ar5008_hw_rf...oc_ext_banks(9)

💖 NAME 💖

ar5008_hw_rf_alloc_ext_banks — bestie, this one allocates the banks for external radio programming ✨

(Also hi, this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and the title up top is the truncated little gremlin ar5008_hw_rf...oc_ext_banks(9) — yes the ellipsis is literally part of the header, no cap, we don't make the rules 💅)

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int ar5008_hw_rf_alloc_ext_banks (struct ath_hw *ah );

That's it. That's the whole vibe check. 🫶

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• ah — the atheros hardware structure, aka the main character of this whole operation 👑

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Okay so here's the tea: this is only required for the older devices that rock external AR2133/AR5133 radios. Older hardware needs love too, and this function is the one handing out the banks for that external radio programming situation. 🌸

If you're on newer hardware, you literally don't need this. It's giving "legacy support, but make it iconic." 💀

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

The kernel file where all the magic happens:

./drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar5008_phy.c

Go read it, iykyk 📖✨

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k byeeee 💅 this page came to you from ./drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k and it's dated October 2026 — ar5008_hw_rf...oc_ext_banks(9) out, slay, periodt 🎀🦋💖