diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index b77d57a070e5..04c2d4670dc6 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -563,6 +563,9 @@ enum mac80211_rate_control_flags {
 /* maximum number of rate stages */
 #define IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES	4
 
+/* maximum number of rate table entries */
+#define IEEE80211_TX_RATE_TABLE_SIZE	4
+
 /**
  * struct ieee80211_tx_rate - rate selection/status
  *
@@ -659,6 +662,8 @@ struct ieee80211_tx_info {
 					s8 rts_cts_rate_idx;
 					u8 use_rts:1;
 					u8 use_cts_prot:1;
+					u8 short_preamble:1;
+					u8 skip_table:1;
 					/* 2 bytes free */
 				};
 				/* only needed before rate control */
@@ -680,6 +685,8 @@ struct ieee80211_tx_info {
 		struct {
 			struct ieee80211_tx_rate driver_rates[
 				IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES];
+			u8 pad[4];
+
 			void *rate_driver_data[
 				IEEE80211_TX_INFO_RATE_DRIVER_DATA_SIZE / sizeof(void *)];
 		};
@@ -1224,6 +1231,24 @@ enum ieee80211_sta_rx_bandwidth {
 	IEEE80211_STA_RX_BW_160,
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct ieee80211_sta_rates - station rate selection table
+ *
+ * @rcu_head: RCU head used for freeing the table on update
+ * @rates: transmit rates/flags to be used by default.
+ *	Overriding entries per-packet is possible by using cb tx control.
+ */
+struct ieee80211_sta_rates {
+	struct rcu_head rcu_head;
+	struct {
+		s8 idx;
+		u8 count;
+		u8 count_cts;
+		u8 count_rts;
+		u16 flags;
+	} rate[IEEE80211_TX_RATE_TABLE_SIZE];
+};
+
 /**
  * struct ieee80211_sta - station table entry
  *
@@ -1251,6 +1276,7 @@ enum ieee80211_sta_rx_bandwidth {
  *	notifications and capabilities. The value is only valid after
  *	the station moves to associated state.
  * @smps_mode: current SMPS mode (off, static or dynamic)
+ * @tx_rates: rate control selection table
  */
 struct ieee80211_sta {
 	u32 supp_rates[IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS];
@@ -1264,6 +1290,7 @@ struct ieee80211_sta {
 	u8 rx_nss;
 	enum ieee80211_sta_rx_bandwidth bandwidth;
 	enum ieee80211_smps_mode smps_mode;
+	struct ieee80211_sta_rates __rcu *rates;
 
 	/* must be last */
 	u8 drv_priv[0] __aligned(sizeof(void *));
@@ -1419,6 +1446,9 @@ struct ieee80211_tx_control {
  *	for different virtual interfaces. See the doc section on HW queue
  *	control for more details.
  *
+ * @IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_RC_TABLE: The driver supports using a rate
+ *	selection table provided by the rate control algorithm.
+ *
  * @IEEE80211_HW_P2P_DEV_ADDR_FOR_INTF: Use the P2P Device address for any
  *	P2P Interface. This will be honoured even if more than one interface
  *	is supported.
@@ -1451,6 +1481,7 @@ enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
 	IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PER_STA_GTK		= 1<<21,
 	IEEE80211_HW_AP_LINK_PS				= 1<<22,
 	IEEE80211_HW_TX_AMPDU_SETUP_IN_HW		= 1<<23,
+	IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_RC_TABLE			= 1<<24,
 	IEEE80211_HW_P2P_DEV_ADDR_FOR_INTF		= 1<<25,
 	IEEE80211_HW_TIMING_BEACON_ONLY			= 1<<26,
 };
@@ -3136,6 +3167,25 @@ static inline int ieee80211_sta_ps_transition_ni(struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 void ieee80211_sta_set_buffered(struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 				u8 tid, bool buffered);
 
+/**
+ * ieee80211_get_tx_rates - get the selected transmit rates for a packet
+ *
+ * Call this function in a driver with per-packet rate selection support
+ * to combine the rate info in the packet tx info with the most recent
+ * rate selection table for the station entry.
+ *
+ * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from the add_interface callback.
+ * @sta: the receiver station to which this packet is sent.
+ * @skb: the frame to be transmitted.
+ * @dest: buffer for extracted rate/retry information
+ * @max_rates: maximum number of rates to fetch
+ */
+void ieee80211_get_tx_rates(struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+			    struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
+			    struct sk_buff *skb,
+			    struct ieee80211_tx_rate *dest,
+			    int max_rates);
+
 /**
  * ieee80211_tx_status - transmit status callback
  *
@@ -4212,6 +4262,22 @@ bool rate_usable_index_exists(struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 	return false;
 }
 
+/**
+ * rate_control_set_rates - pass the sta rate selection to mac80211/driver
+ *
+ * When not doing a rate control probe to test rates, rate control should pass
+ * its rate selection to mac80211. If the driver supports receiving a station
+ * rate table, it will use it to ensure that frames are always sent based on
+ * the most recent rate control module decision.
+ *
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw()
+ * @pubsta: &struct ieee80211_sta pointer to the target destination.
+ * @rates: new tx rate set to be used for this station.
+ */
+int rate_control_set_rates(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+			   struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta,
+			   struct ieee80211_sta_rates *rates);
+
 int ieee80211_rate_control_register(struct rate_control_ops *ops);
 void ieee80211_rate_control_unregister(struct rate_control_ops *ops);
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index af8410e1291e..158e6eb188d3 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ struct ieee80211_tx_data {
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 	struct sta_info *sta;
 	struct ieee80211_key *key;
+	struct ieee80211_tx_rate rate;
 
 	unsigned int flags;
 };
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rate.c b/net/mac80211/rate.c
index 5d545dd2d050..0d51877efdb7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rate.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rate.c
@@ -252,6 +252,25 @@ rate_lowest_non_cck_index(struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void __rate_control_send_low(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+				    struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
+				    struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
+				    struct ieee80211_tx_info *info)
+{
+	if ((sband->band != IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ) ||
+	    !(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_CCK_RATE))
+		info->control.rates[0].idx = rate_lowest_index(sband, sta);
+	else
+		info->control.rates[0].idx =
+			rate_lowest_non_cck_index(sband, sta);
+
+	info->control.rates[0].count =
+		(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK) ?
+		1 : hw->max_rate_tries;
+
+	info->control.skip_table = 1;
+}
+
 
 bool rate_control_send_low(struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 			   void *priv_sta,
@@ -262,16 +281,8 @@ bool rate_control_send_low(struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 	int mcast_rate;
 
 	if (!sta || !priv_sta || rc_no_data_or_no_ack_use_min(txrc)) {
-		if ((sband->band != IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ) ||
-		    !(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_CCK_RATE))
-			info->control.rates[0].idx =
-				rate_lowest_index(txrc->sband, sta);
-		else
-			info->control.rates[0].idx =
-				rate_lowest_non_cck_index(txrc->sband, sta);
-		info->control.rates[0].count =
-			(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK) ?
-			1 : txrc->hw->max_rate_tries;
+		__rate_control_send_low(txrc->hw, sband, sta, info);
+
 		if (!sta && txrc->bss) {
 			mcast_rate = txrc->bss_conf->mcast_rate[sband->band];
 			if (mcast_rate > 0) {
@@ -355,7 +366,8 @@ static bool rate_idx_match_mcs_mask(struct ieee80211_tx_rate *rate,
 
 
 static void rate_idx_match_mask(struct ieee80211_tx_rate *rate,
-				struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control *txrc,
+				struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
+				enum nl80211_chan_width chan_width,
 				u32 mask,
 				u8 mcs_mask[IEEE80211_HT_MCS_MASK_LEN])
 {
@@ -375,27 +387,17 @@ static void rate_idx_match_mask(struct ieee80211_tx_rate *rate,
 				  IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_SHORT_PREAMBLE);
 		alt_rate.count = rate->count;
 		if (rate_idx_match_legacy_mask(&alt_rate,
-					       txrc->sband->n_bitrates,
-					       mask)) {
+					       sband->n_bitrates, mask)) {
 			*rate = alt_rate;
 			return;
 		}
 	} else {
-		struct sk_buff *skb = txrc->skb;
-		struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
-		__le16 fc;
-
 		/* handle legacy rates */
-		if (rate_idx_match_legacy_mask(rate, txrc->sband->n_bitrates,
-					       mask))
+		if (rate_idx_match_legacy_mask(rate, sband->n_bitrates, mask))
 			return;
 
 		/* if HT BSS, and we handle a data frame, also try HT rates */
-		if (txrc->bss_conf->chandef.width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20_NOHT)
-			return;
-
-		fc = hdr->frame_control;
-		if (!ieee80211_is_data(fc))
+		if (chan_width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20_NOHT)
 			return;
 
 		alt_rate.idx = 0;
@@ -408,7 +410,7 @@ static void rate_idx_match_mask(struct ieee80211_tx_rate *rate,
 
 		alt_rate.flags |= IEEE80211_TX_RC_MCS;
 
-		if (txrc->bss_conf->chandef.width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_40)
+		if (chan_width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_40)
 			alt_rate.flags |= IEEE80211_TX_RC_40_MHZ_WIDTH;
 
 		if (rate_idx_match_mcs_mask(&alt_rate, mcs_mask)) {
@@ -426,6 +428,228 @@ static void rate_idx_match_mask(struct ieee80211_tx_rate *rate,
 	 */
 }
 
+static void rate_fixup_ratelist(struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+				struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
+				struct ieee80211_tx_info *info,
+				struct ieee80211_tx_rate *rates,
+				int max_rates)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_rate *rate;
+	bool inval = false;
+	int i;
+
+	/*
+	 * Set up the RTS/CTS rate as the fastest basic rate
+	 * that is not faster than the data rate unless there
+	 * is no basic rate slower than the data rate, in which
+	 * case we pick the slowest basic rate
+	 *
+	 * XXX: Should this check all retry rates?
+	 */
+	if (!(rates[0].flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_MCS)) {
+		u32 basic_rates = vif->bss_conf.basic_rates;
+		s8 baserate = basic_rates ? ffs(basic_rates - 1) : 0;
+
+		rate = &sband->bitrates[rates[0].idx];
+
+		for (i = 0; i < sband->n_bitrates; i++) {
+			/* must be a basic rate */
+			if (!(basic_rates & BIT(i)))
+				continue;
+			/* must not be faster than the data rate */
+			if (sband->bitrates[i].bitrate > rate->bitrate)
+				continue;
+			/* maximum */
+			if (sband->bitrates[baserate].bitrate <
+			     sband->bitrates[i].bitrate)
+				baserate = i;
+		}
+
+		info->control.rts_cts_rate_idx = baserate;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < max_rates; i++) {
+		/*
+		 * make sure there's no valid rate following
+		 * an invalid one, just in case drivers don't
+		 * take the API seriously to stop at -1.
+		 */
+		if (inval) {
+			rates[i].idx = -1;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (rates[i].idx < 0) {
+			inval = true;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * For now assume MCS is already set up correctly, this
+		 * needs to be fixed.
+		 */
+		if (rates[i].flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_MCS) {
+			WARN_ON(rates[i].idx > 76);
+
+			if (!(rates[i].flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_RTS_CTS) &&
+			    info->control.use_cts_prot)
+				rates[i].flags |=
+					IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_CTS_PROTECT;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (rates[i].flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_VHT_MCS) {
+			WARN_ON(ieee80211_rate_get_vht_mcs(&rates[i]) > 9);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/* set up RTS protection if desired */
+		if (info->control.use_rts) {
+			rates[i].flags |= IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_RTS_CTS;
+			info->control.use_cts_prot = false;
+		}
+
+		/* RC is busted */
+		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(rates[i].idx >= sband->n_bitrates)) {
+			rates[i].idx = -1;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		rate = &sband->bitrates[rates[i].idx];
+
+		/* set up short preamble */
+		if (info->control.short_preamble &&
+		    rate->flags & IEEE80211_RATE_SHORT_PREAMBLE)
+			rates[i].flags |= IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_SHORT_PREAMBLE;
+
+		/* set up G protection */
+		if (!(rates[i].flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_RTS_CTS) &&
+		    info->control.use_cts_prot &&
+		    rate->flags & IEEE80211_RATE_ERP_G)
+			rates[i].flags |= IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_CTS_PROTECT;
+	}
+}
+
+
+static void rate_control_fill_sta_table(struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
+					struct ieee80211_tx_info *info,
+					struct ieee80211_tx_rate *rates,
+					int max_rates)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_sta_rates *ratetbl = NULL;
+	int i;
+
+	if (sta && !info->control.skip_table)
+		ratetbl = rcu_dereference(sta->rates);
+
+	/* Fill remaining rate slots with data from the sta rate table. */
+	max_rates = min_t(int, max_rates, IEEE80211_TX_RATE_TABLE_SIZE);
+	for (i = 0; i < max_rates; i++) {
+		if (i < ARRAY_SIZE(info->control.rates) &&
+		    info->control.rates[i].idx >= 0 &&
+		    info->control.rates[i].count) {
+			if (rates != info->control.rates)
+				rates[i] = info->control.rates[i];
+		} else if (ratetbl) {
+			rates[i].idx = ratetbl->rate[i].idx;
+			rates[i].flags = ratetbl->rate[i].flags;
+			if (info->control.use_rts)
+				rates[i].count = ratetbl->rate[i].count_rts;
+			else if (info->control.use_cts_prot)
+				rates[i].count = ratetbl->rate[i].count_cts;
+			else
+				rates[i].count = ratetbl->rate[i].count;
+		} else {
+			rates[i].idx = -1;
+			rates[i].count = 0;
+		}
+
+		if (rates[i].idx < 0 || !rates[i].count)
+			break;
+	}
+}
+
+static void rate_control_apply_mask(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+				    struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
+				    struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
+				    struct ieee80211_tx_info *info,
+				    struct ieee80211_tx_rate *rates,
+				    int max_rates)
+{
+	enum nl80211_chan_width chan_width;
+	u8 mcs_mask[IEEE80211_HT_MCS_MASK_LEN];
+	bool has_mcs_mask;
+	u32 mask;
+	int i;
+
+	/*
+	 * Try to enforce the rateidx mask the user wanted. skip this if the
+	 * default mask (allow all rates) is used to save some processing for
+	 * the common case.
+	 */
+	mask = sdata->rc_rateidx_mask[info->band];
+	has_mcs_mask = sdata->rc_has_mcs_mask[info->band];
+	if (mask == (1 << sband->n_bitrates) - 1 && !has_mcs_mask)
+		return;
+
+	if (has_mcs_mask)
+		memcpy(mcs_mask, sdata->rc_rateidx_mcs_mask[info->band],
+		       sizeof(mcs_mask));
+	else
+		memset(mcs_mask, 0xff, sizeof(mcs_mask));
+
+	if (sta) {
+		/* Filter out rates that the STA does not support */
+		mask &= sta->supp_rates[info->band];
+		for (i = 0; i < sizeof(mcs_mask); i++)
+			mcs_mask[i] &= sta->ht_cap.mcs.rx_mask[i];
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure the rate index selected for each TX rate is
+	 * included in the configured mask and change the rate indexes
+	 * if needed.
+	 */
+	chan_width = sdata->vif.bss_conf.chandef.width;
+	for (i = 0; i < max_rates; i++) {
+		/* Skip invalid rates */
+		if (rates[i].idx < 0)
+			break;
+
+		rate_idx_match_mask(&rates[i], sband, mask, chan_width,
+				    mcs_mask);
+	}
+}
+
+void ieee80211_get_tx_rates(struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+			    struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
+			    struct sk_buff *skb,
+			    struct ieee80211_tx_rate *dest,
+			    int max_rates)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
+	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
+	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
+	struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
+
+	rate_control_fill_sta_table(sta, info, dest, max_rates);
+
+	if (!vif)
+		return;
+
+	sdata = vif_to_sdata(vif);
+	sband = sdata->local->hw.wiphy->bands[info->band];
+
+	if (ieee80211_is_data(hdr->frame_control))
+		rate_control_apply_mask(sdata, sta, sband, info, dest, max_rates);
+
+	if (dest[0].idx < 0)
+		__rate_control_send_low(&sdata->local->hw, sband, sta, info);
+
+	if (sta)
+		rate_fixup_ratelist(vif, sband, info, dest, max_rates);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_get_tx_rates);
+
 void rate_control_get_rate(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 			   struct sta_info *sta,
 			   struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control *txrc)
@@ -435,8 +659,6 @@ void rate_control_get_rate(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	struct ieee80211_sta *ista = NULL;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(txrc->skb);
 	int i;
-	u32 mask;
-	u8 mcs_mask[IEEE80211_HT_MCS_MASK_LEN];
 
 	if (sta && test_sta_flag(sta, WLAN_STA_RATE_CONTROL)) {
 		ista = &sta->sta;
@@ -454,41 +676,28 @@ void rate_control_get_rate(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 	ref->ops->get_rate(ref->priv, ista, priv_sta, txrc);
 
-	/*
-	 * Try to enforce the rateidx mask the user wanted. skip this if the
-	 * default mask (allow all rates) is used to save some processing for
-	 * the common case.
-	 */
-	mask = sdata->rc_rateidx_mask[info->band];
-	if (mask != (1 << txrc->sband->n_bitrates) - 1 || txrc->rate_idx_mcs_mask) {
-		if (txrc->rate_idx_mcs_mask)
-			memcpy(mcs_mask, txrc->rate_idx_mcs_mask, sizeof(mcs_mask));
-		else
-			memset(mcs_mask, 0xff, sizeof(mcs_mask));
+	if (sdata->local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_RC_TABLE)
+		return;
 
-		if (sta) {
-			/* Filter out rates that the STA does not support */
-			mask &= sta->sta.supp_rates[info->band];
-			for (i = 0; i < sizeof(mcs_mask); i++)
-				mcs_mask[i] &= sta->sta.ht_cap.mcs.rx_mask[i];
-		}
-		/*
-		 * Make sure the rate index selected for each TX rate is
-		 * included in the configured mask and change the rate indexes
-		 * if needed.
-		 */
-		for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES; i++) {
-			/* Skip invalid rates */
-			if (info->control.rates[i].idx < 0)
-				break;
-			rate_idx_match_mask(&info->control.rates[i], txrc,
-					    mask, mcs_mask);
-		}
-	}
-
-	BUG_ON(info->control.rates[0].idx < 0);
+	ieee80211_get_tx_rates(&sdata->vif, ista, txrc->skb,
+			       info->control.rates,
+			       ARRAY_SIZE(info->control.rates));
 }
 
+int rate_control_set_rates(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+			   struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta,
+			   struct ieee80211_sta_rates *rates)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_sta_rates *old = rcu_dereference(pubsta->rates);
+
+	rcu_assign_pointer(pubsta->rates, rates);
+	if (old)
+		kfree_rcu(old, rcu_head);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(rate_control_set_rates);
+
 int ieee80211_init_rate_ctrl_alg(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 				 const char *name)
 {
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 6ca857f8f424..4a5fbf83cd1e 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -48,15 +48,15 @@ static __le16 ieee80211_duration(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx,
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 
 	/* assume HW handles this */
-	if (info->control.rates[0].flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_MCS)
+	if (tx->rate.flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_MCS)
 		return 0;
 
 	/* uh huh? */
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(info->control.rates[0].idx < 0))
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(tx->rate.idx < 0))
 		return 0;
 
 	sband = local->hw.wiphy->bands[info->band];
-	txrate = &sband->bitrates[info->control.rates[0].idx];
+	txrate = &sband->bitrates[tx->rate.idx];
 
 	erp = txrate->flags & IEEE80211_RATE_ERP_G;
 
@@ -617,11 +617,9 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_rate_ctrl(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(tx->skb);
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (void *)tx->skb->data;
 	struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
-	struct ieee80211_rate *rate;
-	int i;
 	u32 len;
-	bool inval = false, rts = false, short_preamble = false;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control txrc;
+	struct ieee80211_sta_rates *ratetbl = NULL;
 	bool assoc = false;
 
 	memset(&txrc, 0, sizeof(txrc));
@@ -653,10 +651,10 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_rate_ctrl(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 
 	/* set up RTS protection if desired */
 	if (len > tx->local->hw.wiphy->rts_threshold) {
-		txrc.rts = rts = true;
+		txrc.rts = true;
 	}
 
-	info->control.use_rts = rts;
+	info->control.use_rts = txrc.rts;
 	info->control.use_cts_prot = tx->sdata->vif.bss_conf.use_cts_prot;
 
 	/*
@@ -668,7 +666,9 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_rate_ctrl(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 	if (tx->sdata->vif.bss_conf.use_short_preamble &&
 	    (ieee80211_is_data(hdr->frame_control) ||
 	     (tx->sta && test_sta_flag(tx->sta, WLAN_STA_SHORT_PREAMBLE))))
-		txrc.short_preamble = short_preamble = true;
+		txrc.short_preamble = true;
+
+	info->control.short_preamble = txrc.short_preamble;
 
 	if (tx->sta)
 		assoc = test_sta_flag(tx->sta, WLAN_STA_ASSOC);
@@ -692,16 +692,38 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_rate_ctrl(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 	 */
 	rate_control_get_rate(tx->sdata, tx->sta, &txrc);
 
-	if (unlikely(info->control.rates[0].idx < 0))
-		return TX_DROP;
+	if (tx->sta && !info->control.skip_table)
+		ratetbl = rcu_dereference(tx->sta->sta.rates);
+
+	if (unlikely(info->control.rates[0].idx < 0)) {
+		if (ratetbl) {
+			struct ieee80211_tx_rate rate = {
+				.idx = ratetbl->rate[0].idx,
+				.flags = ratetbl->rate[0].flags,
+				.count = ratetbl->rate[0].count
+			};
+
+			if (ratetbl->rate[0].idx < 0)
+				return TX_DROP;
+
+			tx->rate = rate;
+		} else {
+			return TX_DROP;
+		}
+	} else {
+		tx->rate = info->control.rates[0];
+	}
 
 	if (txrc.reported_rate.idx < 0) {
-		txrc.reported_rate = info->control.rates[0];
+		txrc.reported_rate = tx->rate;
 		if (tx->sta && ieee80211_is_data(hdr->frame_control))
 			tx->sta->last_tx_rate = txrc.reported_rate;
 	} else if (tx->sta)
 		tx->sta->last_tx_rate = txrc.reported_rate;
 
+	if (ratetbl)
+		return TX_CONTINUE;
+
 	if (unlikely(!info->control.rates[0].count))
 		info->control.rates[0].count = 1;
 
@@ -709,102 +731,6 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_rate_ctrl(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 			 (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK)))
 		info->control.rates[0].count = 1;
 
-	if (is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1)) {
-		/*
-		 * XXX: verify the rate is in the basic rateset
-		 */
-		return TX_CONTINUE;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Set up the RTS/CTS rate as the fastest basic rate
-	 * that is not faster than the data rate unless there
-	 * is no basic rate slower than the data rate, in which
-	 * case we pick the slowest basic rate
-	 *
-	 * XXX: Should this check all retry rates?
-	 */
-	if (!(info->control.rates[0].flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_MCS)) {
-		u32 basic_rates = tx->sdata->vif.bss_conf.basic_rates;
-		s8 baserate = basic_rates ? ffs(basic_rates - 1) : 0;
-
-		rate = &sband->bitrates[info->control.rates[0].idx];
-
-		for (i = 0; i < sband->n_bitrates; i++) {
-			/* must be a basic rate */
-			if (!(basic_rates & BIT(i)))
-				continue;
-			/* must not be faster than the data rate */
-			if (sband->bitrates[i].bitrate > rate->bitrate)
-				continue;
-			/* maximum */
-			if (sband->bitrates[baserate].bitrate <
-			     sband->bitrates[i].bitrate)
-				baserate = i;
-		}
-
-		info->control.rts_cts_rate_idx = baserate;
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES; i++) {
-		struct ieee80211_tx_rate *rc_rate = &info->control.rates[i];
-
-		/*
-		 * make sure there's no valid rate following
-		 * an invalid one, just in case drivers don't
-		 * take the API seriously to stop at -1.
-		 */
-		if (inval) {
-			rc_rate->idx = -1;
-			continue;
-		}
-		if (rc_rate->idx < 0) {
-			inval = true;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		/*
-		 * For now assume MCS is already set up correctly, this
-		 * needs to be fixed.
-		 */
-		if (rc_rate->flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_MCS) {
-			WARN_ON(rc_rate->idx > 76);
-
-			if (!(rc_rate->flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_RTS_CTS) &&
-			    tx->sdata->vif.bss_conf.use_cts_prot)
-				rc_rate->flags |=
-					IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_CTS_PROTECT;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		if (rc_rate->flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_VHT_MCS) {
-			WARN_ON(ieee80211_rate_get_vht_mcs(rc_rate) > 9);
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		/* set up RTS protection if desired */
-		if (rts)
-			rc_rate->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_RTS_CTS;
-
-		/* RC is busted */
-		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(rc_rate->idx >= sband->n_bitrates)) {
-			rc_rate->idx = -1;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		rate = &sband->bitrates[rc_rate->idx];
-
-		/* set up short preamble */
-		if (short_preamble &&
-		    rate->flags & IEEE80211_RATE_SHORT_PREAMBLE)
-			rc_rate->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_SHORT_PREAMBLE;
-
-		/* set up G protection */
-		if (!rts && tx->sdata->vif.bss_conf.use_cts_prot &&
-		    rate->flags & IEEE80211_RATE_ERP_G)
-			rc_rate->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_CTS_PROTECT;
-	}
-
 	return TX_CONTINUE;
 }