cfg80211_calculate_bitrate(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ cfg80211_calculate_bitrate(9) ✨

okay so real talk, this one lives in the Kernel API Manual and it's honestly kind of a lil workhorse 🫶 like nobody's out here stanning it but everybody's using it, ykwim?

💖 NAME 💖

cfg80211_calculate_bitrate — calculate actual bitrate (in 100Kbps units)

bestie, that's the whole vibe: you hand it a rate, it hands you back the actual bitrate. no cap. 🔥

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

u32 cfg80211_calculate_bitrate (struct rate_info *rate );

so like, it gives you back a u32, and it takes exactly one thing: a pointer to a struct rate_info 🎀

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • rate — the given rate_info that you want to calculate the bitrate from 💅 like, this is the input, this is the tea, this is what we're doing math on.

⭐ RETURN ⭐

it returns the calculated bitrate ✨ that's it, that's the whole answer — the computed bitrate, back to you, in u32 form 💜

okay we're only partway through this saga — more sections coming, don't go anywhere 🧚

💅 SEE ALSO 💅

okay bestie, this is the part where the manpage goes "and here's literally everyone else" 😭 — it's a whole friend group of cross-references, and every single one of them is invited to the party. No skipping, no "etc." — we're listing all of them, periodt. Grab a snack 🍓

🦋 the origin story

  • ./include/net/cfg80211.h — that's the kernel file itself, the mothership. Also Introduction(9) and Device registration(9) — start here if you're brand new, no cap 🫶

🎀 channels, rates & PHY vibes

  • enum ieee80211_channel_flags(9), struct ieee80211_channel(9) — the channel lore
  • enum ieee80211_rate_flags(9), struct ieee80211_rate(9) — rate flags and the rate struct itself ✨
  • enum ieee80211_bss_type(9), enum ieee80211_privacy(9) — BSS type and privacy, v important
  • struct ieee80211_he_obss_pd(9), struct cfg80211_he_bss_color(9) — the HE-era extras, highkey niche but iconic 💅

💖 caps, bands & iftypes

⚙️ Actions and configuration ⚙️

  • Actions and configuration(9) — the whole section, go read it
  • struct vif_params(9), struct key_params(9) — vif params and key params 🔑
  • struct cfg80211_chan_def(9) — the channel definition struct, you'll see it everywhere
  • struct cfg80211_tid_cfg(9), struct cfg80211_tid_config(9) — TID cfg and TID config (yes, both)
  • struct cfg80211_fils_aad(9), struct cfg80211_set_hw_timestamp(9) — FILS AAD and the hw timestamp setter

💅 chandef helpers, a whole squad

🫶 survey, beacons & AP setup

  • enum survey_info_flags(9), struct survey_info(9) — survey flags and survey info
  • struct cfg80211_crypto_settings(9) — crypto settings, keep it secret keep it safe 🔐
  • struct cfg80211_mbssid_config(9), struct cfg80211_mbssid_elems(9), struct cfg80211_rnr_elems(9) — multi-BSSID config, its elems, and RNR elems
  • struct cfg80211_beacon_data(9), struct cfg80211_acl_data(9) — beacon data and ACL data
  • struct cfg80211_fils_discovery(9), struct cfg80211_unsol_bcast_probe_resp(9) — FILS discovery and the unsolicited broadcast probe response
  • struct cfg80211_s1g_short_beacon(9) — short beacon energy 🐝
  • struct cfg80211_ap_settings(9), struct cfg80211_ap_update(9) — AP settings and AP update
  • struct cfg80211_csa_settings(9), struct cfg80211_color_change_settings(9) — CSA settings and color change settings 🎨
  • struct iface_combination_params(9) — interface combination params

🍓 stations & their stats

  • enum station_parameters_apply_mask(9), struct sta_txpwr(9) — the apply mask enum and sta tx power
  • struct link_station_parameters(9), struct link_station_del_parameters(9) — link station params, and the delete ones
  • struct cfg80211_ttlm_params(9) — TTLM params, iykyk
  • struct station_parameters(9), struct station_del_parameters(9) — station params and station del params
  • enum cfg80211_station_type(9), cfg80211_check_station_change(9) — station type and the change checker
  • enum rate_info_flags(9), enum rate_info_bw(9), struct rate_info(9) — rate info flags, bandwidth, and the struct
  • enum bss_param_flags(9), struct sta_bss_parameters(9) — BSS param flags and sta BSS params
  • struct cfg80211_txq_stats(9), struct cfg80211_tid_stats(9) — txq stats and TID stats 📊
  • struct link_station_info(9), struct station_info(9) — link station info and the big station info
  • struct cfg80211_sar_sub_specs(9), struct cfg80211_sar_specs(9) — SAR sub specs and SAR specs
  • struct cfg80211_sar_freq_ranges(9), struct cfg80211_sar_capa(9) — SAR freq ranges and SAR capability
  • cfg80211_get_station(9) — go get that station

🧚 mesh, OCB & bss params

  • enum monitor_flags(9), enum mpath_info_flags(9), struct mpath_info(9) — monitor flags, mpath flags, mpath info
  • enum wiphy_bss_param_flags(9), struct bss_parameters(9) — BSS param flags and BSS parameters
  • struct mesh_config(9), struct mesh_setup(9) — mesh config and mesh setup 🕸️
  • struct ocb_setup(9) — OCB setup, yes it's its own thing
  • struct ieee80211_txq_params(9) — txq params

🌈 Scanning and BSS list handling 🌈

  • Scanning and BSS list handling(9) — the section itself, go off
  • struct cfg80211_ssid(9), struct cfg80211_scan_info(9) — SSID and scan info
  • struct cfg80211_scan_6ghz_params(9), struct cfg80211_scan_request(9) — the 6GHz scan params and the full scan request
  • struct cfg80211_match_set(9), struct cfg80211_sched_scan_plan(9) — match set and sched scan plan
  • struct cfg80211_bss_select_adjust(9), struct cfg80211_sched_scan_request(9) — BSS select adjust and the sched scan request
  • enum cfg80211_signal_type(9), struct cfg80211_inform_bss(9) — signal type and inform BSS
  • struct cfg80211_bss_ies(9), struct cfg80211_bss(9) — the IEs and the BSS itself 👑
  • ieee80211_bss_get_elem(9), ieee80211_bss_get_ie(9) — get elem / get IE, two flavors

🔥 connect, auth & assoc

  • struct cfg80211_auth_request(9), struct cfg80211_assoc_link(9) — auth request and assoc link
  • struct cfg80211_ml_reconf_req(9), enum cfg80211_assoc_req_flags(9) — ML reconf request and assoc req flags
  • struct cfg80211_assoc_request(9), struct cfg80211_deauth_request(9) — assoc request, deauth request (the sad one) 😭
  • struct cfg80211_disassoc_request(9), struct cfg80211_ibss_params(9) — disassoc request and IBSS params
  • struct cfg80211_bss_selection(9), struct cfg80211_connect_params(9) — BSS selection and connect params
  • enum cfg80211_connect_params_changed(9) — the "what changed" enum
  • enum wiphy_params_flags(9), struct cfg80211_pmksa(9) — wiphy param flags and PMKSA

👑 wowlan, coalesce & the sleepy stuff

  • struct cfg80211_pkt_pattern(9), struct cfg80211_wowlan_tcp(9) — packet pattern and wowlan TCP
  • struct cfg80211_wowlan(9), struct cfg80211_coalesce_rules(9) — wowlan and coalesce rules
  • struct cfg80211_coalesce(9) — coalesce, the struct
  • struct cfg80211_wowlan_nd_match(9), struct cfg80211_wowlan_nd_info(9) — wowlan net-detect match and info
  • struct cfg80211_wowlan_wakeup(9) — the wakeup, good morning ☀️
  • struct cfg80211_gtk_rekey_data(9), struct cfg80211_update_ft_ies_params(9) — GTK rekey data and update FT IEs params
  • struct cfg80211_mgmt_tx_params(9), struct cfg80211_dscp_exception(9) — mgmt tx params and DSCP exception
  • struct cfg80211_dscp_range(9), struct cfg80211_qos_map(9) — DSCP range and QoS map

🌸 Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN) 🌸

  • Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN)(9) — the section, NAN stans rise
  • struct cfg80211_nan_band_config(9), struct cfg80211_nan_conf(9) — NAN band config and NAN conf
  • struct cfg80211_nan_channel(9), struct cfg80211_nan_local_sched(9) — NAN channel and local schedule
  • struct cfg80211_nan_peer_map(9), struct cfg80211_nan_peer_sched(9) — peer map and peer sched
  • enum cfg80211_nan_conf_changes(9), struct cfg80211_nan_func_filter(9) — conf changes and func filter
  • struct cfg80211_nan_func(9) — the NAN function itself ✨

💜 auth extras, PMK & PMSR

  • struct cfg80211_pmk_conf(9), struct cfg80211_external_auth_params(9) — PMK conf and external auth params
  • struct cfg80211_ftm_responder_stats(9) — FTM responder stats 📈
  • struct cfg80211_pmsr_ftm_result(9), struct cfg80211_pmsr_result(9) — PMSR FTM result and PMSR result
  • struct cfg80211_pmsr_ftm_request_peer(9), struct cfg80211_pmsr_request_peer(9) — FTM request peer and request peer
  • struct cfg80211_pmsr_request(9), struct cfg80211_update_owe_info(9) — the PMSR request and update OWE info
  • struct mgmt_frame_regs(9) — management frame registrations

🎀 cfg80211_ops & the wiphy universe

  • struct cfg80211_ops(9) — the big ops struct, main character energy 👑
  • enum wiphy_flags(9), struct ieee80211_iface_limit(9) — wiphy flags and iface limit
  • struct ieee80211_iface_combination(9), enum wiphy_wowlan_support_flags(9) — iface combination and wowlan support flags
  • struct wiphy_wowlan_support(9), struct wiphy_coalesce_support(9) — wowlan support and coalesce support
  • enum wiphy_vendor_command_flags(9), enum wiphy_opmode_flag(9) — vendor command flags and opmode flag
  • struct sta_opmode_info(9), struct wiphy_vendor_command(9) — sta opmode info and vendor command
  • struct wiphy_iftype_ext_capab(9), cfg80211_get_iftype_ext_capa(9) — iftype ext capab struct and its getter
  • struct cfg80211_pmsr_capabilities(9), struct wiphy_iftype_akm_suites(9) — PMSR capabilities and iftype AKM suites
  • struct wiphy_radio_cfg(9), struct wiphy_radio_freq_range(9) — radio cfg and radio freq range 📻
  • struct wiphy_radio(9), enum wiphy_nan_flags(9) — the radio struct and NAN flags
  • struct wiphy_nan_capa(9), struct wiphy(9) — NAN capability and, finally, struct wiphy

🦋 wiphy lifecycle & private data

⭐ wiphy work & timers

💀 wireless_dev energy

  • enum ieee80211_ap_reg_power(9) — AP regulatory power enum
  • struct wireless_dev(9) — the wdev struct itself, iconic
  • wdev_priv(9), wdev_chandef(9) — wdev private data and its chandef

🧚 Utility functions 🧚

🌈 Data path helpers 🌈

👑 Regulatory enforcement infrastructure 👑

🫶 scan results & BSS handling

🍓 MLME traffic

🎀 RFkill integration 🎀

✨ Vendor commands ✨

🧚 Test mode 🧚

💅 connect results & roaming

🔥 remain on channel & mgmt tx

⭐ station notifications

🌸 rx / tx status

💜 CQM & the notification squad

and that's the whole friend group 😮‍💨 every single ref accounted for, not one skipped, we ate that 💅✨

...and bestie, the rest of the crew is literally right there — same kernel, same docs folder, same chaotic energy. Go say hi to the whole friend group 🫶:

✨ that's a wrap, bestie ✨ this little masterpiece lives in ./include/net and it got its glow-up in October 2026 — go touch some grass (or, like, some radiated 6 GHz channels), you absolute icon 💅🎀🍓

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