* mesh control field.
  *
  * @skb: The input A-MSDU frame without any headers.
- * @mesh_hdr: use standard compliant mesh A-MSDU subframe header
+ * @mesh_hdr: the type of mesh header to test
+ *     0: non-mesh A-MSDU length field
+ *     1: big-endian mesh A-MSDU length field
+ *     2: little-endian mesh A-MSDU length field
  * Returns: true if subframe header lengths are valid for the @mesh_hdr mode
  */
-bool ieee80211_is_valid_amsdu(struct sk_buff *skb, bool mesh_hdr);
+bool ieee80211_is_valid_amsdu(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 mesh_hdr);
 
 /**
  * ieee80211_amsdu_to_8023s - decode an IEEE 802.11n A-MSDU frame
  * @extra_headroom: The hardware extra headroom for SKBs in the @list.
  * @check_da: DA to check in the inner ethernet header, or NULL
  * @check_sa: SA to check in the inner ethernet header, or NULL
- * @mesh_control: A-MSDU subframe header includes the mesh control field
+ * @mesh_control: see mesh_hdr in ieee80211_is_valid_amsdu
  */
 void ieee80211_amsdu_to_8023s(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sk_buff_head *list,
                              const u8 *addr, enum nl80211_iftype iftype,
                              const unsigned int extra_headroom,
                              const u8 *check_da, const u8 *check_sa,
-                             bool mesh_control);
+                             u8 mesh_control);
 
 /**
  * ieee80211_get_8023_tunnel_proto - get RFC1042 or bridge tunnel encap protocol
 
                return RX_DROP_UNUSABLE;
 
        if (rx->sta && rx->sta->amsdu_mesh_control < 0) {
-               bool valid_std = ieee80211_is_valid_amsdu(skb, true);
-               bool valid_nonstd = ieee80211_is_valid_amsdu(skb, false);
+               s8 valid = -1;
+               int i;
+
+               for (i = 0; i <= 2; i++) {
+                       if (!ieee80211_is_valid_amsdu(skb, i))
+                               continue;
+
+                       if (valid >= 0) {
+                               /* ambiguous */
+                               valid = -1;
+                               break;
+                       }
+
+                       valid = i;
+               }
 
-               if (valid_std && !valid_nonstd)
-                       rx->sta->amsdu_mesh_control = 1;
-               else if (valid_nonstd && !valid_std)
-                       rx->sta->amsdu_mesh_control = 0;
+               rx->sta->amsdu_mesh_control = valid;
        }
 
        ieee80211_amsdu_to_8023s(skb, &frame_list, dev->dev_addr,
 
  * @cparams: CoDel parameters for this station.
  * @reserved_tid: reserved TID (if any, otherwise IEEE80211_TID_UNRESERVED)
  * @amsdu_mesh_control: track the mesh A-MSDU format used by the peer
- *     (-1: not yet known, 0: non-standard [without mesh header], 1: standard)
+ *     (-1: not yet known,
+ *       0: non-mesh A-MSDU length field
+ *       1: big-endian mesh A-MSDU length field
+ *       2: little-endian mesh A-MSDU length field)
  * @fast_tx: TX fastpath information
  * @fast_rx: RX fastpath information
  * @tdls_chandef: a TDLS peer can have a wider chandef that is compatible to
 
        return frame;
 }
 
-bool ieee80211_is_valid_amsdu(struct sk_buff *skb, bool mesh_hdr)
+static u16
+ieee80211_amsdu_subframe_length(void *field, u8 mesh_flags, u8 hdr_type)
+{
+       __le16 *field_le = field;
+       __be16 *field_be = field;
+       u16 len;
+
+       if (hdr_type >= 2)
+               len = le16_to_cpu(*field_le);
+       else
+               len = be16_to_cpu(*field_be);
+       if (hdr_type)
+               len += __ieee80211_get_mesh_hdrlen(mesh_flags);
+
+       return len;
+}
+
+bool ieee80211_is_valid_amsdu(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 mesh_hdr)
 {
        int offset = 0, remaining, subframe_len, padding;
 
                if (skb_copy_bits(skb, offset + 2 * ETH_ALEN, &hdr, sizeof(hdr)) < 0)
                        return false;
 
-               if (mesh_hdr)
-                       len = le16_to_cpu(*(__le16 *)&hdr.len) +
-                             __ieee80211_get_mesh_hdrlen(hdr.mesh_flags);
-               else
-                       len = ntohs(hdr.len);
-
+               len = ieee80211_amsdu_subframe_length(&hdr.len, hdr.mesh_flags,
+                                                     mesh_hdr);
                subframe_len = sizeof(struct ethhdr) + len;
                padding = (4 - subframe_len) & 0x3;
                remaining = skb->len - offset;
                              const u8 *addr, enum nl80211_iftype iftype,
                              const unsigned int extra_headroom,
                              const u8 *check_da, const u8 *check_sa,
-                             bool mesh_control)
+                             u8 mesh_control)
 {
        unsigned int hlen = ALIGN(extra_headroom, 4);
        struct sk_buff *frame = NULL;
                skb_copy_bits(skb, offset, &hdr, copy_len);
                if (iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT)
                        mesh_len = __ieee80211_get_mesh_hdrlen(hdr.flags);
-               if (mesh_control)
-                       len = le16_to_cpu(*(__le16 *)&hdr.eth.h_proto) + mesh_len;
-               else
-                       len = ntohs(hdr.eth.h_proto);
-
+               len = ieee80211_amsdu_subframe_length(&hdr.eth.h_proto, hdr.flags,
+                                                     mesh_control);
                subframe_len = sizeof(struct ethhdr) + len;
                padding = (4 - subframe_len) & 0x3;