diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
index 54dd11670fdb..e6001bba85ce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2017 Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
  * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 
 #define WIL_MAX_ROC_DURATION_MS 5000
 
+bool disable_ap_sme;
+module_param(disable_ap_sme, bool, S_IRUGO);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(disable_ap_sme, " let user space handle AP mode SME");
+
 #define CHAN60G(_channel, _flags) {				\
 	.band			= NL80211_BAND_60GHZ,		\
 	.center_freq		= 56160 + (2160 * (_channel)),	\
@@ -62,9 +66,16 @@ wil_mgmt_stypes[NUM_NL80211_IFTYPES] = {
 	},
 	[NL80211_IFTYPE_AP] = {
 		.tx = BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_ACTION >> 4) |
-		BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_PROBE_RESP >> 4),
+		BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_PROBE_RESP >> 4) |
+		BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_ASSOC_RESP >> 4) |
+		BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_DISASSOC >> 4),
 		.rx = BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_ACTION >> 4) |
-		BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_PROBE_REQ >> 4)
+		BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_PROBE_REQ >> 4) |
+		BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_ASSOC_REQ >> 4) |
+		BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_DISASSOC >> 4) |
+		BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_AUTH >> 4) |
+		BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_DEAUTH >> 4) |
+		BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_REASSOC_REQ >> 4)
 	},
 	[NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT] = {
 		.tx = BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_ACTION >> 4) |
@@ -1322,6 +1333,28 @@ static int wil_cfg80211_stop_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int wil_cfg80211_add_station(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+				    struct net_device *dev,
+				    const u8 *mac,
+				    struct station_parameters *params)
+{
+	struct wil6210_priv *wil = wiphy_to_wil(wiphy);
+
+	wil_dbg_misc(wil, "add station %pM aid %d\n", mac, params->aid);
+
+	if (!disable_ap_sme) {
+		wil_err(wil, "not supported with AP SME enabled\n");
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
+	if (params->aid > WIL_MAX_DMG_AID) {
+		wil_err(wil, "invalid aid\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return wmi_new_sta(wil, mac, params->aid);
+}
+
 static int wil_cfg80211_del_station(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 				    struct net_device *dev,
 				    struct station_del_parameters *params)
@@ -1338,6 +1371,52 @@ static int wil_cfg80211_del_station(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int wil_cfg80211_change_station(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+				       struct net_device *dev,
+				       const u8 *mac,
+				       struct station_parameters *params)
+{
+	struct wil6210_priv *wil = wiphy_to_wil(wiphy);
+	int authorize;
+	int cid, i;
+	struct vring_tx_data *txdata = NULL;
+
+	wil_dbg_misc(wil, "change station %pM mask 0x%x set 0x%x\n", mac,
+		     params->sta_flags_mask, params->sta_flags_set);
+
+	if (!disable_ap_sme) {
+		wil_dbg_misc(wil, "not supported with AP SME enabled\n");
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
+	if (!(params->sta_flags_mask & BIT(NL80211_STA_FLAG_AUTHORIZED)))
+		return 0;
+
+	cid = wil_find_cid(wil, mac);
+	if (cid < 0) {
+		wil_err(wil, "station not found\n");
+		return -ENOLINK;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(wil->vring2cid_tid); i++)
+		if (wil->vring2cid_tid[i][0] == cid) {
+			txdata = &wil->vring_tx_data[i];
+			break;
+		}
+
+	if (!txdata) {
+		wil_err(wil, "vring data not found\n");
+		return -ENOLINK;
+	}
+
+	authorize = params->sta_flags_set & BIT(NL80211_STA_FLAG_AUTHORIZED);
+	txdata->dot1x_open = authorize ? 1 : 0;
+	wil_dbg_misc(wil, "cid %d vring %d authorize %d\n", cid, i,
+		     txdata->dot1x_open);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* probe_client handling */
 static void wil_probe_client_handle(struct wil6210_priv *wil,
 				    struct wil_probe_client_req *req)
@@ -1521,7 +1600,9 @@ static const struct cfg80211_ops wil_cfg80211_ops = {
 	.change_beacon = wil_cfg80211_change_beacon,
 	.start_ap = wil_cfg80211_start_ap,
 	.stop_ap = wil_cfg80211_stop_ap,
+	.add_station = wil_cfg80211_add_station,
 	.del_station = wil_cfg80211_del_station,
+	.change_station = wil_cfg80211_change_station,
 	.probe_client = wil_cfg80211_probe_client,
 	.change_bss = wil_cfg80211_change_bss,
 	/* P2P device */
@@ -1542,10 +1623,11 @@ static void wil_wiphy_init(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 				 BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO) |
 				 BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE) |
 				 BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR);
-	wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_HAVE_AP_SME |
-			WIPHY_FLAG_HAS_REMAIN_ON_CHANNEL |
+	wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_HAS_REMAIN_ON_CHANNEL |
 			WIPHY_FLAG_AP_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD |
 			WIPHY_FLAG_PS_ON_BY_DEFAULT;
+	if (!disable_ap_sme)
+		wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_HAVE_AP_SME;
 	dev_dbg(wiphy_dev(wiphy), "%s : flags = 0x%08x\n",
 		__func__, wiphy->flags);
 	wiphy->probe_resp_offload =
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
index e2e021bcaa03..57c19d0cb354 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2017 Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
  * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -176,8 +176,12 @@ __acquires(&sta->tid_rx_lock) __releases(&sta->tid_rx_lock)
 		     sta->status);
 	/* inform upper/lower layers */
 	if (sta->status != wil_sta_unused) {
-		if (!from_event)
-			wmi_disconnect_sta(wil, sta->addr, reason_code, true);
+		if (!from_event) {
+			bool del_sta = (wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) ?
+						disable_ap_sme : false;
+			wmi_disconnect_sta(wil, sta->addr, reason_code,
+					   true, del_sta);
+		}
 
 		switch (wdev->iftype) {
 		case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
index 237e1666df2d..34c4a00829ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ extern int agg_wsize;
 extern u32 vring_idle_trsh;
 extern bool rx_align_2;
 extern bool debug_fw;
+extern bool disable_ap_sme;
 
 #define WIL_NAME "wil6210"
 #define WIL_FW_NAME "wil6210.fw" /* code */
@@ -98,6 +99,9 @@ static inline u32 wil_mtu2macbuf(u32 mtu)
 #define WIL6210_RX_HIGH_TRSH_INIT		(0)
 #define WIL6210_RX_HIGH_TRSH_DEFAULT \
 				(1 << (WIL_RX_RING_SIZE_ORDER_DEFAULT - 3))
+#define WIL_MAX_DMG_AID 254 /* for DMG only 1-254 allowed (see
+			     * 802.11REVmc/D5.0, section 9.4.1.8)
+			     */
 /* Hardware definitions begin */
 
 /*
@@ -816,8 +820,8 @@ int wmi_set_ie(struct wil6210_priv *wil, u8 type, u16 ie_len, const void *ie);
 int wmi_rx_chain_add(struct wil6210_priv *wil, struct vring *vring);
 int wmi_rxon(struct wil6210_priv *wil, bool on);
 int wmi_get_temperature(struct wil6210_priv *wil, u32 *t_m, u32 *t_r);
-int wmi_disconnect_sta(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const u8 *mac, u16 reason,
-		       bool full_disconnect);
+int wmi_disconnect_sta(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const u8 *mac,
+		       u16 reason, bool full_disconnect, bool del_sta);
 int wmi_addba(struct wil6210_priv *wil, u8 ringid, u8 size, u16 timeout);
 int wmi_delba_tx(struct wil6210_priv *wil, u8 ringid, u16 reason);
 int wmi_delba_rx(struct wil6210_priv *wil, u8 cidxtid, u16 reason);
@@ -827,6 +831,7 @@ int wmi_ps_dev_profile_cfg(struct wil6210_priv *wil,
 			   enum wmi_ps_profile_type ps_profile);
 int wmi_set_mgmt_retry(struct wil6210_priv *wil, u8 retry_short);
 int wmi_get_mgmt_retry(struct wil6210_priv *wil, u8 *retry_short);
+int wmi_new_sta(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const u8 *mac, u8 aid);
 int wil_addba_rx_request(struct wil6210_priv *wil, u8 cidxtid,
 			 u8 dialog_token, __le16 ba_param_set,
 			 __le16 ba_timeout, __le16 ba_seq_ctrl);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
index 7585003bef67..556acd3518c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2017 Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
  * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ static void wmi_evt_connect(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int id, void *d, int len)
 		wil_err(wil, "%s: config tx vring failed for CID %d, rc (%d)\n",
 			__func__, evt->cid, rc);
 		wmi_disconnect_sta(wil, wil->sta[evt->cid].addr,
-				   WLAN_REASON_UNSPECIFIED, false);
+				   WLAN_REASON_UNSPECIFIED, false, false);
 	} else {
 		wil_info(wil, "%s: successful connection to CID %d\n",
 			 __func__, evt->cid);
@@ -583,8 +583,12 @@ static void wmi_evt_connect(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int id, void *d, int len)
 		}
 	} else if ((wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) ||
 		   (wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO)) {
-		if (rc)
+		if (rc) {
+			if (disable_ap_sme)
+				/* notify new_sta has failed */
+				cfg80211_del_sta(ndev, evt->bssid, GFP_KERNEL);
 			goto out;
+		}
 
 		memset(&sinfo, 0, sizeof(sinfo));
 
@@ -687,6 +691,7 @@ static void wmi_evt_vring_en(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int id, void *d, int len)
 {
 	struct wmi_vring_en_event *evt = d;
 	u8 vri = evt->vring_index;
+	struct wireless_dev *wdev = wil_to_wdev(wil);
 
 	wil_dbg_wmi(wil, "Enable vring %d\n", vri);
 
@@ -694,7 +699,12 @@ static void wmi_evt_vring_en(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int id, void *d, int len)
 		wil_err(wil, "Enable for invalid vring %d\n", vri);
 		return;
 	}
-	wil->vring_tx_data[vri].dot1x_open = true;
+
+	if (wdev->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP || !disable_ap_sme)
+		/* in AP mode with disable_ap_sme, this is done by
+		 * wil_cfg80211_change_station()
+		 */
+		wil->vring_tx_data[vri].dot1x_open = true;
 	if (vri == wil->bcast_vring) /* no BA for bcast */
 		return;
 	if (agg_wsize >= 0)
@@ -1069,6 +1079,7 @@ int wmi_pcp_start(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int bi, u8 wmi_nettype,
 		.pcp_max_assoc_sta = max_assoc_sta,
 		.hidden_ssid = hidden_ssid,
 		.is_go = is_go,
+		.disable_ap_sme = disable_ap_sme,
 	};
 	struct {
 		struct wmi_cmd_hdr wmi;
@@ -1086,6 +1097,13 @@ int wmi_pcp_start(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int bi, u8 wmi_nettype,
 		cmd.pcp_max_assoc_sta = WIL6210_MAX_CID;
 	}
 
+	if (disable_ap_sme &&
+	    !test_bit(WMI_FW_CAPABILITY_DISABLE_AP_SME,
+		      wil->fw_capabilities)) {
+		wil_err(wil, "disable_ap_sme not supported by FW\n");
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Processing time may be huge, in case of secure AP it takes about
 	 * 3500ms for FW to start AP
@@ -1456,12 +1474,15 @@ int wmi_get_temperature(struct wil6210_priv *wil, u32 *t_bb, u32 *t_rf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int wmi_disconnect_sta(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const u8 *mac, u16 reason,
-		       bool full_disconnect)
+int wmi_disconnect_sta(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const u8 *mac,
+		       u16 reason, bool full_disconnect, bool del_sta)
 {
 	int rc;
 	u16 reason_code;
-	struct wmi_disconnect_sta_cmd cmd = {
+	struct wmi_disconnect_sta_cmd disc_sta_cmd = {
+		.disconnect_reason = cpu_to_le16(reason),
+	};
+	struct wmi_del_sta_cmd del_sta_cmd = {
 		.disconnect_reason = cpu_to_le16(reason),
 	};
 	struct {
@@ -1469,12 +1490,19 @@ int wmi_disconnect_sta(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const u8 *mac, u16 reason,
 		struct wmi_disconnect_event evt;
 	} __packed reply;
 
-	ether_addr_copy(cmd.dst_mac, mac);
-
 	wil_dbg_wmi(wil, "%s(%pM, reason %d)\n", __func__, mac, reason);
 
-	rc = wmi_call(wil, WMI_DISCONNECT_STA_CMDID, &cmd, sizeof(cmd),
-		      WMI_DISCONNECT_EVENTID, &reply, sizeof(reply), 1000);
+	if (del_sta) {
+		ether_addr_copy(del_sta_cmd.dst_mac, mac);
+		rc = wmi_call(wil, WMI_DEL_STA_CMDID, &del_sta_cmd,
+			      sizeof(del_sta_cmd), WMI_DISCONNECT_EVENTID,
+			      &reply, sizeof(reply), 1000);
+	} else {
+		ether_addr_copy(disc_sta_cmd.dst_mac, mac);
+		rc = wmi_call(wil, WMI_DISCONNECT_STA_CMDID, &disc_sta_cmd,
+			      sizeof(disc_sta_cmd), WMI_DISCONNECT_EVENTID,
+			      &reply, sizeof(reply), 1000);
+	}
 	/* failure to disconnect in reasonable time treated as FW error */
 	if (rc) {
 		wil_fw_error_recovery(wil);
@@ -1686,6 +1714,24 @@ int wmi_abort_scan(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+int wmi_new_sta(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const u8 *mac, u8 aid)
+{
+	int rc;
+	struct wmi_new_sta_cmd cmd = {
+		.aid = aid,
+	};
+
+	wil_dbg_wmi(wil, "new sta %pM, aid %d\n", mac, aid);
+
+	ether_addr_copy(cmd.dst_mac, mac);
+
+	rc = wmi_send(wil, WMI_NEW_STA_CMDID, &cmd, sizeof(cmd));
+	if (rc)
+		wil_err(wil, "Failed to send new sta (%d)\n", rc);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
 void wmi_event_flush(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 {
 	struct pending_wmi_event *evt, *t;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.h
index d93a4d490d24..9c4a0bdc51f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2017 Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
  * Copyright (c) 2006-2012 Wilocity
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ enum wmi_fw_capability {
 	WMI_FW_CAPABILITY_PS_CONFIG		= 1,
 	WMI_FW_CAPABILITY_RF_SECTORS		= 2,
 	WMI_FW_CAPABILITY_MGMT_RETRY_LIMIT	= 3,
+	WMI_FW_CAPABILITY_DISABLE_AP_SME	= 4,
 	WMI_FW_CAPABILITY_MAX,
 };
 
@@ -187,6 +188,8 @@ enum wmi_command_id {
 	WMI_AOA_MEAS_CMDID				= 0x923,
 	WMI_SET_MGMT_RETRY_LIMIT_CMDID			= 0x930,
 	WMI_GET_MGMT_RETRY_LIMIT_CMDID			= 0x931,
+	WMI_NEW_STA_CMDID				= 0x935,
+	WMI_DEL_STA_CMDID				= 0x936,
 	WMI_TOF_SESSION_START_CMDID			= 0x991,
 	WMI_TOF_GET_CAPABILITIES_CMDID			= 0x992,
 	WMI_TOF_SET_LCR_CMDID				= 0x993,
@@ -543,7 +546,8 @@ struct wmi_pcp_start_cmd {
 	u8 pcp_max_assoc_sta;
 	u8 hidden_ssid;
 	u8 is_go;
-	u8 reserved0[7];
+	u8 reserved0[6];
+	u8 disable_ap_sme;
 	u8 network_type;
 	u8 channel;
 	u8 disable_sec_offload;
@@ -902,6 +906,18 @@ struct wmi_set_mgmt_retry_limit_cmd {
 	u8 reserved[3];
 } __packed;
 
+/* WMI_NEW_STA_CMDID */
+struct wmi_new_sta_cmd {
+	u8 dst_mac[WMI_MAC_LEN];
+	u8 aid;
+} __packed;
+
+/* WMI_DEL_STA_CMDID */
+struct wmi_del_sta_cmd {
+	u8 dst_mac[WMI_MAC_LEN];
+	__le16 disconnect_reason;
+} __packed;
+
 enum wmi_tof_burst_duration {
 	WMI_TOF_BURST_DURATION_250_USEC		= 2,
 	WMI_TOF_BURST_DURATION_500_USEC		= 3,
@@ -1292,7 +1308,7 @@ struct wmi_connect_event {
 	u8 assoc_info[0];
 } __packed;
 
-/* WMI_DISCONNECT_EVENTID */
+/* disconnect_reason */
 enum wmi_disconnect_reason {
 	WMI_DIS_REASON_NO_NETWORK_AVAIL		= 0x01,
 	/* bmiss */
@@ -1310,6 +1326,7 @@ enum wmi_disconnect_reason {
 	WMI_DIS_REASON_IBSS_MERGE		= 0x0E,
 };
 
+/* WMI_DISCONNECT_EVENTID */
 struct wmi_disconnect_event {
 	/* reason code, see 802.11 spec. */
 	__le16 protocol_reason_status;