ath5k_cw_validate(9)

💖 ath5k_cw_validate(9) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual corner 🫶 this one is short, sweet, and very "math check but make it wireless" ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

ath5k_cw_validate — Make sure the given cw is valid 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

u16 ath5k_cw_validate (u16 cw_req );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• cw_req — The contention window value to check 👀

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Make sure cw is a power of 2 minus 1 and smaller than 1024 🔥

like, that's the whole vibe check: power-of-2-minus-1? valid. smaller than 1024? valid. slay ✅

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/qcu.c — Queue Control Unit (QCU)/DCF Control Unit (DCU) functions(9) 👑
• ath5k_hw_num_tx_pending(9)
• ath5k_hw_release_tx_queue(9)
• ath5k_hw_get_tx_queueprops(9)
• ath5k_hw_set_tx_queueprops(9)
• ath5k_hw_setup_tx_queue(9)
• ath5k_hw_set_tx_retry_limits(9)
• ath5k_hw_reset_tx_queue(9)
• ath5k_hw_set_ifs_intervals(9)
• ath5k_hw_init_queues(9)

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mwah 💋 sign-off time: this cutie comes from source ./drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k, dated October 2026, and the page is literally ath5k_cw_validate(9) 🎀✨