diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
index 23266d0c9ce4..9a20468345e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
@@ -2692,7 +2692,7 @@ static void rs_drv_get_rate(void *mvm_r, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 
 	lq_sta = mvm_sta;
 
-	spin_lock(&lq_sta->pers.lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&lq_sta->pers.lock);
 	iwl_mvm_hwrate_to_tx_rate_v1(lq_sta->last_rate_n_flags,
 				     info->band, &info->control.rates[0]);
 	info->control.rates[0].count = 1;
@@ -2707,7 +2707,7 @@ static void rs_drv_get_rate(void *mvm_r, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 		iwl_mvm_hwrate_to_tx_rate_v1(last_ucode_rate, info->band,
 					     &txrc->reported_rate);
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&lq_sta->pers.lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&lq_sta->pers.lock);
 }
 
 static void *rs_drv_alloc_sta(void *mvm_rate, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
@@ -3264,11 +3264,11 @@ void iwl_mvm_rs_tx_status(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 	/* If it's locked we are in middle of init flow
 	 * just wait for next tx status to update the lq_sta data
 	 */
-	if (!spin_trylock(&mvmsta->deflink.lq_sta.rs_drv.pers.lock))
+	if (!spin_trylock_bh(&mvmsta->deflink.lq_sta.rs_drv.pers.lock))
 		return;
 
 	__iwl_mvm_rs_tx_status(mvm, sta, tid, info, ndp);
-	spin_unlock(&mvmsta->deflink.lq_sta.rs_drv.pers.lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&mvmsta->deflink.lq_sta.rs_drv.pers.lock);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
@@ -4117,9 +4117,9 @@ void iwl_mvm_rs_rate_init(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 	} else {
 		struct iwl_mvm_sta *mvmsta = iwl_mvm_sta_from_mac80211(sta);
 
-		spin_lock(&mvmsta->deflink.lq_sta.rs_drv.pers.lock);
+		spin_lock_bh(&mvmsta->deflink.lq_sta.rs_drv.pers.lock);
 		rs_drv_rate_init(mvm, sta, band);
-		spin_unlock(&mvmsta->deflink.lq_sta.rs_drv.pers.lock);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&mvmsta->deflink.lq_sta.rs_drv.pers.lock);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 86b2036d73ff..f2d08dbccfb7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -4865,11 +4865,16 @@ static int ieee80211_add_intf_link(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 				   unsigned int link_id)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_WDEV_TO_SUB_IF(wdev);
+	int res;
 
 	if (wdev->use_4addr)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	return ieee80211_vif_set_links(sdata, wdev->valid_links);
+	mutex_lock(&sdata->local->mtx);
+	res = ieee80211_vif_set_links(sdata, wdev->valid_links);
+	mutex_unlock(&sdata->local->mtx);
+
+	return res;
 }
 
 static void ieee80211_del_intf_link(struct wiphy *wiphy,
@@ -4878,7 +4883,9 @@ static void ieee80211_del_intf_link(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 {
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_WDEV_TO_SUB_IF(wdev);
 
+	mutex_lock(&sdata->local->mtx);
 	ieee80211_vif_set_links(sdata, wdev->valid_links);
+	mutex_unlock(&sdata->local->mtx);
 }
 
 static int sta_add_link_station(struct ieee80211_local *local,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index b0372e76f373..4159fb65038b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -2312,7 +2312,7 @@ ieee802_11_parse_elems(const u8 *start, size_t len, bool action,
 	return ieee802_11_parse_elems_crc(start, len, action, 0, 0, bss);
 }
 
-void ieee80211_fragment_element(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 *len_pos);
+void ieee80211_fragment_element(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 *len_pos, u8 frag_id);
 
 extern const int ieee802_1d_to_ac[8];
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/link.c b/net/mac80211/link.c
index e82db88a47f8..40f030b8ece9 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/link.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/link.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /*
  * MLO link handling
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2022 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2022-2023 Intel Corporation
  */
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ static int _ieee80211_set_active_links(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 						 IEEE80211_CHANCTX_SHARED);
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(ret);
 
+		ieee80211_mgd_set_link_qos_params(link);
 		ieee80211_link_info_change_notify(sdata, link,
 						  BSS_CHANGED_ERP_CTS_PROT |
 						  BSS_CHANGED_ERP_PREAMBLE |
@@ -423,7 +424,6 @@ static int _ieee80211_set_active_links(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 						  BSS_CHANGED_TWT |
 						  BSS_CHANGED_HE_OBSS_PD |
 						  BSS_CHANGED_HE_BSS_COLOR);
-		ieee80211_mgd_set_link_qos_params(link);
 	}
 
 	old_active = sdata->vif.active_links;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index bd8d6f9545f5..5a4303130ef2 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -1372,10 +1372,11 @@ static void ieee80211_assoc_add_ml_elem(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		ieee80211_add_non_inheritance_elem(skb, outer_present_elems,
 						   link_present_elems);
 
-		ieee80211_fragment_element(skb, subelem_len);
+		ieee80211_fragment_element(skb, subelem_len,
+					   IEEE80211_MLE_SUBELEM_FRAGMENT);
 	}
 
-	ieee80211_fragment_element(skb, ml_elem_len);
+	ieee80211_fragment_element(skb, ml_elem_len, WLAN_EID_FRAGMENT);
 }
 
 static int ieee80211_send_assoc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 7f1c7f67014b..13b522dab0a3 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -4445,7 +4445,7 @@ static void ieee80211_mlo_multicast_tx(struct net_device *dev,
 				       struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
-	unsigned long links = sdata->vif.valid_links;
+	unsigned long links = sdata->vif.active_links;
 	unsigned int link;
 	u32 ctrl_flags = IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_MCAST_MLO_FIRST_TX;
 
@@ -6040,7 +6040,7 @@ void __ieee80211_tx_skb_tid_band(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 
 		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(link == ARRAY_SIZE(sdata->vif.link_conf)))
-			link = ffs(sdata->vif.valid_links) - 1;
+			link = ffs(sdata->vif.active_links) - 1;
 	}
 
 	IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb)->control.flags |=
@@ -6076,7 +6076,7 @@ void ieee80211_tx_skb_tid(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		band = chanctx_conf->def.chan->band;
 	} else {
 		WARN_ON(link_id >= 0 &&
-			!(sdata->vif.valid_links & BIT(link_id)));
+			!(sdata->vif.active_links & BIT(link_id)));
 		/* MLD transmissions must not rely on the band */
 		band = 0;
 	}
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index 4bf76150925d..3bd07a0a782f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -5049,7 +5049,7 @@ u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_eht_cap(u8 *pos,
 	return pos;
 }
 
-void ieee80211_fragment_element(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 *len_pos)
+void ieee80211_fragment_element(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 *len_pos, u8 frag_id)
 {
 	unsigned int elem_len;
 
@@ -5069,7 +5069,7 @@ void ieee80211_fragment_element(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 *len_pos)
 		memmove(len_pos + 255 + 3, len_pos + 255 + 1, elem_len);
 		/* place the fragment ID */
 		len_pos += 255 + 1;
-		*len_pos = WLAN_EID_FRAGMENT;
+		*len_pos = frag_id;
 		/* and point to fragment length to update later */
 		len_pos++;
 	}
diff --git a/net/wireless/rdev-ops.h b/net/wireless/rdev-ops.h
index 2e497cf26ef2..69b508743e57 100644
--- a/net/wireless/rdev-ops.h
+++ b/net/wireless/rdev-ops.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /*
  * Portions of this file
  * Copyright(c) 2016-2017 Intel Deutschland GmbH
- * Copyright (C) 2018, 2021-2022 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2018, 2021-2023 Intel Corporation
  */
 #ifndef __CFG80211_RDEV_OPS
 #define __CFG80211_RDEV_OPS
@@ -1441,8 +1441,8 @@ rdev_del_intf_link(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 		   unsigned int link_id)
 {
 	trace_rdev_del_intf_link(&rdev->wiphy, wdev, link_id);
-	if (rdev->ops->add_intf_link)
-		rdev->ops->add_intf_link(&rdev->wiphy, wdev, link_id);
+	if (rdev->ops->del_intf_link)
+		rdev->ops->del_intf_link(&rdev->wiphy, wdev, link_id);
 	trace_rdev_return_void(&rdev->wiphy);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.c b/net/wireless/reg.c
index 949e1fb3bec6..26f11e4746c0 100644
--- a/net/wireless/reg.c
+++ b/net/wireless/reg.c
@@ -2404,11 +2404,8 @@ static bool reg_wdev_chan_valid(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wireless_dev *wdev)
 		case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO:
 		case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
 		case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:
-			wiphy_lock(wiphy);
 			ret = cfg80211_reg_can_beacon_relax(wiphy, &chandef,
 							    iftype);
-			wiphy_unlock(wiphy);
-
 			if (!ret)
 				return ret;
 			break;
diff --git a/net/wireless/util.c b/net/wireless/util.c
index 3bc0c3072e78..9755ef281040 100644
--- a/net/wireless/util.c
+++ b/net/wireless/util.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Copyright 2007-2009	Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
  * Copyright 2013-2014  Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
  * Copyright 2017	Intel Deutschland GmbH
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2022 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2018-2023 Intel Corporation
  */
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
@@ -2558,6 +2558,13 @@ void cfg80211_remove_links(struct wireless_dev *wdev)
 {
 	unsigned int link_id;
 
+	/*
+	 * links are controlled by upper layers (userspace/cfg)
+	 * only for AP mode, so only remove them here for AP
+	 */
+	if (wdev->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP)
+		return;
+
 	wdev_lock(wdev);
 	if (wdev->valid_links) {
 		for_each_valid_link(wdev, link_id)