2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 39dbdf2adb12..4c1eb9472ddb 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy nl80211_policy[NL80211_ATTR_MAX+1] = {
         },
         [NL80211_ATTR_NOACK_MAP] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
         [NL80211_ATTR_INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
+        [NL80211_ATTR_BG_SCAN_PERIOD] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
 };
 
 /* policy for the key attributes */
@@ -5116,6 +5117,13 @@ static int nl80211_connect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
         wiphy = &rdev->wiphy;
 
+        connect.bg_scan_period = -1;
+        if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_BG_SCAN_PERIOD] &&
+                (wiphy->flags & WIPHY_FLAG_SUPPORTS_FW_ROAM)) {
+                connect.bg_scan_period =
+                        nla_get_u16(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_BG_SCAN_PERIOD]);
+        }
+
         if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC])
                 connect.bssid = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]);
         connect.ssid = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SSID]);
diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-sme.c b/net/wireless/wext-sme.c
index 326750b99151..7c01c2f3b6cf 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-sme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-sme.c
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ int cfg80211_mgd_wext_connect(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
         wdev->wext.connect.ie = wdev->wext.ie;
         wdev->wext.connect.ie_len = wdev->wext.ie_len;
 
+        /* Use default background scan period */
+        wdev->wext.connect.bg_scan_period = -1;
+
         if (wdev->wext.keys) {
                 wdev->wext.keys->def = wdev->wext.default_key;
                 wdev->wext.keys->defmgmt = wdev->wext.default_mgmt_key;