--- /dev/null
+--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
++++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
+@@ -851,6 +851,7 @@ enum ieee80211_smps_mode {
+ * the CONF_PS flag is set.
+ *
+ * @power_level: requested transmit power (in dBm)
++ * @max_antenna_gain: maximum antenna gain adjusted by user config (in dBi)
+ *
+ * @channel: the channel to tune to
+ * @channel_type: the channel (HT) type
+@@ -870,6 +871,7 @@ struct ieee80211_conf {
+ u32 flags;
+ int power_level, dynamic_ps_timeout;
+ int max_sleep_period;
++ int max_antenna_gain;
+
+ u16 listen_interval;
+ u8 ps_dtim_period;
+--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
++++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
+@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int ieee80211_hw_config(struct ieee80211
+ {
+ struct ieee80211_channel *chan;
+ int ret = 0;
+- int power;
++ int power, ant_gain, max_power;
+ enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type;
+ u32 offchannel_flag;
+
+@@ -152,19 +152,31 @@ int ieee80211_hw_config(struct ieee80211
+ changed |= IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_SMPS;
+ }
+
+- if (test_bit(SCAN_SW_SCANNING, &local->scanning) ||
+- test_bit(SCAN_ONCHANNEL_SCANNING, &local->scanning) ||
+- test_bit(SCAN_HW_SCANNING, &local->scanning) ||
+- !local->ap_power_level)
+- power = chan->max_power;
+- else
+- power = min(chan->max_power, local->ap_power_level);
++ max_power = chan->max_reg_power;
++ if (!test_bit(SCAN_SW_SCANNING, &local->scanning) &&
++ !test_bit(SCAN_ONCHANNEL_SCANNING, &local->scanning) &&
++ !test_bit(SCAN_HW_SCANNING, &local->scanning) &&
++ local->ap_power_level)
++ max_power = min(max_power, local->ap_power_level);
++
++ ant_gain = chan->max_antenna_gain;
++ if (local->user_antenna_gain > 0) {
++ if (local->user_antenna_gain > ant_gain) {
++ max_power -= local->user_antenna_gain - ant_gain;
++ ant_gain = 0;
++ } else
++ ant_gain -= local->user_antenna_gain;
++ }
++
++ power = min(chan->max_power, max_power);
+
+ if (local->user_power_level >= 0)
+ power = min(power, local->user_power_level);
+
+- if (local->hw.conf.power_level != power) {
++ if (local->hw.conf.power_level != power ||
++ local->hw.conf.max_antenna_gain != ant_gain) {
+ changed |= IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_POWER;
++ local->hw.conf.max_antenna_gain = ant_gain;
+ local->hw.cur_power_level = power;
+ local->hw.conf.power_level = power;
+ }
+@@ -620,6 +632,7 @@ struct ieee80211_hw *ieee80211_alloc_hw(
+ IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_MCS_HAVE_GI |
+ IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_MCS_HAVE_BW;
+ local->user_power_level = -1;
++ local->user_antenna_gain = -1;
+ wiphy->ht_capa_mod_mask = &mac80211_ht_capa_mod_mask;
+
+ INIT_LIST_HEAD(&local->interfaces);
+--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
++++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+@@ -1063,6 +1063,7 @@ struct ieee80211_local {
+
+ int user_power_level; /* in dBm */
+ int ap_power_level; /* in dBm */
++ int user_antenna_gain; /* in dBi */
+
+ enum ieee80211_smps_mode smps_mode;
+
+--- a/include/linux/nl80211.h
++++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h
+@@ -1517,6 +1517,8 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
+
+ NL80211_ATTR_USER_REG_HINT_TYPE,
+
++ NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_ANTENNA_GAIN,
++
+ /* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
+
+ __NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
+--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
++++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy nl80211_p
+ [NL80211_ATTR_BG_SCAN_PERIOD] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
+ [NL80211_ATTR_WDEV] = { .type = NLA_U64 },
+ [NL80211_ATTR_USER_REG_HINT_TYPE] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
++ [NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_ANTENNA_GAIN] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+ };
+
+ /* policy for the key attributes */
+@@ -1604,6 +1605,22 @@ static int nl80211_set_wiphy(struct sk_b
+ goto bad_res;
+ }
+
++ if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_ANTENNA_GAIN]) {
++ int idx, dbi = 0;
++
++ if (!rdev->ops->set_antenna_gain) {
++ result = -EOPNOTSUPP;
++ goto bad_res;
++ }
++
++ idx = NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_ANTENNA_GAIN;
++ dbi = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[idx]);
++
++ result = rdev->ops->set_antenna_gain(&rdev->wiphy, dbi);
++ if (result)
++ goto bad_res;
++ }
++
+ if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_ANTENNA_TX] &&
+ info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_ANTENNA_RX]) {
+ u32 tx_ant, rx_ant;
+--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
++++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+@@ -1986,6 +1986,19 @@ static int ieee80211_get_tx_power(struct
+ return 0;
+ }
+
++static int ieee80211_set_antenna_gain(struct wiphy *wiphy, int dbi)
++{
++ struct ieee80211_local *local = wiphy_priv(wiphy);
++
++ if (dbi < 0)
++ return -EINVAL;
++
++ local->user_antenna_gain = dbi;
++ ieee80211_hw_config(local, 0);
++
++ return 0;
++}
++
+ static int ieee80211_set_wds_peer(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
+ const u8 *addr)
+ {
+@@ -3084,6 +3097,7 @@ struct cfg80211_ops mac80211_config_ops
+ .set_wiphy_params = ieee80211_set_wiphy_params,
+ .set_tx_power = ieee80211_set_tx_power,
+ .get_tx_power = ieee80211_get_tx_power,
++ .set_antenna_gain = ieee80211_set_antenna_gain,
+ .set_wds_peer = ieee80211_set_wds_peer,
+ .rfkill_poll = ieee80211_rfkill_poll,
+ CFG80211_TESTMODE_CMD(ieee80211_testmode_cmd)
+--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
++++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
+@@ -1551,6 +1551,7 @@ struct cfg80211_gtk_rekey_data {
+ * the power passed is in mBm, to get dBm use MBM_TO_DBM().
+ * @get_tx_power: store the current TX power into the dbm variable;
+ * return 0 if successful
++ * @set_antenna_gain: set antenna gain to reduce maximum tx power if necessary
+ *
+ * @set_wds_peer: set the WDS peer for a WDS interface
+ *
+@@ -1750,6 +1751,7 @@ struct cfg80211_ops {
+ int (*set_tx_power)(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+ enum nl80211_tx_power_setting type, int mbm);
+ int (*get_tx_power)(struct wiphy *wiphy, int *dbm);
++ int (*set_antenna_gain)(struct wiphy *wiphy, int dbi);
+
+ int (*set_wds_peer)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
+ const u8 *addr);
--- /dev/null
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.h
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.h
+@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ struct ath_regulatory {
+ u16 max_power_level;
+ u16 current_rd;
+ int16_t power_limit;
++ int16_t max_antenna_gain;
+ struct reg_dmn_pair_mapping *regpair;
+ };
+
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+@@ -2828,7 +2828,7 @@ void ath9k_hw_apply_txpower(struct ath_h
+ channel = chan->chan;
+ chan_pwr = min_t(int, channel->max_power * 2, MAX_RATE_POWER);
+ new_pwr = min_t(int, chan_pwr, reg->power_limit);
+- max_gain = chan_pwr - new_pwr + channel->max_antenna_gain * 2;
++ max_gain = chan_pwr - new_pwr + reg->max_antenna_gain * 2;
+
+ ant_gain = get_antenna_gain(ah, chan);
+ if (ant_gain > max_gain)
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+@@ -1263,7 +1263,10 @@ int ath9k_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw
+ }
+
+ if (changed & IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_POWER) {
++ struct ath_regulatory *reg = ath9k_hw_regulatory(ah);
++
+ ath_dbg(common, CONFIG, "Set power: %d\n", conf->power_level);
++ reg->max_antenna_gain = conf->max_antenna_gain;
+ sc->config.txpowlimit = 2 * conf->power_level;
+ ath9k_cmn_update_txpow(ah, sc->curtxpow,
+ sc->config.txpowlimit, &sc->curtxpow);