--- /dev/null
+Index: madwifi-trunk-r3776/ath/if_ath.c
+===================================================================
+--- madwifi-trunk-r3776.orig/ath/if_ath.c 2008-07-17 02:20:53.000000000 +0200
++++ madwifi-trunk-r3776/ath/if_ath.c 2008-07-17 02:23:00.000000000 +0200
+@@ -1300,6 +1300,7 @@
+ vap->iv_key_update_begin = ath_key_update_begin;
+ vap->iv_key_update_end = ath_key_update_end;
+ vap->iv_maxrateindex = 0;
++ vap->iv_minrateindex = 0;
+ if (sc->sc_default_ieee80211_debug) {
+ /* User specified defaults for new VAPs were provided, so
+ * use those (only). */
+Index: madwifi-trunk-r3776/ath_rate/minstrel/minstrel.c
+===================================================================
+--- madwifi-trunk-r3776.orig/ath_rate/minstrel/minstrel.c 2008-07-17 02:22:33.000000000 +0200
++++ madwifi-trunk-r3776/ath_rate/minstrel/minstrel.c 2008-07-17 02:27:44.000000000 +0200
+@@ -652,6 +652,8 @@
+
+ sn->num_rates = ni->ni_rates.rs_nrates;
+ for (x = 0; x < ni->ni_rates.rs_nrates; x++) {
++ int idx = x;
++
+ sn->rs_rateattempts [x] = 0;
+ sn->rs_thisprob [x] = 0;
+ sn->rs_ratesuccess [x] = 0;
+@@ -662,8 +664,12 @@
+ sn->rs_att_hist [x] = 0;
+ sn->rs_this_tp [x] = 0;
+
+- sn->rates[x].rate = ni->ni_rates.rs_rates[x] & IEEE80211_RATE_VAL;
+- sn->rates[x].rix = sc->sc_rixmap[sn->rates[x].rate];
++ if (vap->iv_minrateindex && (vap->iv_minrateindex <
++ ni->ni_rates.rs_nrates))
++ idx = vap->iv_minrateindex;
++
++ sn->rates[x].rate = ni->ni_rates.rs_rates[idx] & IEEE80211_RATE_VAL;
++ sn->rates[x].rix = sc->sc_rixmap[sn->rates[idx].rate];
+ if (sn->rates[x].rix == 0xff) {
+ DPRINTF(sc, "%s: %s ignore bogus rix at %d\n",
+ dev_info, __func__, x);
+Index: madwifi-trunk-r3776/ath_rate/sample/sample.c
+===================================================================
+--- madwifi-trunk-r3776.orig/ath_rate/sample/sample.c 2008-07-17 02:20:53.000000000 +0200
++++ madwifi-trunk-r3776/ath_rate/sample/sample.c 2008-07-17 02:27:08.000000000 +0200
+@@ -845,8 +845,15 @@
+ sn->num_rates = vap->iv_maxrateindex;
+
+ for (x = 0; x < ni->ni_rates.rs_nrates; x++) {
+- sn->rates[x].rate = ni->ni_rates.rs_rates[x] & IEEE80211_RATE_VAL;
+- sn->rates[x].rix = sc->sc_rixmap[sn->rates[x].rate];
++ int idx = x;
++
++ if (vap->iv_minrateindex && vap->iv_minrateindex <
++ ni->ni_rates.rs_nrates)
++ idx = vap->iv_minrateindex;
++
++ sn->rates[x].rate = ni->ni_rates.rs_rates[idx] & IEEE80211_RATE_VAL;
++ sn->rates[x].rix = sc->sc_rixmap[sn->rates[idx].rate];
++
+ if (sn->rates[x].rix == 0xff) {
+ DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DEBUG_RATE, "%s: %s ignore bogus rix at %u\n",
+ dev_info, __func__, x);
+Index: madwifi-trunk-r3776/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.h
+===================================================================
+--- madwifi-trunk-r3776.orig/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.h 2008-07-17 02:20:53.000000000 +0200
++++ madwifi-trunk-r3776/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.h 2008-07-17 02:25:53.000000000 +0200
+@@ -651,6 +651,7 @@
+ IEEE80211_PARAM_SCANBUFS = 81, /* Heap analysis for TX DMA */
+ IEEE80211_PARAM_LEAKTXBUFS = 82, /* Leak tx buffers */
+ IEEE80211_PARAM_MAXRATE = 83, /* Maximum rate (by table index) */
++ IEEE80211_PARAM_MINRATE = 84, /* Minimum rate (by table index) */
+ };
+
+ #define SIOCG80211STATS (SIOCDEVPRIVATE+2)
+Index: madwifi-trunk-r3776/net80211/ieee80211_var.h
+===================================================================
+--- madwifi-trunk-r3776.orig/net80211/ieee80211_var.h 2008-07-17 02:20:53.000000000 +0200
++++ madwifi-trunk-r3776/net80211/ieee80211_var.h 2008-07-17 02:23:00.000000000 +0200
+@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@
+ struct ieee80211_app_ie app_ie[IEEE80211_APPIE_NUM_OF_FRAME]; /* app-specified IEs by frame type */
+ u_int32_t app_filter; /* filters which management frames are forwarded to app */
+ int iv_maxrateindex;
++ int iv_minrateindex;
+ };
+
+ /* Debug functions need the defintion of struct ieee80211vap because iv_debug
+Index: madwifi-trunk-r3776/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c
+===================================================================
+--- madwifi-trunk-r3776.orig/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c 2008-07-17 02:20:53.000000000 +0200
++++ madwifi-trunk-r3776/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c 2008-07-17 02:26:17.000000000 +0200
+@@ -2879,6 +2879,12 @@
+ else
+ vap->iv_maxrateindex = 0;
+ break;
++ case IEEE80211_PARAM_MINRATE:
++ if (value > 0)
++ vap->iv_minrateindex = value;
++ else
++ vap->iv_minrateindex = 0;
++ break;
+ #ifdef ATH_REVERSE_ENGINEERING
+ case IEEE80211_PARAM_DUMPREGS:
+ ieee80211_dump_registers(dev, info, w, extra);
+@@ -3220,6 +3226,9 @@
+ case IEEE80211_PARAM_MAXRATE:
+ param[0] = vap->iv_maxrateindex;
+ break;
++ case IEEE80211_PARAM_MINRATE:
++ param[0] = vap->iv_minrateindex;
++ break;
+ default:
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ }
+@@ -5679,6 +5688,10 @@
+ IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, 0, "maxrate"},
+ {IEEE80211_PARAM_MAXRATE,
+ 0, IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, "get_maxrate"},
++ {IEEE80211_PARAM_MINRATE,
++ IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, 0, "minrate"},
++ {IEEE80211_PARAM_MINRATE,
++ 0, IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, "get_minrate"},
+
+ #ifdef ATH_REVERSE_ENGINEERING
+ /*