ath_hw_cycle...nters_update(9)

💫 ath_hw_cycle_counters_update — Kernel API Manual 💫

okay so bestie, welcome to the little corner of the kernel docs where we talk about ath_hw_cycle_counters_update(9) — yes the page title gets cut off mid-word as ath_hw_cycle...nters_update(9), that's just how the index rolls, don't @ me 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

ath_hw_cycle_counters_update — the common function that updates your cycle counters, like, all of them, in one place 🦋

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void ath_hw_cycle_counters_update (struct ath_common *common );

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💅 ARGUMENTS 💅

• common — the ath_common struct for the device. that's the one, hand it over 🫶

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🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

so this function is your one-stop shop for updating all the cycle counters in one single place. no cap, that's literally the whole vibe — one call, counters updated, done ✨

⚠️ okay but fr fr, listen: it has to be called while holding common->cc_lock! like, that is not optional, that is the whole assignment. lock first, then call. iykyk 💀

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• the kernel file ./drivers/net/wireless/ath/hw.c 👑
• ath_hw_setbssidmask(9) — go say hi to the sibling page 🦋

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that's the whole page, periodt 💖 this lil doc lives in ./drivers/net/wireless/ath and it's dated October 2026 — main character energy from the future, slay ⭐