ENUM IWL_STA_TYPE(9)

✨ enum iwl_sta_type(9) ✨

okay so bestie, this is a page straight out of the Kernel API Manual — it's all about enum iwl_sta_type, aka the FW station types 💖 and yes the REPLY_ADD_STA = 0x18 is part of the lore, keep that in your notes fr fr.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

enum iwl_sta_type {
    IWL_STA_LINK ,
    IWL_STA_GENERAL_PURPOSE ,
    IWL_STA_MULTICAST ,
    IWL_STA_TDLS_LINK ,
    IWL_STA_AUX_ACTIVITY

};

no cap, that's the whole shape of it — five constants, one enum, zero drama ✨

🎀 Constants 🎀

• IWL_STA_LINK — the link station 💅 this one handles normal RX and TX traffic, like the main character of the station world fr.
• IWL_STA_GENERAL_PURPOSE — general purpose 🫶 and in AP mode it's used for beacons and probe responses, so it's out here doing the ~publicity~ work.
• IWL_STA_MULTICAST — multicast traffic, periodt 📡
• IWL_STA_TDLS_LINK — the TDLS link station 🌈
• IWL_STA_AUX_ACTIVITY — the auxilary station 👑 (scan, ROC and so on) — lowkey the busy little helper of the group.

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

bestie there is a whole cinematic universe of related stuff living in the kernel file ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/api/sta.h — go read the whole friend group:

• enum iwl_sta_flags(9)
• enum iwl_sta_key_flag(9)
• enum iwl_sta_modify_flag(9)
• enum iwl_sta_mode(9)
• enum iwl_sta_sleep_flag(9)
• struct iwl_mvm_add_sta_cmd_v7(9)
• struct iwl_mvm_add_sta_cmd(9)
• struct iwl_mvm_add_sta_key_common(9)
• struct iwl_mvm_add_sta_key_cmd_v1(9)
• struct iwl_mvm_add_sta_key_cmd(9)
• enum iwl_mvm_add_sta_rsp_status(9)
• struct iwl_mvm_rm_sta_cmd(9)
• struct iwl_mvm_mgmt_mcast_key_cmd_v1(9)
• struct iwl_mvm_mgmt_mcast_key_cmd(9)
• struct iwl_mvm_eosp_notification(9)

like, that's the squad 💀 every single one of them is linked from ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/i... so you already know where to look 👀

and that's the page!! 🎀 sourced from that kernel file path up there, dated October 2026, and it lives at enum iwl_sta_type(9) — mwah, study it, slay your exams, and remember: the station types are iconic, you're iconic, periodt 💜✨🦋