diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/Kconfig
index e0793319389d19a7aa27b52a3346f30bb68366cc..e18a9aa7b6ca3d2c854c92a2715d51823a915c99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/Kconfig
@@ -40,6 +40,17 @@ config ATH5K_DEBUG
 
 	  modprobe ath5k debug=0x00000400
 
+config ATH5K_TRACER
+	bool "Atheros 5xxx tracer"
+	depends on ATH5K
+	depends on EVENT_TRACING
+	---help---
+	  Say Y here to enable tracepoints for the ath5k driver
+	  using the kernel tracing infrastructure.  Select this
+	  option if you are interested in debugging the driver.
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
+
 config ATH5K_AHB
 	bool "Atheros 5xxx AHB bus support"
 	depends on (ATHEROS_AR231X && !PCI)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
index 8611f24cdf6a12be46d299984476854b626498db..c0927d7b7c6bce1314224350ff41ba6502e38c7a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "ani.h"
 
+#define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
+#include "trace.h"
+
 int ath5k_modparam_nohwcrypt;
 module_param_named(nohwcrypt, ath5k_modparam_nohwcrypt, bool, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nohwcrypt, "Disable hardware encryption.");
@@ -1379,7 +1382,7 @@ ath5k_receive_frame(struct ath5k_softc *sc, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	    sc->sbands[sc->curchan->band].bitrates[rxs->rate_idx].hw_value_short)
 		rxs->flag |= RX_FLAG_SHORTPRE;
 
-	ath5k_debug_dump_skb(sc, skb, "RX  ", 0);
+	trace_ath5k_rx(sc, skb);
 
 	ath5k_update_beacon_rssi(sc, skb, rs->rs_rssi);
 
@@ -1524,7 +1527,7 @@ ath5k_tx_queue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int padsize;
 
-	ath5k_debug_dump_skb(sc, skb, "TX  ", 1);
+	trace_ath5k_tx(sc, skb, txq);
 
 	/*
 	 * The hardware expects the header padded to 4 byte boundaries.
@@ -1573,7 +1576,7 @@ drop_packet:
 
 static void
 ath5k_tx_frame_completed(struct ath5k_softc *sc, struct sk_buff *skb,
-			 struct ath5k_tx_status *ts)
+			 struct ath5k_txq *txq, struct ath5k_tx_status *ts)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info;
 	int i;
@@ -1625,6 +1628,7 @@ ath5k_tx_frame_completed(struct ath5k_softc *sc, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	else
 		sc->stats.antenna_tx[0]++; /* invalid */
 
+	trace_ath5k_tx_complete(sc, skb, txq, ts);
 	ieee80211_tx_status(sc->hw, skb);
 }
 
@@ -1661,7 +1665,7 @@ ath5k_tx_processq(struct ath5k_softc *sc, struct ath5k_txq *txq)
 
 			dma_unmap_single(sc->dev, bf->skbaddr, skb->len,
 					DMA_TO_DEVICE);
-			ath5k_tx_frame_completed(sc, skb, &ts);
+			ath5k_tx_frame_completed(sc, skb, txq, &ts);
 		}
 
 		/*
@@ -1803,8 +1807,6 @@ ath5k_beacon_update(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ath5k_debug_dump_skb(sc, skb, "BC  ", 1);
-
 	ath5k_txbuf_free_skb(sc, avf->bbuf);
 	avf->bbuf->skb = skb;
 	ret = ath5k_beacon_setup(sc, avf->bbuf);
@@ -1899,6 +1901,8 @@ ath5k_beacon_send(struct ath5k_softc *sc)
 			sc->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT)
 		ath5k_beacon_update(sc->hw, vif);
 
+	trace_ath5k_tx(sc, bf->skb, &sc->txqs[sc->bhalq]);
+
 	ath5k_hw_set_txdp(ah, sc->bhalq, bf->daddr);
 	ath5k_hw_start_tx_dma(ah, sc->bhalq);
 	ATH5K_DBG(sc, ATH5K_DEBUG_BEACON, "TXDP[%u] = %llx (%p)\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/trace.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/trace.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2de68adb6240a99dd3a37712bb783b3c322a3478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/trace.h
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+#if !defined(__TRACE_ATH5K_H) || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
+#define __TRACE_ATH5K_H
+
+#include <linux/tracepoint.h>
+#include "base.h"
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_ATH5K_TRACER
+#undef TRACE_EVENT
+#define TRACE_EVENT(name, proto, ...) \
+static inline void trace_ ## name(proto) {}
+#endif
+
+struct sk_buff;
+
+#define PRIV_ENTRY  __field(struct ath5k_softc *, priv)
+#define PRIV_ASSIGN __entry->priv = priv
+
+#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
+#define TRACE_SYSTEM ath5k
+
+TRACE_EVENT(ath5k_rx,
+	TP_PROTO(struct ath5k_softc *priv, struct sk_buff *skb),
+	TP_ARGS(priv, skb),
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		PRIV_ENTRY
+		__field(unsigned long, skbaddr)
+		__dynamic_array(u8, frame, skb->len)
+	),
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		PRIV_ASSIGN;
+		__entry->skbaddr = (unsigned long) skb;
+		memcpy(__get_dynamic_array(frame), skb->data, skb->len);
+	),
+	TP_printk(
+		"[%p] RX skb=%lx", __entry->priv, __entry->skbaddr
+	)
+);
+
+TRACE_EVENT(ath5k_tx,
+	TP_PROTO(struct ath5k_softc *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
+		 struct ath5k_txq *q),
+
+	TP_ARGS(priv, skb, q),
+
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		PRIV_ENTRY
+		__field(unsigned long, skbaddr)
+		__field(u8, qnum)
+		__dynamic_array(u8, frame, skb->len)
+	),
+
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		PRIV_ASSIGN;
+		__entry->skbaddr = (unsigned long) skb;
+		__entry->qnum = (u8) q->qnum;
+		memcpy(__get_dynamic_array(frame), skb->data, skb->len);
+	),
+
+	TP_printk(
+		"[%p] TX skb=%lx q=%d", __entry->priv, __entry->skbaddr,
+		__entry->qnum
+	)
+);
+
+TRACE_EVENT(ath5k_tx_complete,
+	TP_PROTO(struct ath5k_softc *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
+		 struct ath5k_txq *q, struct ath5k_tx_status *ts),
+
+	TP_ARGS(priv, skb, q, ts),
+
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		PRIV_ENTRY
+		__field(unsigned long, skbaddr)
+		__field(u8, qnum)
+		__field(u8, ts_status)
+		__field(s8, ts_rssi)
+		__field(u8, ts_antenna)
+	),
+
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		PRIV_ASSIGN;
+		__entry->skbaddr = (unsigned long) skb;
+		__entry->qnum = (u8) q->qnum;
+		__entry->ts_status = ts->ts_status;
+		__entry->ts_rssi =  ts->ts_rssi;
+		__entry->ts_antenna = ts->ts_antenna;
+	),
+
+	TP_printk(
+		"[%p] TX end skb=%lx q=%d stat=%x rssi=%d ant=%x",
+		__entry->priv, __entry->skbaddr, __entry->qnum,
+		__entry->ts_status, __entry->ts_rssi, __entry->ts_antenna
+	)
+);
+
+#endif /* __TRACE_ATH5K_H */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ATH5K_TRACER
+
+#undef TRACE_INCLUDE_PATH
+#define TRACE_INCLUDE_PATH ../../drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k
+#undef TRACE_INCLUDE_FILE
+#define TRACE_INCLUDE_FILE trace
+
+#include <trace/define_trace.h>
+
+#endif