*     (u8, 0 or 1)
  * @NL80211_ATTR_BSS_SHORT_SLOT_TIME: whether short slot time enabled
  *     (u8, 0 or 1)
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_BSS_BASIC_RATES: basic rates, array of basic
+ *     rates in format defined by IEEE 802.11 7.3.2.2 but without the length
+ *     restriction (at most %NL80211_MAX_SUPP_RATES).
  *
  * @NL80211_ATTR_HT_CAPABILITY: HT Capability information element (from
  *     association request when used with NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION)
 
        NL80211_ATTR_MESH_PARAMS,
 
+       NL80211_ATTR_BSS_BASIC_RATES,
+
        /* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
 
        __NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
  * here
  */
 #define NL80211_ATTR_HT_CAPABILITY NL80211_ATTR_HT_CAPABILITY
+#define NL80211_ATTR_BSS_BASIC_RATES NL80211_ATTR_BSS_BASIC_RATES
 
 #define NL80211_MAX_SUPP_RATES                 32
 #define NL80211_MAX_SUPP_REG_RULES             32
 
  *     (0 = no, 1 = yes, -1 = do not change)
  * @use_short_slot_time: Whether the use of short slot time is allowed
  *     (0 = no, 1 = yes, -1 = do not change)
+ * @basic_rates: basic rates in IEEE 802.11 format
+ *     (or NULL for no change)
+ * @basic_rates_len: number of basic rates
  */
 struct bss_parameters {
        int use_cts_prot;
        int use_short_preamble;
        int use_short_slot_time;
+       u8 *basic_rates;
+       u8 basic_rates_len;
 };
 
 /**
 
                changed |= BSS_CHANGED_ERP_SLOT;
        }
 
+       if (params->basic_rates) {
+               int i, j;
+               u32 rates = 0;
+               struct ieee80211_local *local = wiphy_priv(wiphy);
+               struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband =
+                       wiphy->bands[local->oper_channel->band];
+
+               for (i = 0; i < params->basic_rates_len; i++) {
+                       int rate = (params->basic_rates[i] & 0x7f) * 5;
+                       for (j = 0; j < sband->n_bitrates; j++) {
+                               if (sband->bitrates[j].bitrate == rate)
+                                       rates |= BIT(j);
+                       }
+               }
+               sdata->vif.bss_conf.basic_rates = rates;
+               changed |= BSS_CHANGED_BASIC_RATES;
+       }
+
        ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, changed);
 
        return 0;
 
        [NL80211_ATTR_BSS_CTS_PROT] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
        [NL80211_ATTR_BSS_SHORT_PREAMBLE] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
        [NL80211_ATTR_BSS_SHORT_SLOT_TIME] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
+       [NL80211_ATTR_BSS_BASIC_RATES] = { .type = NLA_BINARY,
+                                          .len = NL80211_MAX_SUPP_RATES },
 
        [NL80211_ATTR_MESH_PARAMS] = { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 
        if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_BSS_SHORT_SLOT_TIME])
                params.use_short_slot_time =
                    nla_get_u8(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_BSS_SHORT_SLOT_TIME]);
+       if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_BSS_BASIC_RATES]) {
+               params.basic_rates =
+                       nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_BSS_BASIC_RATES]);
+               params.basic_rates_len =
+                       nla_len(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_BSS_BASIC_RATES]);
+       }
 
        err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info->attrs, &drv, &dev);
        if (err)