ca8210_set_channel(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… ca8210_set_channel(9) β€” the Kernel API Manual page, but make it make sense

okay so literally welcome to the Kernel API Manual bestie, and today's main character is ca8210_set_channel β€” the little function that sets the current operating 802.15.4 channel of the ca8210 πŸŽ€


✨ NAME ✨

ca8210_set_channel β€” sets the current operating 802.15.4 channel of the ca8210. that's it. that's the whole vibe. no cap πŸ¦‹


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int ca8210_set_channel (struct ieee802154_hw *hw , u8 page , u8 channel );

like yes she returns an int, and yes she takes three args β€” we're getting into it right now πŸ’…


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • hw β€” the ieee802154_hw of your target ca8210. it's giving "which chip are we talking to" energy πŸ‘‘
  • page β€” the channel page to set ✨
  • channel β€” the channel number to set 🌈

🫢 RETURN 🫢

returns 0 or a linux error code. so like, either we slayed or we got a kernel error code handed back to us 😭


πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

okay this list is LONG but we do not skip a single one, periodt. every name stays, every (9) stays, fr fr πŸ’–

ngl if you actually read that entire list you're a real one πŸ’€ but like, that's the whole cross-reference family, and we respect every single member 🫢

🌟 cute sign-off 🌟

and that's the page!! source for this iconic little number is ./drivers/net/ieee802154, dated October 2026, and it's living in the Kernel API Manual β€” so like, cite her properly, mwah πŸ’‹πŸŽ€βœ¨

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