--- /dev/null
+From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
+Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2021 00:59:14 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] mac80211: fix station rate table updates on assoc
+
+If the driver uses .sta_add, station entries are only uploaded after the sta
+is in assoc state. Fix early station rate table updates by deferring them
+until the sta has been uploaded
+
+Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
+---
+
+--- a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.c
++++ b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.c
+@@ -125,8 +125,11 @@ int drv_sta_state(struct ieee80211_local
+ } else if (old_state == IEEE80211_STA_AUTH &&
+ new_state == IEEE80211_STA_ASSOC) {
+ ret = drv_sta_add(local, sdata, &sta->sta);
+- if (ret == 0)
++ if (ret == 0) {
+ sta->uploaded = true;
++ if (rcu_dereference(sta->sta.rates))
++ drv_sta_rate_tbl_update(local, sdata, &sta->sta);
++ }
+ } else if (old_state == IEEE80211_STA_ASSOC &&
+ new_state == IEEE80211_STA_AUTH) {
+ drv_sta_remove(local, sdata, &sta->sta);
+--- a/net/mac80211/rate.c
++++ b/net/mac80211/rate.c
+@@ -934,7 +934,8 @@ int rate_control_set_rates(struct ieee80
+ if (old)
+ kfree_rcu(old, rcu_head);
+
+- drv_sta_rate_tbl_update(hw_to_local(hw), sta->sdata, pubsta);
++ if (sta->uploaded)
++ drv_sta_rate_tbl_update(hw_to_local(hw), sta->sdata, pubsta);
+
+ ieee80211_sta_set_expected_throughput(pubsta, sta_get_expected_throughput(sta));
+