ENUM BSS_COMPARE_MODE(9)

✨ enum bss_compare_mode(9) ✨

okay so bestie, this is a page straight out of the Kernel API Manual and it's literally just a baby little enum — but like, an important baby enum, because it tells the BSS compare logic how to compare stuff. no cap, it's short, it's cute, let's get into it 💅

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🌸 NAME 🌸

enum bss_compare_mode — BSS compare mode. that's it, that's the whole name, she's simple and she knows it 🎀

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

enum bss_compare_mode {
    BSS_CMP_REGULAR ,
    BSS_CMP_HIDE_ZLEN ,
    BSS_CMP_HIDE_NUL

};

like, look at her. three constants, zero drama, maximum vibes ✨

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💖 Constants 💖

okay so here are the three members and what each one is giving:

• BSS_CMP_REGULAR — the regular compare mode. this is the one you use for insertion and for a normal find. it's the default main character energy of compare modes 👑
• BSS_CMP_HIDE_ZLEN — for when you're trying to find a hidden SSID using zero-length mode. sneaky little zero-length moment 🙈
• BSS_CMP_HIDE_NUL — for finding a hidden SSID with the NUL-ed out mode. yes, NUL-ed out, that's the actual word, we love a hyphenated legend 💀

ngl bestie, all three of these are about comparing BSS entries — two of them are specifically the hidden-SSID-finding variants, and you should pick the one that matches how the hidden SSID is being represented. don't mix them up fr fr 🫶

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./net/wireless/scan.c
• BSS tree/list structure(9)

like yeah, go read scan.c if you want the whole lore, iykyk 🔥

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and that's the page!! shoutout to ./net/wireless for being the source and to October 2026 for the date stamp — mwah, iconic, periodt 💜🎀🦋