ENUM IEEE80211_AP_REG_POWER(9)
πΈ enum ieee80211_ap_reg_power β NAME β¨
okay so this is straight out of the Kernel API Manual, bestie β enum ieee80211_ap_reg_power is literally the regulatory power for an Access Point π like it's the whole vibe check for how much power your AP is allowed to radiate π₯
π SYNOPSIS π
enum ieee80211_ap_reg_power {
IEEE80211_REG_UNSET_AP ,
IEEE80211_REG_LPI_AP ,
IEEE80211_REG_SP_AP ,
IEEE80211_REG_VLP_AP
};
no cap, that's the whole thing β four constants, four vibes, and yes the trailing comma before the closing brace is just how it is, we don't judge π
β Constants β
IEEE80211_REG_UNSET_APβ the "no thoughts, head empty" state π«§ this Access Point has no regulatory power mode at all. unset. undecided. it's giving pending πIEEE80211_REG_LPI_APβ Indoor Access Point π confined to the indoors, living its cozy little inside life πIEEE80211_REG_SP_APβ Standard power Access Point πͺ the main character energy one, full standard power, no notes π₯IEEE80211_REG_VLP_APβ Very low power Access Point π whisper-quiet, soft-spoken, very demure, very low power πΈ
okay bestie that's part 1 wrapped β more coming, so don't go anywhere π
π¦ SEE ALSO π¦
okay bestie, this is the part where the manpage just dumps the entire extended friend group on you, and honestly? iconic behavior. no gatekeeping here. every single one of these is connected, so let's get into it π
- the literal source of truth is the kernel file
./include/net/cfg80211.h, and then the whole intro crowd:Introduction(9),Device registration(9),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),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) - the sband-iftype girlies deserve their own shoutout:
_ieee80211_set_sband_iftype_data(9),ieee80211_set_sband_iftype_data(9),for_each_sband_iftype_data(9),ieee80211_get_sband_iftype_data(9),ieee80211_get_he_iftype_cap(9),ieee80211_get_he_6ghz_capa(9),ieee80211_get_eht_iftype_cap(9),ieee80211_get_uhr_iftype_cap(9),wiphy_read_of_freq_limits(9) - now the whole Actions and configuration arc, aka the main character energy section:
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),cfg80211_get_chandef_type(9),cfg80211_chandef_create(9),cfg80211_chandef_identical(9),cfg80211_chandef_is_edmg(9),cfg80211_chandef_is_s1g(9),cfg80211_chandef_compatible(9),nl80211_chan_width_to_mhz(9),cfg80211_chandef_get_width(9),cfg80211_chandef_valid(9),cfg80211_chandef_usable(9),cfg80211_chandef_dfs_required(9),cfg80211_chandef_dfs_usable(9),cfg80211_chandef_dfs_cac_time(9),cfg80211_chandef_primary(9),cfg80211_chandef_npca_valid(9),cfg80211_chandef_add_npca(9),cfg80211_chandef_add_dbe(9),nl80211_send_chandef(9),ieee80211_chandef_max_power(9),cfg80211_chandef_s1g_pri_width(9),cfg80211_any_usable_channels(9) - survey + crypto + all the beacon-adjacent besties:
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),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),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),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 has entered the chat:
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),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),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) - the NAN subsection is lowkey a whole vibe:
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),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),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),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) - the wiphy management crew, aka the ones who actually run the place:
struct wiphy(9),wiphy_priv(9),priv_to_wiphy(9),set_wiphy_dev(9),wiphy_dev(9),wiphy_name(9),wiphy_new_nm(9),wiphy_new(9),wiphy_register(9),rcu_dereference_wiphy(9),wiphy_dereference(9),get_wiphy_regdom(9),wiphy_unregister(9),wiphy_free(9),wiphy_lock(9),wiphy_unlock(9),wiphy_work_queue(9),wiphy_work_cancel(9),wiphy_work_flush(9),wiphy_delayed_work_queue(9),wiphy_delayed_work_cancel(9),wiphy_delayed_work_flush(9),wiphy_delayed_work_pending(9),wiphy_hrtimer_work_queue(9),wiphy_hrtimer_work_cancel(9),wiphy_hrtimer_work_flush(9),wiphy_hrtimer_work_pending(9),struct wireless_dev(9),wdev_priv(9),wdev_chandef(9) - Utility functions and Data path helpers pulling up together, love that for them:
Utility functions(9),ieee80211_channel_equal(9),ieee80211_channel_to_khz(9),ieee80211_channel_to_freq_khz(9),ieee80211_channel_to_frequency(9),ieee80211_freq_khz_to_channel(9),ieee80211_frequency_to_channel(9),ieee80211_get_channel_khz(9),ieee80211_get_channel(9),cfg80211_channel_is_psc(9),ieee80211_radio_freq_range_valid(9),cfg80211_radio_chandef_valid(9),cfg80211_wdev_channel_allowed(9),ieee80211_get_response_rate(9),ieee80211_mandatory_rates(9),struct ieee80211_radiotap_iterator(9),ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(9),ieee80211_hdrlen(9),ieee80211_get_mesh_hdrlen(9),Data path helpers(9),ieee80211_data_to_8023_exthdr(9),ieee80211_data_to_8023(9),ieee80211_is_valid_amsdu(9),ieee80211_amsdu_to_8023s(9),ieee80211_get_8023_tunnel_proto(9),ieee80211_strip_8023_mesh_hdr(9),cfg80211_classify8021d(9),cfg80211_find_elem_match(9),cfg80211_find_ie_match(9),cfg80211_find_elem(9),cfg80211_find_ie(9),cfg80211_find_ext_elem(9),cfg80211_find_ext_ie(9),cfg80211_find_vendor_elem(9),cfg80211_find_vendor_ie(9),enum cfg80211_rnr_iter_ret(9),cfg80211_iter_rnr(9),cfg80211_defragment_element(9),cfg80211_send_layer2_update(9) - regulatory enforcement, aka the rules police:
Regulatory enforcement infrastructure(9),regulatory_hint(9),regulatory_set_wiphy_regd(9),regulatory_set_wiphy_regd_sync(9),wiphy_apply_custom_regulatory(9),freq_reg_info(9),reg_initiator_name(9),regulatory_pre_cac_allowed(9),Internal regulatory db functions(9),reg_query_regdb_wmm(9) - the BSS lifecycle besties:
cfg80211_scan_done(9),cfg80211_sched_scan_results(9),cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped(9),cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped_locked(9),cfg80211_inform_bss_frame_data(9),cfg80211_gen_new_bssid(9),cfg80211_is_element_inherited(9),cfg80211_merge_profile(9),enum cfg80211_bss_frame_type(9),cfg80211_get_ies_channel_number(9),cfg80211_ssid_eq(9),cfg80211_inform_bss_data(9),__cfg80211_get_bss(9),cfg80211_get_bss(9),cfg80211_ref_bss(9),cfg80211_put_bss(9),cfg80211_unlink_bss(9),cfg80211_bss_iter(9),cfg80211_rx_mlme_mgmt(9),cfg80211_auth_timeout(9),struct cfg80211_rx_assoc_resp_data(9),cfg80211_rx_assoc_resp(9),struct cfg80211_assoc_failure(9),cfg80211_assoc_failure(9),cfg80211_tx_mlme_mgmt(9),cfg80211_rx_unprot_mlme_mgmt(9),cfg80211_michael_mic_failure(9),cfg80211_ibss_joined(9),cfg80211_notify_new_peer_candidate(9) - RFkill, vendor commands, and test mode β yes, they all get along:
RFkill integration(9),wiphy_rfkill_set_hw_state_reason(9),wiphy_rfkill_start_polling(9),wiphy_rfkill_stop_polling(9),Vendor commands(9),cfg80211_vendor_cmd_alloc_reply_skb(9),cfg80211_vendor_cmd_reply(9),cfg80211_vendor_cmd_get_sender(9),cfg80211_vendor_event_alloc(9),cfg80211_vendor_event_alloc_ucast(9),cfg80211_vendor_event(9),Test mode(9),cfg80211_testmode_alloc_reply_skb(9),cfg80211_testmode_reply(9),cfg80211_testmode_alloc_event_skb(9),cfg80211_testmode_event(9) - and finally, the connection / roaming / notification squad, going out with a bang:
struct cfg80211_fils_resp_params(9),struct cfg80211_connect_resp_params(9),cfg80211_connect_done(9),cfg80211_connect_bss(9),cfg80211_connect_result(9),cfg80211_connect_timeout(9),struct cfg80211_roam_info(9),cfg80211_roamed(9),cfg80211_port_authorized(9),cfg80211_disconnected(9),cfg80211_ready_on_channel(9),cfg80211_remain_on_channel_expired(9),cfg80211_tx_mgmt_expired(9),cfg80211_sinfo_alloc_tid_stats(9),cfg80211_link_sinfo_alloc_tid_stats(9),cfg80211_sinfo_release_content(9),cfg80211_new_sta(9),cfg80211_del_sta_sinfo(9),cfg80211_del_sta(9),cfg80211_conn_failed(9),struct cfg80211_rx_info(9),cfg80211_rx_mgmt_ext(9),cfg80211_rx_mgmt_khz(9),cfg80211_rx_mgmt(9),struct cfg80211_tx_status(9),cfg80211_mgmt_tx_status_ext(9),cfg80211_mgmt_tx_status(9),cfg80211_control_port_tx_status(9),cfg80211_rx_control_port(9),cfg80211_cqm_rssi_notify(9),cfg80211_cqm_pktloss_notify(9),cfg80211_cqm_txe_notify(9),cfg80211_cqm_beacon_loss_notify(9),__cfg80211_radar_event(9),cfg80211_sta_opmode_change_notify(9),cfg80211_cac_event(9),cfg80211_background_cac_abort(9),cfg80211_gtk_rekey_notify(9),cfg80211_pmksa_candidate_notify(9),cfg80211_rx_spurious_frame(9),cfg80211_rx_unexpected_4addr_frame(9),cfg80211_probe_status(9),cfg80211_report_obss_beacon_khz(9),cfg80211_report_obss_beacon(9),struct cfg80211_beaconing_check_config(9)
ngl bestie, if you clicked through all of those you're genuinely built different π but like, in the best way. the lore is deep and you're now officially part of it π«Άβ¨
...and the reading list keeps going, bestie β here's the rest of SEE ALSO, no skips, no cap π
cfg80211_reg_check_beaconing(9)β beaconing rules, the whole regulatory vibe check πΈcfg80211_reg_can_beacon(9)β can you beacon? Asking for a friendcfg80211_reg_can_beacon_relax(9)β same question but β¨chillβ¨cfg80211_ch_switch_notify(9)β channel switch, but make it a notification π¦cfg80211_ch_switch_started_notify(9)β "we're sooo starting the switch rn"ieee80211_operating_class_to_band(9)β operating class in, band out, iconic conversion energyieee80211_operating_class_to_chandef(9)β same but it lands you a channel definition πieee80211_chandef_to_operating_class(9)β the reverse glow-upieee80211_chandef_to_khz(9)β numbers in kHz, periodtcfg80211_tdls_oper_request(9)β TDLS doing its lil thingcfg80211_calculate_bitrate(9)β math but make it wireless πcfg80211_unregister_wdev(9)β unregistering a wireless device, bye bestie π«Άcfg80211_register_netdevice(9)β netdevice enters the chatcfg80211_unregister_netdevice(9)β netdevice leaves the chatstruct cfg80211_ft_event_params(9)β a whole struct, treat her with respect πcfg80211_ft_event(9)β fast transition event, she's moving fast fr frcfg80211_get_p2p_attr(9)β P2P attribute fetching, lowkey essentialieee80211_ie_split_ric(9)β splitting IEs with RIC energyieee80211_ie_split(9)β the plain split, no RIC, still slayieee80211_fragment_element(9)β fragmenting an element, breaking it down respectfullycfg80211_report_wowlan_wakeup(9)β WoWLAN woke up and needs to tell someone πcfg80211_crit_proto_stopped(9)β critical protocol said "I'm done"ieee80211_get_num_supported_channels(9)β how many channels? We count πcfg80211_check_combinations(9)β checking combos like it's a fit checkcfg80211_iter_combinations(9)β iterating them combos, one by onecfg80211_get_radio_idx_by_chan(9)β which radio owns this channel, iykykcfg80211_stop_link(9)β link, you're done herecfg80211_stop_iface(9)β interface, same energycfg80211_shutdown_all_interfaces(9)β ALL of them. Main character shutdown π€wiphy_ext_feature_set(9)β set that extended feature πwiphy_ext_feature_isset(9)β is it set tho? πcfg80211_free_nan_func(9)β freeing NAN funcs, the NAN girlies stay tidy π§struct cfg80211_nan_match_params(9)β NAN match params, a struct momentcfg80211_nan_match(9)β a NAN match happened, tell the group chatcfg80211_nan_func_terminated(9)β NAN func said goodbyecfg80211_nan_sched_update_done(9)β NAN schedule update, completecfg80211_external_auth_request(9)β external auth, asking politely outsidecfg80211_pmsr_report(9)β PMSR reporting incfg80211_pmsr_complete(9)β PMSR done donecfg80211_iftype_allowed(9)β is this iftype allowed? vibe check πcfg80211_assoc_comeback(9)β assoc comeback eracfg80211_update_owe_info_event(9)β OWE info update, eventifiedcfg80211_bss_flush(9)β flushing the BSS list, clean slate energy β¨cfg80211_bss_color_notify(9)β BSS color notification, colorful behavior πcfg80211_obss_color_collision_notify(9)β OBSS color collision!! drama πcfg80211_color_change_started_notify(9)β color change: startedcfg80211_color_change_aborted_notify(9)β color change: aborted, we don't talk about it πcfg80211_color_change_notify(9)β color change: the notifcfg80211_6ghz_power_type(9)β 6 GHz power type, very nowcfg80211_links_removed(9)β links got removed, ripstruct cfg80211_mlo_reconf_done_data(9)β MLO reconfig done data, struct royalty πcfg80211_mlo_reconf_add_done(9)β the add half is donecfg80211_schedule_channels_check(9)β schedule that channel checkcfg80211_epcs_changed(9)β EPCS changed, notedcfg80211_next_nan_dw_notif(9)β next NAN discovery window notif, the NAN saga continuescfg80211_nan_cluster_joined(9)β joined a NAN cluster, we're in πcfg80211_nan_ulw_update(9)β NAN ULW update πcfg80211_nan_channel_evac(9)β NAN channel evac, everybody outwiphy_locked_debugfs_read(9)β debugfs read while locked, careful bestiewiphy_locked_debugfs_write(9)β debugfs write while locked, still carefulcfg80211_s1g_get_start_freq_khz(9)β S1G start freq, in kHzcfg80211_s1g_get_end_freq_khz(9)β S1G end freq, also kHzcfg80211_s1g_get_primary_sibling(9)β primary sibling, family matters π«Άcfg80211_incumbent_signal_notify(9)β incumbent signal, notified
okay that's genuinely the whole reading list, go touch some grass and then come back and read the ones you actually need π±π
that's a wrap on this page, bestie!! it lives in ./include/net, it's dated October 2026, and it's literally called enum ieee80211_ap_reg_power(9) β go be iconic with your regulatory power knowledge, ily π¦β¨π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms