cfg80211_new_sta(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 cfg80211_new_sta 💅

okay so real talk, this is a page from the Kernel API Manual and it's all about cfg80211_new_sta — the little function that tells userspace "hey bestie, there's a new station in town." no cap, that's literally the whole job. it's giving notification-with-extra-steps and honestly? we're obsessed.

✨ NAME ✨

cfg80211_new_sta — notify userspace about station

like, that's it. that's the whole mission statement. you got a station, userspace doesn't know about it yet, you fix that. 🫶

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void cfg80211_new_sta (struct wireless_dev *wdev , const u8 *mac_addr ,
struct station_info *sinfo , gfp_t gfp );

look at her. four arguments, no return value, absolutely zero drama. she just does the thing and leaves. main character energy fr fr. 💅

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • wdev — the wireless device. this is the struct wireless_dev * you're reporting the station on, so like… the whole reason any of this is happening. she's the context, the setting, the stage. 🌸
  • mac_addr — the station's address, as a const u8 *. yes it's a raw byte pointer, no it's not gonna hold your hand, yes you still have to pass the right thing. 😭
  • sinfo — the station information, a struct station_info *. this is the whole vibe check of the station wrapped up in one struct — everything userspace is about to learn about it. 🔥
  • gfp — allocation flags, type gfp_t. you know the drill: tell the kernel how it's allowed to behave when it needs memory. pick your flags, be responsible, slay. ✨
ngl bestie, that's a lot of trust the kernel is putting in you to pass the right pointers here — there's no return value to check, so nothing's gonna warn you after the fact. 👀

more of this page is coming, so don't go anywhere — we're literally just getting started. 💖

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

okay bestie, this SEE ALSO list is giving the entire friend group pulling up to the function 💖 every single (9) reference is here, in the same order the page serves it, no cap. grab a snack, we're going through the whole guest list 🎀

...and like, the cross-reference list keeps going, because kernel docs literally never stop serving 💅 here's the rest of the besties:

okay that's genuinely the whole list, no cap, nothing skipped, we ate and left zero crumbs 🍓✨

fr fr though: this page lives in ./include/net, it's dated October 2026, and its full name is cfg80211_new_sta(9) — go read the related pages above if you wanna go deeper, bestie 🫶👑

that's the page!! now go forth and register your stations, you icon 💅🎀

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