cfg80211_ssid_eq(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 cfg80211_ssid_eq — from the Kernel API Manual, section 9 🎀

okay so bestie, welcome to cfg80211_ssid_eq(9) — literally the entire vibe of this function is "are these two SSIDs the same tho?" ✨ That's it. That's the whole page. And honestly? Iconic. Short, sweet, does exactly one thing, no notes. 👑

🌸 NAME 🌸

cfg80211_ssid_eq — compare two SSIDs 🦋

Like, it takes two SSIDs and tells you if they're twins or not. Periodt. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool cfg80211_ssid_eq (struct cfg80211_ssid *a , struct cfg80211_ssid *b );

so it's a bool function (so it returns true or false, no in-between, no "it's complicated" 😌), and you hand it two pointers to struct cfg80211_ssid — one called a and one called b. That's the whole signature, no cap. 🫶

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • a — the first SSID 🌸 (yes, the naming is giving absolutely zero creativity, and we respect it for that)
  • b — the second SSID 💜 (the sequel. the other one. the one being compared against a)

🔥 RETURN 🔥

returns true if the SSIDs are equal, and false otherwise. 🎯

that's literally it — a clean little yes/no, no weird edge values, no sneaky -1s, no surprises. main character energy tbh. ✨

okay so that's the whole function, but there's more page to get through, so don't go anywhere — 💖

🌸 the source file + the big-picture intro

  • ./include/net/cfg80211.h — the kernel file this whole page is about, bestie
  • Introduction(9)
  • Device registration(9)

💅 channels, rates, and the basic types

  • enum ieee80211_channel_flags(9)
  • struct ieee80211_channel(9)
  • enum ieee80211_rate_flags(9)
  • enum ieee80211_bss_type(9)
  • enum ieee80211_privacy(9)
  • struct ieee80211_rate(9)
  • struct ieee80211_he_obss_pd(9)
  • struct cfg80211_he_bss_color(9)

okay so this first cluster is the whole "what even is a channel / a rate / a BSS type" starter pack ✨

🦋 HT / VHT / HE / EHT / UHR capability lore

  • struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap(9)
  • struct ieee80211_sta_vht_cap(9)
  • struct ieee80211_sta_he_cap(9)
  • struct ieee80211_eht_mcs_nss_supp(9)
  • struct ieee80211_sta_eht_cap(9)
  • struct ieee80211_sta_uhr_cap(9)
  • struct ieee80211_sband_iftype_data(9)
  • enum ieee80211_edmg_bw_config(9)
  • struct ieee80211_edmg(9)
  • struct ieee80211_sta_s1g_cap(9)
  • struct ieee80211_supported_band(9)

every generation of Wi-Fi showing up to the group chat in order, we love a chronological flex 💀

🎀 the sband iftype accessors (iykyk)

note the leading underscore on _ieee80211_set_sband_iftype_data(9) — that one is the lowkey internal twin and it is not the same function, do not swap them 🙈

⭐ Actions and configuration (the whole arc)

  • Actions and configuration(9)
  • struct vif_params(9)
  • struct key_params(9)
  • struct cfg80211_chan_def(9)
  • struct cfg80211_tid_cfg(9)
  • struct cfg80211_tid_config(9)
  • struct cfg80211_fils_aad(9)
  • struct cfg80211_set_hw_timestamp(9)

💜 channel-def helper girlies

that's a lot of chandef functions and honestly? each one is doing her own little job and we respect the division of labour 🫶

🌈 survey, crypto, MBSSID, beacons, AP stuff

  • enum survey_info_flags(9)
  • struct survey_info(9)
  • struct cfg80211_crypto_settings(9)
  • struct cfg80211_mbssid_config(9)
  • struct cfg80211_mbssid_elems(9)
  • struct cfg80211_rnr_elems(9)
  • struct cfg80211_beacon_data(9)
  • struct cfg80211_acl_data(9)
  • struct cfg80211_fils_discovery(9)
  • struct cfg80211_unsol_bcast_probe_resp(9)
  • struct cfg80211_s1g_short_beacon(9)
  • struct cfg80211_ap_settings(9)
  • struct cfg80211_ap_update(9)
  • struct cfg80211_csa_settings(9)
  • struct cfg80211_color_change_settings(9)

🌸 iface combos + station parameters

  • struct iface_combination_params(9)
  • enum station_parameters_apply_mask(9)
  • struct sta_txpwr(9)
  • struct link_station_parameters(9)
  • struct link_station_del_parameters(9)
  • struct cfg80211_ttlm_params(9)
  • struct station_parameters(9)
  • struct station_del_parameters(9)
  • enum cfg80211_station_type(9)
  • cfg80211_check_station_change(9)

🍓 rate info, station info, SAR (the stats girlies)

  • enum rate_info_flags(9)
  • enum rate_info_bw(9)
  • struct rate_info(9)
  • enum bss_param_flags(9)
  • struct sta_bss_parameters(9)
  • struct cfg80211_txq_stats(9)
  • struct cfg80211_tid_stats(9)
  • struct link_station_info(9)
  • struct station_info(9)
  • struct cfg80211_sar_sub_specs(9)
  • struct cfg80211_sar_specs(9)
  • struct cfg80211_sar_freq_ranges(9)
  • struct cfg80211_sar_capa(9)
  • cfg80211_get_station(9)

🧚 monitor, mesh, mpath, OCB, txq

  • enum monitor_flags(9)
  • enum mpath_info_flags(9)
  • struct mpath_info(9)
  • enum wiphy_bss_param_flags(9)
  • struct bss_parameters(9)
  • struct mesh_config(9)
  • struct mesh_setup(9)
  • struct ocb_setup(9)
  • struct ieee80211_txq_params(9)

👑 Scanning and BSS list handling (main character section)

  • Scanning and BSS list handling(9)
  • struct cfg80211_ssid(9)
  • struct cfg80211_scan_info(9)
  • struct cfg80211_scan_6ghz_params(9)
  • struct cfg80211_scan_request(9)
  • struct cfg80211_match_set(9)
  • struct cfg80211_sched_scan_plan(9)
  • struct cfg80211_bss_select_adjust(9)
  • struct cfg80211_sched_scan_request(9)
  • enum cfg80211_signal_type(9)
  • struct cfg80211_inform_bss(9)
  • struct cfg80211_bss_ies(9)
  • struct cfg80211_bss(9)
lowkey important: struct cfg80211_ssid(9) is right there in the list — that's the struct this very page (cfg80211_ssid_eq(9)) is about, so yeah, the page cites itself basically, we love a self-aware icon 💅

🎀 BSS element getters + auth/assoc request structs

  • ieee80211_bss_get_elem(9)
  • ieee80211_bss_get_ie(9)
  • struct cfg80211_auth_request(9)
  • struct cfg80211_assoc_link(9)
  • struct cfg80211_ml_reconf_req(9)
  • enum cfg80211_assoc_req_flags(9)
  • struct cfg80211_assoc_request(9)
  • struct cfg80211_deauth_request(9)
  • struct cfg80211_disassoc_request(9)
  • struct cfg80211_ibss_params(9)
  • struct cfg80211_bss_selection(9)
  • struct cfg80211_connect_params(9)
  • enum cfg80211_connect_params_changed(9)

💖 wiphy params, PMKSA, WoWLAN, coalesce, QoS

  • enum wiphy_params_flags(9)
  • struct cfg80211_pmksa(9)
  • struct cfg80211_pkt_pattern(9)
  • struct cfg80211_wowlan_tcp(9)
  • struct cfg80211_wowlan(9)
  • struct cfg80211_coalesce_rules(9)
  • struct cfg80211_coalesce(9)
  • struct cfg80211_wowlan_nd_match(9)
  • struct cfg80211_wowlan_nd_info(9)
  • struct cfg80211_wowlan_wakeup(9)
  • struct cfg80211_gtk_rekey_data(9)
  • struct cfg80211_update_ft_ies_params(9)
  • struct cfg80211_mgmt_tx_params(9)
  • struct cfg80211_dscp_exception(9)
  • struct cfg80211_dscp_range(9)
  • struct cfg80211_qos_map(9)

🦋 Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN) 💫

  • Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN)(9)
  • struct cfg80211_nan_band_config(9)
  • struct cfg80211_nan_conf(9)
  • struct cfg80211_nan_channel(9)
  • struct cfg80211_nan_local_sched(9)
  • struct cfg80211_nan_peer_map(9)
  • struct cfg80211_nan_peer_sched(9)
  • enum cfg80211_nan_conf_changes(9)
  • struct cfg80211_nan_func_filter(9)
  • struct cfg80211_nan_func(9)

the NAN section is giving secret-handshake energy and honestly it ate 💀

🌟 PMK conf, external auth, FTM/PMSR, OWE

  • struct cfg80211_pmk_conf(9)
  • struct cfg80211_external_auth_params(9)
  • struct cfg80211_ftm_responder_stats(9)
  • struct cfg80211_pmsr_ftm_result(9)
  • struct cfg80211_pmsr_result(9)
  • struct cfg80211_pmsr_ftm_request_peer(9)
  • struct cfg80211_pmsr_request_peer(9)
  • struct cfg80211_pmsr_request(9)
  • struct cfg80211_update_owe_info(9)
  • struct mgmt_frame_regs(9)

👑 the ops + wiphy capability flags

  • struct cfg80211_ops(9)
  • enum wiphy_flags(9)
  • struct ieee80211_iface_limit(9)
  • struct ieee80211_iface_combination(9)
  • enum wiphy_wowlan_support_flags(9)
  • struct wiphy_wowlan_support(9)
  • struct wiphy_coalesce_support(9)
  • enum wiphy_vendor_command_flags(9)
  • enum wiphy_opmode_flag(9)
  • struct sta_opmode_info(9)
  • struct wiphy_vendor_command(9)
  • struct wiphy_iftype_ext_capab(9)
  • cfg80211_get_iftype_ext_capa(9)
  • struct cfg80211_pmsr_capabilities(9)
  • struct wiphy_iftype_akm_suites(9)

💜 wiphy radio config + NAN capa

  • struct wiphy_radio_cfg(9)
  • struct wiphy_radio_freq_range(9)
  • struct wiphy_radio(9)
  • enum wiphy_nan_flags(9)
  • struct wiphy_nan_capa(9)
  • struct wiphy(9)

🫶 wiphy priv / new / register / locks / works

three flavours of work (wiphy_work_*, wiphy_delayed_work_*, wiphy_hrtimer_work_*) and each one has queue / cancel / flush — plus wiphy_delayed_work_pending and wiphy_hrtimer_work_pending on top. yes bestie, memorize the pattern, it's the same three verbs every time 🎀

🧚 wireless dev + AP reg power

⭐ Utility functions (the little helpers that carry the team)

channel ↔ frequency ↔ kHz converters all sitting together like the friend group that always shows up together, iconic 🌈

🎀 Data path helpers + element finders

the _elem vs _ie naming duo shows up six times here (match, plain, ext, vendor) — same energy, slightly different spelling, don't mix them up fr fr 🙈

💜 Regulatory enforcement infrastructure

🌸 Internal regulatory db functions

🦋 scan done + informing BSS + get/ref/put

heads up bestie: __cfg80211_get_bss(9) (double underscore, the lowkey one) is listed separately from cfg80211_get_bss(9). two different entries, both real, count them both 💅

🎀 MLME mgmt + assoc/timeout notifications

⭐ RFkill integration

💖 Vendor commands

🧚 Test mode

🌈 connect / roam / disconnect notification crew

the sinfo trio is giving alloc / alloc-for-a-link / release — tidy little lifecycle, obsessed 🫶

🍓 rx mgmt / tx status / control port

👑 CQM / radar / CAC / GTK / PMKSA / probe / OBSS (the last stretch)

alright bestie that's the full SEE ALSO list, no skips no cap, and there's still more page coming so don't you dare close the tab 💖

…and the SEE ALSO list keeps going, bestie — do not scroll past this, it's literally the rest of the fam 💖

That's the whole SEE ALSO situation — go click through these when you're done, iykyk 💅✨

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