--- /dev/null
+--- a/net80211/ieee80211.c
++++ b/net80211/ieee80211.c
+@@ -355,6 +355,8 @@ ieee80211_ifattach(struct ieee80211com *
+ /* Arbitrarily pick the first channel */
+ ic->ic_curchan = &ic->ic_channels[0];
+
++ ic->ic_inact_tick = IEEE80211_INACT_WAIT;
++
+ /* Enable marking of dfs by default */
+ ic->ic_flags_ext |= IEEE80211_FEXT_MARKDFS;
+
+--- a/net80211/ieee80211_var.h
++++ b/net80211/ieee80211_var.h
+@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ struct ieee80211com {
+ u_int8_t ic_protmode_rssi; /* rssi threshold for protection mode */
+ u_int64_t ic_protmode_lasttrig; /* last trigger for protection mode */
+ u_int16_t ic_protmode_timeout; /* protection mode timeout */
++ u_int16_t ic_inact_tick; /* inact timer tick interval (seconds) */
+
+ /* Channel state:
+ *
+--- a/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.h
++++ b/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.h
+@@ -591,6 +591,7 @@ enum {
+ IEEE80211_PARAM_INACT_AUTH = 24, /* station auth inact timeout */
+ IEEE80211_PARAM_INACT_INIT = 25, /* station init inact timeout */
+ IEEE80211_PARAM_ABOLT = 26, /* Atheros Adv. Capabilities */
++ IEEE80211_PARAM_INACT_TICK = 27, /* station inactivity timer tick (seconds) */
+ IEEE80211_PARAM_DTIM_PERIOD = 28, /* DTIM period (beacons) */
+ IEEE80211_PARAM_BEACON_INTERVAL = 29, /* beacon interval (ms) */
+ IEEE80211_PARAM_DOTH = 30, /* 11.h is on/off */
+--- a/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c
++++ b/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c
+@@ -2504,13 +2504,18 @@ ieee80211_ioctl_setparam(struct net_devi
+ vap->iv_flags &= ~IEEE80211_F_NOBRIDGE;
+ break;
+ case IEEE80211_PARAM_INACT:
+- vap->iv_inact_run = value / IEEE80211_INACT_WAIT;
++ vap->iv_inact_run = value / ic->ic_inact_tick;
++ break;
++ case IEEE80211_PARAM_INACT_TICK:
++ if (value <= 0)
++ return -EINVAL;
++ ic->ic_inact_tick = value;
+ break;
+ case IEEE80211_PARAM_INACT_AUTH:
+- vap->iv_inact_auth = value / IEEE80211_INACT_WAIT;
++ vap->iv_inact_auth = value / ic->ic_inact_tick;
+ break;
+ case IEEE80211_PARAM_INACT_INIT:
+- vap->iv_inact_init = value / IEEE80211_INACT_WAIT;
++ vap->iv_inact_init = value / ic->ic_inact_tick;
+ break;
+ case IEEE80211_PARAM_ABOLT:
+ caps = 0;
+@@ -3050,13 +3055,16 @@ ieee80211_ioctl_getparam(struct net_devi
+ param[0] = (vap->iv_flags & IEEE80211_F_NOBRIDGE) == 0;
+ break;
+ case IEEE80211_PARAM_INACT:
+- param[0] = vap->iv_inact_run * IEEE80211_INACT_WAIT;
++ param[0] = vap->iv_inact_run * ic->ic_inact_tick;
+ break;
+ case IEEE80211_PARAM_INACT_AUTH:
+- param[0] = vap->iv_inact_auth * IEEE80211_INACT_WAIT;
++ param[0] = vap->iv_inact_auth * ic->ic_inact_tick;
+ break;
+ case IEEE80211_PARAM_INACT_INIT:
+- param[0] = vap->iv_inact_init * IEEE80211_INACT_WAIT;
++ param[0] = vap->iv_inact_init * ic->ic_inact_tick;
++ break;
++ case IEEE80211_PARAM_INACT_TICK:
++ param[0] = ic->ic_inact_tick;
+ break;
+ case IEEE80211_PARAM_ABOLT:
+ /*
+@@ -4557,14 +4565,7 @@ get_sta_info(void *arg, struct ieee80211
+ si->isi_opmode = IEEE80211_STA_OPMODE_XR;
+ else
+ si->isi_opmode = IEEE80211_STA_OPMODE_NORMAL;
+- /* NB: leave all cases in case we relax ni_associd == 0 check */
+- if (ieee80211_node_is_authorized(ni))
+- si->isi_inact = vap->iv_inact_run;
+- else if (ni->ni_associd != 0)
+- si->isi_inact = vap->iv_inact_auth;
+- else
+- si->isi_inact = vap->iv_inact_init;
+- si->isi_inact = (si->isi_inact - ni->ni_inact) * IEEE80211_INACT_WAIT;
++ si->isi_inact = (ni->ni_inact_reload - ni->ni_inact) * ic->ic_inact_tick;
+
+ cp = (u_int8_t *)(si+1);
+ if (ni->ni_rsn_ie != NULL) {
+@@ -5597,6 +5598,10 @@ static const struct iw_priv_args ieee802
+ IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, 0, "inact_init" },
+ { IEEE80211_PARAM_INACT_INIT,
+ 0, IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, "get_inact_init" },
++ { IEEE80211_PARAM_INACT_TICK,
++ IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, 0, "inact_tick" },
++ { IEEE80211_PARAM_INACT_TICK,
++ 0, IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, "get_inact_tick" },
+ { IEEE80211_PARAM_ABOLT,
+ IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, 0, "abolt" },
+ { IEEE80211_PARAM_ABOLT,
+--- a/net80211/ieee80211_node.c
++++ b/net80211/ieee80211_node.c
+@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ ieee80211_node_attach(struct ieee80211co
+ init_timer(&ic->ic_inact);
+ ic->ic_inact.function = ieee80211_node_timeout;
+ ic->ic_inact.data = (unsigned long) ic;
+- ic->ic_inact.expires = jiffies + IEEE80211_INACT_WAIT * HZ;
++ ic->ic_inact.expires = jiffies + ic->ic_inact_tick * HZ;
+ add_timer(&ic->ic_inact);
+
+ #ifdef IEEE80211_DEBUG_REFCNT
+@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ void
+ ieee80211_node_authorize(struct ieee80211_node *ni)
+ {
+ ni->ni_flags |= IEEE80211_NODE_AUTH;
+- ni->ni_inact_reload = ni->ni_vap->iv_inact_run;
++ ni->ni_inact = ni->ni_inact_reload = ni->ni_vap->iv_inact_run;
+ }
+ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_node_authorize);
+
+@@ -1819,7 +1819,7 @@ ieee80211_node_timeout(unsigned long arg
+ }
+ }
+
+- ic->ic_inact.expires = jiffies + IEEE80211_INACT_WAIT * HZ;
++ ic->ic_inact.expires = jiffies + ic->ic_inact_tick * HZ;
+ add_timer(&ic->ic_inact);
+ }
+
+--- a/net80211/ieee80211_power.c
++++ b/net80211/ieee80211_power.c
+@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ ieee80211_node_saveq_age(struct ieee8021
+
+ IEEE80211_NODE_SAVEQ_LOCK_IRQ(ni);
+ while ((skb = skb_peek(&ni->ni_savedq)) != NULL &&
+- M_AGE_GET(skb) < IEEE80211_INACT_WAIT) {
++ M_AGE_GET(skb) < ni->ni_vap->iv_ic->ic_inact_tick) {
+ IEEE80211_NOTE(vap, IEEE80211_MSG_POWER, ni,
+ "discard frame, age %u", M_AGE_GET(skb));
+
+@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ ieee80211_node_saveq_age(struct ieee8021
+ discard++;
+ }
+ if (skb != NULL)
+- M_AGE_SUB(skb, IEEE80211_INACT_WAIT);
++ M_AGE_SUB(skb, ni->ni_vap->iv_ic->ic_inact_tick);
+ IEEE80211_NODE_SAVEQ_UNLOCK_IRQ(ni);
+
+ IEEE80211_NOTE(vap, IEEE80211_MSG_POWER, ni,