* what it thinks should apply for the same country */
 static const struct ieee80211_regdomain *country_ie_regdomain;
 
+static LIST_HEAD(reg_requests_list);
+static spinlock_t reg_requests_lock;
+
 /* We keep a static world regulatory domain in case of the absence of CRDA */
 static const struct ieee80211_regdomain world_regdom = {
        .n_reg_rules = 1,
        const struct ieee80211_power_rule *power_rule = NULL;
        struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
        struct ieee80211_channel *chan;
-       struct wiphy *request_wiphy;
+       struct wiphy *request_wiphy = NULL;
 
        assert_cfg80211_lock();
 
        return call_crda(alpha2);
 }
 
+/* This currently only processes user and driver regulatory hints */
+static int reg_process_hint(struct regulatory_request *reg_request)
+{
+       int r = 0;
+       struct wiphy *wiphy = NULL;
+
+       BUG_ON(!reg_request->alpha2);
+
+       mutex_lock(&cfg80211_mutex);
+
+       if (wiphy_idx_valid(reg_request->wiphy_idx))
+               wiphy = wiphy_idx_to_wiphy(reg_request->wiphy_idx);
+
+       if (reg_request->initiator == REGDOM_SET_BY_DRIVER &&
+           !wiphy) {
+               r = -ENODEV;
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       r = __regulatory_hint(wiphy,
+                             reg_request->initiator,
+                             reg_request->alpha2,
+                             reg_request->country_ie_checksum,
+                             reg_request->country_ie_env);
+       /* This is required so that the orig_* parameters are saved */
+       if (r == -EALREADY && wiphy && wiphy->strict_regulatory)
+               wiphy_update_regulatory(wiphy, reg_request->initiator);
+out:
+       mutex_unlock(&cfg80211_mutex);
+
+       if (r == -EALREADY)
+               r = 0;
+
+       return r;
+}
+
+static void reg_process_pending_hints(void)
+       {
+       struct regulatory_request *reg_request;
+       int r;
+
+       spin_lock(®_requests_lock);
+       while (!list_empty(®_requests_list)) {
+               reg_request = list_first_entry(®_requests_list,
+                                              struct regulatory_request,
+                                              list);
+               list_del_init(®_request->list);
+               spin_unlock(®_requests_lock);
+
+               r = reg_process_hint(reg_request);
+#ifdef CONFIG_CFG80211_REG_DEBUG
+               if (r && (reg_request->initiator == REGDOM_SET_BY_DRIVER ||
+                   reg_request->initiator == REGDOM_SET_BY_COUNTRY_IE))
+                       printk(KERN_ERR "cfg80211: wiphy_idx %d sent a "
+                               "regulatory hint for %c%c but now has "
+                               "gone fishing, ignoring request\n",
+                               reg_request->wiphy_idx,
+                               reg_request->alpha2[0],
+                               reg_request->alpha2[1]);
+#endif
+               kfree(reg_request);
+               spin_lock(®_requests_lock);
+       }
+       spin_unlock(®_requests_lock);
+}
+
+static void reg_todo(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+       reg_process_pending_hints();
+}
+
+static DECLARE_WORK(reg_work, reg_todo);
+
+static void queue_regulatory_request(struct regulatory_request *request)
+{
+       spin_lock(®_requests_lock);
+       list_add_tail(&request->list, ®_requests_list);
+       spin_unlock(®_requests_lock);
+
+       schedule_work(®_work);
+}
+
+/* Core regulatory hint -- happens once during cfg80211_init() */
 static int regulatory_hint_core(const char *alpha2)
 {
        struct regulatory_request *request;
        request->alpha2[1] = alpha2[1];
        request->initiator = REGDOM_SET_BY_CORE;
 
-       last_request = request;
+       queue_regulatory_request(request);
 
-       return call_crda(alpha2);
+       return 0;
 }
 
-void regulatory_hint(struct wiphy *wiphy, const char *alpha2)
+/* User hints */
+int regulatory_hint_user(const char *alpha2)
 {
-       int r;
+       struct regulatory_request *request;
+
        BUG_ON(!alpha2);
 
-       mutex_lock(&cfg80211_mutex);
-       r = __regulatory_hint(wiphy, REGDOM_SET_BY_DRIVER,
-               alpha2, 0, ENVIRON_ANY);
-       /* This is required so that the orig_* parameters are saved */
-       if (r == -EALREADY && wiphy->strict_regulatory)
-               wiphy_update_regulatory(wiphy, REGDOM_SET_BY_DRIVER);
-       mutex_unlock(&cfg80211_mutex);
+       request = kzalloc(sizeof(struct regulatory_request), GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!request)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
+       request->wiphy_idx = WIPHY_IDX_STALE;
+       request->alpha2[0] = alpha2[0];
+       request->alpha2[1] = alpha2[1];
+       request->initiator = REGDOM_SET_BY_USER,
+
+       queue_regulatory_request(request);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/* Driver hints */
+int regulatory_hint(struct wiphy *wiphy, const char *alpha2)
+{
+       struct regulatory_request *request;
+
+       BUG_ON(!alpha2);
+       BUG_ON(!wiphy);
+
+       request = kzalloc(sizeof(struct regulatory_request), GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!request)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
+       request->wiphy_idx = get_wiphy_idx(wiphy);
+
+       /* Must have registered wiphy first */
+       BUG_ON(!wiphy_idx_valid(request->wiphy_idx));
+
+       request->alpha2[0] = alpha2[0];
+       request->alpha2[1] = alpha2[1];
+       request->initiator = REGDOM_SET_BY_DRIVER;
+
+       queue_regulatory_request(request);
+
+       return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(regulatory_hint);
 
        char alpha2[2];
        u32 checksum = 0;
        enum environment_cap env = ENVIRON_ANY;
+       struct regulatory_request *request;
 
        mutex_lock(&cfg80211_mutex);
 
        if (WARN_ON(reg_same_country_ie_hint(wiphy, checksum)))
                goto free_rd_out;
 
+       request = kzalloc(sizeof(struct regulatory_request), GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!request)
+               goto free_rd_out;
+
        /* We keep this around for when CRDA comes back with a response so
         * we can intersect with that */
        country_ie_regdomain = rd;
 
-       __regulatory_hint(wiphy, REGDOM_SET_BY_COUNTRY_IE,
-               country_ie_regdomain->alpha2, checksum, env);
+       request->wiphy_idx = get_wiphy_idx(wiphy);
+       request->alpha2[0] = rd->alpha2[0];
+       request->alpha2[1] = rd->alpha2[1];
+       request->initiator = REGDOM_SET_BY_COUNTRY_IE;
+       request->country_ie_checksum = checksum;
+       request->country_ie_env = env;
+
+       mutex_unlock(&cfg80211_mutex);
 
-       goto out;
+       queue_regulatory_request(request);
+
+       return;
 
 free_rd_out:
        kfree(rd);
        if (IS_ERR(reg_pdev))
                return PTR_ERR(reg_pdev);
 
+       spin_lock_init(®_requests_lock);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY
        cfg80211_regdomain = static_regdom(ieee80211_regdom);
 
 
 void regulatory_exit(void)
 {
+       struct regulatory_request *reg_request, *tmp;
+
+       cancel_work_sync(®_work);
+
        mutex_lock(&cfg80211_mutex);
 
        reset_regdomains();
 
        platform_device_unregister(reg_pdev);
 
+       spin_lock(®_requests_lock);
+       if (!list_empty(®_requests_list)) {
+               list_for_each_entry_safe(reg_request, tmp,
+                                        ®_requests_list, list) {
+                       list_del(®_request->list);
+                       kfree(reg_request);
+               }
+       }
+       spin_unlock(®_requests_lock);
+
        mutex_unlock(&cfg80211_mutex);
 }