ENUM IWL_MAC_TYPES(9)

💅 enum iwl_mac_types(9)

okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today and the star of the show is enum iwl_mac_types — literally the supported MAC types, that's the whole vibe. no cap, that's what it does. 🦋

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✨ NAME ✨

enum iwl_mac_types — supported MAC types, periodt. that's it, that's the enum 👑

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

enum iwl_mac_types {
    FW_MAC_TYPE_FIRST ,
    FW_MAC_TYPE_AUX ,
    FW_MAC_TYPE_LISTENER ,
    FW_MAC_TYPE_PIBSS ,
    FW_MAC_TYPE_IBSS ,
    FW_MAC_TYPE_BSS_STA ,
    FW_MAC_TYPE_P2P_DEVICE ,
    FW_MAC_TYPE_P2P_STA ,
    FW_MAC_TYPE_GO ,
    FW_MAC_TYPE_NAN

};

look at her. ten constants, all lined up, main character energy fr fr 💖

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🎀 Constants 🎀

okay let's go through the whole squad one by one, no skipping, i promise 🫶

• FW_MAC_TYPE_FIRST — the lowest supported MAC type. she's the floor, the baseline, the "start here" of the whole lineup ✨
• FW_MAC_TYPE_AUX — auxiliary MAC, and it's internal. lowkey a backstage pass situation 💅
• FW_MAC_TYPE_LISTENER — monitor MAC type. and yes the manual literally puts a (?) on this one, so we're keeping the question mark, i don't make the rules 😭
• FW_MAC_TYPE_PIBSS — pseudo-IBSS. it's giving "IBSS but make it a vibe" 🌈
• FW_MAC_TYPE_IBSS — IBBs. plain, iconic, no notes 🎀
• FW_MAC_TYPE_BSS_STA — BSS (managed) station. the responsible one of the group 🧚
• FW_MAC_TYPE_P2P_DEVICE — P2P Device. hi bestie 👋
• FW_MAC_TYPE_P2P_STA — P2P client. the station-flavoured P2P, iykyk 🌸
• FW_MAC_TYPE_GO — P2P GO. group owner, she runs the group chat 🔥
• FW_MAC_TYPE_NAN — NAN, and it's been here since version 4. veteran behaviour 👑

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

everything else in the iwlwifi cinematic universe, bestie — go read these too:

• the kernel file ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/api/mac.h
• enum iwl_mac_protection_flags(9)
• enum iwl_tsf_id(9)
• struct iwl_mac_data_ap(9)
• struct iwl_mac_data_ibss(9)
• enum iwl_mac_data_policy(9)
• struct iwl_mac_data_sta(9)
• struct iwl_mac_data_go(9)
• struct iwl_mac_data_p2p_sta(9)
• struct iwl_mac_data_pibss(9)
• enum iwl_mac_filter_flags(9)
• enum iwl_mac_qos_flags(9)
• struct iwl_ac_qos(9)
• struct iwl_mac_ctx_cmd(9)
• struct iwl_missed_beacons_notif_ver_3(9)
• struct iwl_missed_beacons_notif_v4(9)
• struct iwl_he_backoff_conf(9)
• enum iwl_he_pkt_ext_constellations(9)
• struct iwl_he_pkt_ext_v1(9)
• struct iwl_he_pkt_ext_v2(9)
• enum iwl_he_sta_ctxt_flags(9)
• enum iwl_he_htc_flags(9)
• struct iwl_he_sta_context_cmd_v1(9)
• struct iwl_he_sta_context_cmd_v2(9)
• struct iwl_he_sta_context_cmd_v3(9)
• struct iwl_he_monitor_cmd(9)

like, that's the whole extended friend group and honestly? obsessed 💜

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ngl this page came from ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/i... and it's dated October 2026 — so when you cite it, cite it cute. mwah, bye bestie 😘💅 🍓