diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index 07f8127..c936017 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -197,31 +197,34 @@
 					    &sdata->vif, &conf);
 }
 
-int ieee80211_hw_config(struct ieee80211_local *local)
+int ieee80211_hw_config(struct ieee80211_local *local, u32 changed)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_channel *chan;
 	int ret = 0;
+	int power;
 
 	if (local->sw_scanning)
 		chan = local->scan_channel;
 	else
 		chan = local->oper_channel;
 
-	local->hw.conf.channel = chan;
+	if (chan != local->hw.conf.channel) {
+		local->hw.conf.channel = chan;
+		changed |= IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_CHANNEL;
+	}
+
 
 	if (!local->hw.conf.power_level)
-		local->hw.conf.power_level = chan->max_power;
+		power = chan->max_power;
 	else
-		local->hw.conf.power_level = min(chan->max_power,
-					       local->hw.conf.power_level);
+		power = min(chan->max_power, local->hw.conf.power_level);
+	if (local->hw.conf.power_level != power) {
+		changed |= IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_POWER;
+		local->hw.conf.power_level = power;
+	}
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_VERBOSE_DEBUG
-	printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: HW CONFIG: freq=%d\n",
-	       wiphy_name(local->hw.wiphy), chan->center_freq);
-#endif
-
-	if (local->open_count) {
-		ret = local->ops->config(local_to_hw(local), &local->hw.conf);
+	if (changed && local->open_count) {
+		ret = local->ops->config(local_to_hw(local), changed);
 		/*
 		 * HW reconfiguration should never fail, the driver has told
 		 * us what it can support so it should live up to that promise.
@@ -672,7 +675,7 @@
 	local->fragmentation_threshold = IEEE80211_MAX_FRAG_THRESHOLD;
 	local->short_retry_limit = 7;
 	local->long_retry_limit = 4;
-	local->hw.conf.radio_enabled = 1;
+	local->hw.conf.radio_enabled = true;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&local->interfaces);