ath5k_hw_set_antenna_mode(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 ath5k_hw_set_antenna_mode ✨

okay so bestie, this one's from the Kernel API Manual (yes, that manual, the big one) and honestly it's one of those tiny-but-iconic functions that does exactly what it says on the tin. No cap.

🎀 NAME 🎀

ath5k_hw_set_antenna_mode — set the antenna operating mode. that's it. that's the whole vibe. it sets the antenna's operating mode and it does not elaborate, because it doesn't have to 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void ath5k_hw_set_antenna_mode (struct ath5k_hw *ah , u8 ant_mode );

look at her. void return, so she's not giving you anything back — she just does the thing. main character energy fr fr 🫶

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • ah — the struct ath5k_hw. the hardware context, the whole entire point of reference, the "who am i doing this for" of it all. it's giving the config struct, and honestly? obsessed 💖
  • ant_mode — one of enum ath5k_ant_mode. that's the mode babes, the antenna flavor, the what-are-we-even-doing-here of the antenna situation. it's an enum value, not a random number, okay? use the enum. iykyk 🌸

🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

okay this list is long — like, genuinely serving an entire ecosystem — so buckle up, bestie. literally every single one of these, no skips:

ok real talk, if you read all of those in one sitting you're built different 💀 but they're all here, every last one, because we do not gatekeep the reference list on this account.

🍓 cute sign-off 🍓

and that's the whole page, bestie!! this little icon lives in the ./drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k directory, it's dated October 2026, and it's officially filed under the Kernel API Manual ✨ go set some antenna modes, slay, and remember: the vibe changes, the facts never do 💜🎀

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