diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index a981ca8..0d27877 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@
  * @ie: optional information element(s) to add into Probe Request or %NULL
  * @ie_len: length of ie in octets
  * @wiphy: the wiphy this was for
- * @ifidx: the interface index
+ * @dev: the interface
  */
 struct cfg80211_scan_request {
 	struct cfg80211_ssid *ssids;
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@
 
 	/* internal */
 	struct wiphy *wiphy;
-	int ifidx;
+	struct net_device *dev;
 	bool aborted;
 };
 
@@ -845,7 +845,8 @@
  * @resume: wiphy device needs to be resumed
  *
  * @add_virtual_intf: create a new virtual interface with the given name,
- *	must set the struct wireless_dev's iftype.
+ *	must set the struct wireless_dev's iftype. Beware: You must create
+ *	the new netdev in the wiphy's network namespace!
  *
  * @del_virtual_intf: remove the virtual interface determined by ifindex.
  *
@@ -937,7 +938,7 @@
 	int	(*add_virtual_intf)(struct wiphy *wiphy, char *name,
 				    enum nl80211_iftype type, u32 *flags,
 				    struct vif_params *params);
-	int	(*del_virtual_intf)(struct wiphy *wiphy, int ifindex);
+	int	(*del_virtual_intf)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev);
 	int	(*change_virtual_intf)(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 				       struct net_device *dev,
 				       enum nl80211_iftype type, u32 *flags,
@@ -1088,6 +1089,9 @@
  * @frag_threshold: Fragmentation threshold (dot11FragmentationThreshold);
  *	-1 = fragmentation disabled, only odd values >= 256 used
  * @rts_threshold: RTS threshold (dot11RTSThreshold); -1 = RTS/CTS disabled
+ * @net: the network namespace this wiphy currently lives in
+ * @netnsok: if set to false, do not allow changing the netns of this
+ *	wiphy at all
  */
 struct wiphy {
 	/* assign these fields before you register the wiphy */
@@ -1101,6 +1105,8 @@
 	bool custom_regulatory;
 	bool strict_regulatory;
 
+	bool netnsok;
+
 	enum cfg80211_signal_type signal_type;
 
 	int bss_priv_size;
@@ -1139,9 +1145,35 @@
 	/* dir in debugfs: ieee80211/<wiphyname> */
 	struct dentry *debugfsdir;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
+	/* the network namespace this phy lives in currently */
+	struct net *_net;
+#endif
+
 	char priv[0] __attribute__((__aligned__(NETDEV_ALIGN)));
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
+static inline struct net *wiphy_net(struct wiphy *wiphy)
+{
+	return wiphy->_net;
+}
+
+static inline void wiphy_net_set(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net *net)
+{
+	wiphy->_net = net;
+}
+#else
+static inline struct net *wiphy_net(struct wiphy *wiphy)
+{
+	return &init_net;
+}
+
+static inline void wiphy_net_set(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net *net)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
 /**
  * wiphy_priv - return priv from wiphy
  *