+/*
+ * Get a STA info, must have be under RCU read lock.
+ */
+struct sta_info *sta_info_get(struct ieee80211_local *local, u8 *addr);
+/*
+ * Get STA info by index, BROKEN!
+ */
+struct sta_info *sta_info_get_by_idx(struct ieee80211_local *local, int idx,
+ struct net_device *dev);
+/*
+ * Create a new STA info, caller owns returned structure
+ * until sta_info_insert().
+ */
+struct sta_info *sta_info_alloc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+ u8 *addr, gfp_t gfp);
+/*
+ * Insert STA info into hash table/list, returns zero or a
+ * -EEXIST if (if the same MAC address is already present).
+ *
+ * Calling this without RCU protection makes the caller
+ * relinquish its reference to @sta.
+ */
+int sta_info_insert(struct sta_info *sta);
+/*
+ * Unlink a STA info from the hash table/list.
+ * This can NULL the STA pointer if somebody else
+ * has already unlinked it.
+ */
+void sta_info_unlink(struct sta_info **sta);
+void __sta_info_unlink(struct sta_info **sta);
+
+void sta_info_destroy(struct sta_info *sta);
+void sta_info_set_tim_bit(struct sta_info *sta);
+void sta_info_clear_tim_bit(struct sta_info *sta);