ENUM IWL_FW_STA_TYPE(9)

💖 enum iwl_fw_sta_type(9) 💖

okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and this page is literally all about enum iwl_fw_sta_type — the FW station types. yes it's a kernel thing. yes it's iconic. let's get into it 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

enum iwl_fw_sta_type — FW station types. that's the whole vibe. it's giving "short but powerful" 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

here's the whole enum, exactly as it lives, no edits no cap:

enum iwl_fw_sta_type {
    STATION_TYPE_PEER ,
    STATION_TYPE_BCAST_MGMT ,
    STATION_TYPE_MCAST ,
    STATION_TYPE_NAN_PEER_NMI ,
    STATION_TYPE_NAN_PEER_NDI ,
    STATION_TYPE_NAN_BCAST ,
    STATION_TYPE_NAN_MGMT ,
    STATION_TYPE_NAN_MCAST_DATA ,
    STATION_TYPE_MAX ,
    STATION_TYPE_AUX

};

like, look at all those members. we love a full roster 🌈

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🦋 Constants 🦋

okay now the main event — every single constant, explained, in order, no skips 👑

• STATION_TYPE_PEER — this one represents a peer: an AP in BSS, a TDLS sta, or a client in P2P. multitasking queen fr 🫶
• STATION_TYPE_BCAST_MGMT — the station used to send beacons and probe responses. also used for traffic injection in sniffer mode 🕵️‍♀️ lowkey dual purpose, we stan.
• STATION_TYPE_MCAST — the station used for BCAST / MCAST in GO. it gets suspended / resumed at the right timing depending on the clients' power save state and the DTIM timing. very "I'll nap and wake up exactly on schedule" energy 😴⏰
• STATION_TYPE_NAN_PEER_NMI — NAN management peer station type. a station of this type can have any number of links (even none) set in the link_mask. (Supported since version 3.) 💀 "even none" — the audacity, the flexibility.
• STATION_TYPE_NAN_PEER_NDI — NAN data peer station type. a station of this type can have any number of links (even none) set in the link_mask. (Supported since version 3.) same deal, different flavor ✨
• STATION_TYPE_NAN_BCAST — NAN station used for synchronization and discovery. no queue is associated with this station. ngl, queue-less and thriving 🦋
• STATION_TYPE_NAN_MGMT — NAN station used for NAN management frames, e.g., SDFs and NAFs. management frames only, she's got a lane and she stays in it 💅
• STATION_TYPE_NAN_MCAST_DATA — NAN station used for multicast NAN data frames. multicast data, as advertised, no surprises 🍓
• STATION_TYPE_MAX — maximum number of FW station types. it's the ceiling, the limit, the end of the list 🔥
• STATION_TYPE_AUX — aux sta. in the FW there is no need for a special type for the aux sta, so this type is only for driver - internal use. so bestie, don't go thinking the firmware knows about this one — it does NOT, it's driver-internal only 🙈

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⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

the whole friend group, linked in the kernel file ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/api/mac-cfg.h:

• enum iwl_mac_conf_subcmd_ids(9)
• struct iwl_p2p_noa_attr(9)
• struct iwl_probe_resp_data_notif(9)
• struct iwl_missed_vap_notif(9)
• struct iwl_channel_switch_start_notif_v1(9)
• struct iwl_channel_switch_start_notif(9)
• struct iwl_channel_switch_error_notif_v1(9)
• struct iwl_channel_switch_error_notif(9)
• struct iwl_cancel_channel_switch_cmd(9)
• struct iwl_chan_switch_te_cmd(9)
• struct iwl_mac_low_latency_cmd(9)
• struct iwl_mac_client_data(9)
• struct iwl_mac_p2p_dev_data(9)
• enum iwl_mac_config_filter_flags(9)
• struct iwl_mac_wifi_gen_support_v2(9)
• struct iwl_mac_wifi_gen_support(9)
• struct iwl_mac_config_cmd_v3(9)
• struct iwl_mac_nan_data(9)
• struct iwl_mac_config_cmd(9)
• enum iwl_link_ctx_modify_flags(9)
• enum iwl_link_ctx_protection_flags(9)
• enum iwl_link_ctx_flags(9)
• enum iwl_link_modify_bandwidth(9)
• enum iwl_npca_flags(9)
• struct iwl_npca_params(9)
• struct iwl_link_config_cmd(9)
• struct iwl_sta_cfg_cmd_v1(9)
• struct iwl_sta_cfg_cmd_v2(9)
• struct iwl_sta_cfg_cmd(9)
• struct iwl_aux_sta_cmd(9)
• struct iwl_remove_sta_cmd(9)
• struct iwl_mvm_sta_disable_tx_cmd(9)
• enum iwl_mvm_fw_esr_recommendation(9)
• struct iwl_esr_mode_notif_v1(9)
• enum iwl_esr_leave_reason(9)
• struct iwl_esr_mode_notif(9)
• struct iwl_missed_beacons_notif(9)
• struct iwl_esr_trans_fail_notif(9)
• struct iwl_twt_operation_cmd(9)
• struct iwl_nan_band_config(9)
• enum iwl_nan_flags(9)
• struct iwl_nan_config_cmd(9)
• struct iwl_nan_schedule_cmd_v1(9)
• struct iwl_nan_schedule_cmd(9)
• struct iwl_nan_peer_cmd(9)
• enum iwl_nan_cluster_notif_flags(9)
• struct iwl_nan_cluster_notif(9)
• struct iwl_nan_dw_end_notif(9)
• struct iwl_nan_ulw_attr_notif(9)
• enum iwl_nan_sched_update_status(9)
• struct iwl_nan_sched_update_completed_notif(9)

like, that's a whole contact list bestie, and every single one is here, iykyk 🌸

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quick vibe check: everything above is straight from the page — no invented behaviour, no extra tips, we keep the facts exactly as they are. that's the rule and honestly it's the correct rule 💯

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and that's the page!! 🎀 this cutie is from ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/i... and it's dated October 2026, filed under enum iwl_fw_sta_type(9) — go forth and configure your stations, bestie, you're gonna slay 💖✨👑