diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
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+++ b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
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+/*
+ * cfg80211 - wext compat code
+ *
+ * This is temporary code until all wireless functionality is migrated
+ * into cfg80211, when that happens all the exports here go away and
+ * we directly assign the wireless handlers of wireless interfaces.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2008	Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/wireless.h>
+#include <linux/nl80211.h>
+#include <net/iw_handler.h>
+#include <net/wireless.h>
+#include <net/cfg80211.h>
+#include "core.h"
+
+int cfg80211_wext_giwname(struct net_device *dev,
+			  struct iw_request_info *info,
+			  char *name, char *extra)
+{
+	struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
+	struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
+	bool is_ht = false, is_a = false, is_b = false, is_g = false;
+
+	if (!wdev)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	sband = wdev->wiphy->bands[IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ];
+	if (sband) {
+		is_a = true;
+		is_ht |= sband->ht_cap.ht_supported;
+	}
+
+	sband = wdev->wiphy->bands[IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ];
+	if (sband) {
+		int i;
+		/* Check for mandatory rates */
+		for (i = 0; i < sband->n_bitrates; i++) {
+			if (sband->bitrates[i].bitrate == 10)
+				is_b = true;
+			if (sband->bitrates[i].bitrate == 60)
+				is_g = true;
+		}
+		is_ht |= sband->ht_cap.ht_supported;
+	}
+
+	strcpy(name, "IEEE 802.11");
+	if (is_a)
+		strcat(name, "a");
+	if (is_b)
+		strcat(name, "b");
+	if (is_g)
+		strcat(name, "g");
+	if (is_ht)
+		strcat(name, "n");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_wext_giwname);