->inactive_time);
+       if (stats->filled & STATION_STAT_RX_BYTES)
+               NLA_PUT_U32(msg, NL80211_STA_STAT_RX_BYTES,
+                           stats->rx_bytes);
+       if (stats->filled & STATION_STAT_TX_BYTES)
+               NLA_PUT_U32(msg, NL80211_STA_STAT_TX_BYTES,
+                           stats->tx_bytes);
+
+       nla_nest_end(msg, statsattr);
+
+       return genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
+
+ nla_put_failure:
+       return genlmsg_cancel(msg, hdr);
+}
+
+
 static int nl80211_get_station(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-       return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+       struct cfg80211_registered_device *drv;
+       int err;
+       struct net_device *dev;
+       struct station_stats stats;
+       struct sk_buff *msg;
+       u8 *mac_addr = NULL;
+
+       memset(&stats, 0, sizeof(stats));
+
+       if (!info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC])
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       mac_addr = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]);
+
+       err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info, &drv, &dev);
+       if (err)
+               return err;
+
+       if (!drv->ops->get_station) {
+               err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       rtnl_lock();
+       err = drv->ops->get_station(&drv->wiphy, dev, mac_addr, &stats);
+       rtnl_unlock();
+
+       msg = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!msg)
+               goto out;
+
+       if (nl80211_send_station(msg, info->snd_pid, info->snd_seq, 0,
+                                dev, mac_addr, &stats) < 0)
+               goto out_free;
+
+       err = genlmsg_unicast(msg, info->snd_pid);
+       goto out;
+
+ out_free:
+       nlmsg_free(msg);
+
+ out:
+       cfg80211_put_dev(drv);
+       dev_put(dev);
+       return err;
 }
 
 /*