ath5k_hw_set_lladdr(9)

💅 ath5k_hw_set_lladdr(9) — the Kernel API Manual moment

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual, we're literally in ath5k_hw_set_lladdr(9) territory and honestly? it's a whole vibe. this one's about telling the hardware who it is. main character energy fr fr 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

ath5k_hw_set_lladdr — Set station id 👑

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int ath5k_hw_set_lladdr (struct ath5k_hw *ah , const u8 *mac );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• ah — The struct ath5k_hw. this is the hardware handle, the main character of the whole situation 🫶
• mac — The card's mac address (array of octets). yes, an array of octets, not a cute string, not a pretty little AA:BB:CC thing. octets. periodt 💀

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Set station id on hw using the provided mac address. that's it, that's the whole bit — the way it just takes your mac and stamps it onto the hardware as the station id. iconic, lowkey, no cap ✨

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/pcu.c — Protocol Control Unit (PCU) functions(9). and then the whole friend group, like a group chat that got way too big:

• ACK rates(9)
• ath5k_hw_get_frame_duration(9)
• ath5k_hw_get_default_slottime(9)
• ath5k_hw_get_default_sifs(9)
• ath5k_hw_update_mib_counters(9)
• ath5k_hw_write_rate_duration(9)
• ath5k_hw_set_ack_timeout(9)
• ath5k_hw_set_cts_timeout(9)
• ath5k_hw_set_bssid(9)
• ath5k_hw_set_bssid_mask(9)
• ath5k_hw_set_mcast_filter(9)
• ath5k_hw_get_rx_filter(9)
• ath5k_hw_set_rx_filter(9)
• ath5k_hw_get_tsf64(9)
• ath5k_hw_set_tsf64(9)
• ath5k_hw_reset_tsf(9)
• ath5k_hw_init_beacon_timers(9)
• ath5k_check_timer_win(9)
• ath5k_hw_check_beacon_timers(9)
• ath5k_hw_set_coverage_class(9)
• ath5k_hw_start_rx_pcu(9)
• ath5k_hw_stop_rx_pcu(9)
• ath5k_hw_set_opmode(9)
• ath5k_hw_pcu_init(9)

ngl that's a lot of siblings but they're all serving in their own way 💅

mwah okay bye bestie — this page came to you from ./drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k, dated October 2026, and it's still ath5k_hw_set_lladdr(9) at heart. slay 🧚💜