diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
index a793cd11..77e7202c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
@@ -520,10 +520,8 @@
 			break;
 
 			/*
-			 * TODO: There is no callback function from upper
-			 * stack to inform us when associated status. this
-			 * work around to sniff assoc_resp management frame
-			 * and finish the association process.
+			 * TODO: Use the new callback function from
+			 * mac80211 instead of sniffing these packets.
 			 */
 		case IEEE80211_STYPE_ASSOC_RESP:
 		case IEEE80211_STYPE_REASSOC_RESP:{
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
index 89e2c44..ed3f119 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
@@ -4095,10 +4095,8 @@
 			break;
 
 			/*
-			 * TODO: There is no callback function from upper
-			 * stack to inform us when associated status. this
-			 * work around to sniff assoc_resp management frame
-			 * and finish the association process.
+			 * TODO: Use the new callback function from
+			 * mac80211 instead of sniffing these packets.
 			 */
 		case IEEE80211_STYPE_ASSOC_RESP:
 		case IEEE80211_STYPE_REASSOC_RESP:
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
index 92bb7e1..2597c08 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
@@ -7764,25 +7764,35 @@
 	IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211("leave\n");
 
 }
-static void iwl4965_mac_erp_ie_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
-		u8 changes, int cts_protection, int preamble)
+
+static void iwl4965_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+				     struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+				     struct ieee80211_bss_conf *bss_conf,
+				     u32 changes)
 {
 	struct iwl4965_priv *priv = hw->priv;
 
-	if (changes & IEEE80211_ERP_CHANGE_PREAMBLE) {
-		if (preamble == WLAN_ERP_PREAMBLE_SHORT)
+	if (changes & BSS_CHANGED_ERP_PREAMBLE) {
+		if (bss_conf->use_short_preamble)
 			priv->staging_rxon.flags |= RXON_FLG_SHORT_PREAMBLE_MSK;
 		else
 			priv->staging_rxon.flags &= ~RXON_FLG_SHORT_PREAMBLE_MSK;
 	}
 
-	if (changes & IEEE80211_ERP_CHANGE_PROTECTION) {
-		if (cts_protection && (priv->phymode != MODE_IEEE80211A))
+	if (changes & BSS_CHANGED_ERP_CTS_PROT) {
+		if (bss_conf->use_cts_prot && (priv->phymode != MODE_IEEE80211A))
 			priv->staging_rxon.flags |= RXON_FLG_TGG_PROTECT_MSK;
 		else
 			priv->staging_rxon.flags &= ~RXON_FLG_TGG_PROTECT_MSK;
 	}
 
+	if (changes & BSS_CHANGED_ASSOC) {
+		/*
+		 * TODO:
+		 * do stuff instead of sniffing assoc resp
+		 */
+	}
+
 	if (iwl4965_is_associated(priv))
 		iwl4965_send_rxon_assoc(priv);
 }
@@ -8952,7 +8962,7 @@
 	.get_tsf = iwl4965_mac_get_tsf,
 	.reset_tsf = iwl4965_mac_reset_tsf,
 	.beacon_update = iwl4965_mac_beacon_update,
-	.erp_ie_changed = iwl4965_mac_erp_ie_changed,
+	.bss_info_changed = iwl4965_bss_info_changed,
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWL4965_HT
 	.conf_ht = iwl4965_mac_conf_ht,
 	.ampdu_action = iwl4965_mac_ampdu_action,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c
index f4d0c779..d6cba13 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@
 	.configure_filter	= rt2400pci_configure_filter,
 	.get_stats		= rt2x00mac_get_stats,
 	.set_retry_limit	= rt2400pci_set_retry_limit,
-	.erp_ie_changed		= rt2x00mac_erp_ie_changed,
+	.bss_info_changed	= rt2x00mac_bss_info_changed,
 	.conf_tx		= rt2400pci_conf_tx,
 	.get_tx_stats		= rt2x00mac_get_tx_stats,
 	.get_tsf		= rt2400pci_get_tsf,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c
index 206b50f..e874fdc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c
@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@
 	.configure_filter	= rt2500pci_configure_filter,
 	.get_stats		= rt2x00mac_get_stats,
 	.set_retry_limit	= rt2500pci_set_retry_limit,
-	.erp_ie_changed		= rt2x00mac_erp_ie_changed,
+	.bss_info_changed	= rt2x00mac_bss_info_changed,
 	.conf_tx		= rt2x00mac_conf_tx,
 	.get_tx_stats		= rt2x00mac_get_tx_stats,
 	.get_tsf		= rt2500pci_get_tsf,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
index 6579718..1933113 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
@@ -1776,7 +1776,7 @@
 	.config_interface	= rt2x00mac_config_interface,
 	.configure_filter	= rt2500usb_configure_filter,
 	.get_stats		= rt2x00mac_get_stats,
-	.erp_ie_changed		= rt2x00mac_erp_ie_changed,
+	.bss_info_changed	= rt2x00mac_bss_info_changed,
 	.conf_tx		= rt2x00mac_conf_tx,
 	.get_tx_stats		= rt2x00mac_get_tx_stats,
 	.beacon_update		= rt2500usb_beacon_update,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
index 94a8a7c..05927b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
@@ -936,8 +936,10 @@
 			struct ieee80211_low_level_stats *stats);
 int rt2x00mac_get_tx_stats(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			   struct ieee80211_tx_queue_stats *stats);
-void rt2x00mac_erp_ie_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 changes,
-			      int cts_protection, int preamble);
+void rt2x00mac_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+				struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+				struct ieee80211_bss_conf *bss_conf,
+				u32 changes);
 int rt2x00mac_conf_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int queue,
 		      const struct ieee80211_tx_queue_params *params);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
index b26c634..72cfe6f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
@@ -481,10 +481,17 @@
 {
 	struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev =
 	    container_of(work, struct rt2x00_dev, config_work);
-	int preamble = !test_bit(CONFIG_SHORT_PREAMBLE, &rt2x00dev->flags);
+	struct ieee80211_bss_conf bss_conf;
 
-	rt2x00mac_erp_ie_changed(rt2x00dev->hw,
-				 IEEE80211_ERP_CHANGE_PREAMBLE, 0, preamble);
+	bss_conf.use_short_preamble =
+		test_bit(CONFIG_SHORT_PREAMBLE, &rt2x00dev->flags);
+
+	/*
+	 * FIXME: shouldn't invoke it this way because all other contents
+	 *	  of bss_conf is invalid.
+	 */
+	rt2x00mac_bss_info_changed(rt2x00dev->hw, rt2x00dev->interface.id,
+				   &bss_conf, BSS_CHANGED_ERP_PREAMBLE);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
index 1d67bcd..e3f15e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
@@ -342,23 +342,27 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00mac_get_tx_stats);
 
-void rt2x00mac_erp_ie_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 changes,
-			      int cts_protection, int preamble)
+void rt2x00mac_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+				struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+				struct ieee80211_bss_conf *bss_conf,
+				u32 changes)
 {
 	struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev = hw->priv;
 	int short_preamble;
 	int ack_timeout;
 	int ack_consume_time;
 	int difs;
+	int preamble;
 
 	/*
 	 * We only support changing preamble mode.
 	 */
-	if (!(changes & IEEE80211_ERP_CHANGE_PREAMBLE))
+	if (!(changes & BSS_CHANGED_ERP_PREAMBLE))
 		return;
 
-	short_preamble = !preamble;
-	preamble = !!(preamble) ? PREAMBLE : SHORT_PREAMBLE;
+	short_preamble = bss_conf->use_short_preamble;
+	preamble = bss_conf->use_short_preamble ?
+				SHORT_PREAMBLE : PREAMBLE;
 
 	difs = (hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_SHORT_SLOT_TIME) ?
 		SHORT_DIFS : DIFS;
@@ -374,7 +378,7 @@
 	rt2x00dev->ops->lib->config_preamble(rt2x00dev, short_preamble,
 					     ack_timeout, ack_consume_time);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00mac_erp_ie_changed);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00mac_bss_info_changed);
 
 int rt2x00mac_conf_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int queue,
 		      const struct ieee80211_tx_queue_params *params)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
index 88d1698..ab52f22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
@@ -2441,7 +2441,7 @@
 	.configure_filter	= rt61pci_configure_filter,
 	.get_stats		= rt2x00mac_get_stats,
 	.set_retry_limit	= rt61pci_set_retry_limit,
-	.erp_ie_changed		= rt2x00mac_erp_ie_changed,
+	.bss_info_changed	= rt2x00mac_bss_info_changed,
 	.conf_tx		= rt2x00mac_conf_tx,
 	.get_tx_stats		= rt2x00mac_get_tx_stats,
 	.get_tsf		= rt61pci_get_tsf,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
index 47ed307..f951876 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
@@ -2024,7 +2024,7 @@
 	.configure_filter	= rt73usb_configure_filter,
 	.get_stats		= rt2x00mac_get_stats,
 	.set_retry_limit	= rt73usb_set_retry_limit,
-	.erp_ie_changed		= rt2x00mac_erp_ie_changed,
+	.bss_info_changed	= rt2x00mac_bss_info_changed,
 	.conf_tx		= rt2x00mac_conf_tx,
 	.get_tx_stats		= rt2x00mac_get_tx_stats,
 	.get_tsf		= rt73usb_get_tsf,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
index 3409cf9..49127e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
@@ -849,17 +849,19 @@
 	mutex_unlock(&mac->chip.mutex);
 }
 
-static void zd_op_erp_ie_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 changes,
-				 int cts_protection, int preamble)
+static void zd_op_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+				   struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+				   struct ieee80211_bss_conf *bss_conf,
+				   u32 changes)
 {
 	struct zd_mac *mac = zd_hw_mac(hw);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	dev_dbg_f(zd_mac_dev(mac), "changes: %x\n", changes);
 
-	if (changes & IEEE80211_ERP_CHANGE_PREAMBLE) {
+	if (changes & BSS_CHANGED_ERP_PREAMBLE) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&mac->lock, flags);
-		mac->short_preamble = !preamble;
+		mac->short_preamble = bss_conf->use_short_preamble;
 		if (!mac->updating_rts_rate) {
 			mac->updating_rts_rate = 1;
 			/* FIXME: should disable TX here, until work has
@@ -879,7 +881,7 @@
 	.config			= zd_op_config,
 	.config_interface	= zd_op_config_interface,
 	.configure_filter	= zd_op_configure_filter,
-	.erp_ie_changed		= zd_op_erp_ie_changed,
+	.bss_info_changed	= zd_op_bss_info_changed,
 };
 
 struct ieee80211_hw *zd_mac_alloc_hw(struct usb_interface *intf)