ENUM NL80211_BSS_SELECT_ATTR(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 NAME 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the enum nl80211..._select_attr(9) page from the Kernel API Manual — we're literally about to get into the attributes for bss selection together, and honestly? iconic. 🎀

enum nl80211_bss_select_attr — attributes for bss selection.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

the whole lineup, no cap:

enum nl80211_bss_select_attr {
    __NL80211_BSS_SELECT_ATTR_INVALID ,
    NL80211_BSS_SELECT_ATTR_RSSI ,
    NL80211_BSS_SELECT_ATTR_BAND_PREF ,
    NL80211_BSS_SELECT_ATTR_RSSI_ADJUST ,
    __NL80211_BSS_SELECT_ATTR_AFTER_LAST ,
    NL80211_BSS_SELECT_ATTR_MAX

};

🎀 Constants 🎀

okay so here's the roster, bestie — every single one, and what it does:

  • __NL80211_BSS_SELECT_ATTR_INVALID — reserved. 🚫 like, not for you.
  • NL80211_BSS_SELECT_ATTR_RSSI — Flag indicating only RSSI-based BSS selection is requested. 📶
  • NL80211_BSS_SELECT_ATTR_BAND_PREF — attribute indicating BSS selection should be done such that the specified band is preferred. When there are multiple BSS-es in the preferred band, the driver shall use RSSI-based BSS selection as a second step. The value of this attribute is according to enum nl80211_band (u32). 🦋
  • NL80211_BSS_SELECT_ATTR_RSSI_ADJUST — When present the RSSI level for BSS-es in the specified band is to be adjusted before doing RSSI-based BSS selection. The attribute value is a packed structure value as specified by struct nl80211_bss_select_rssi_adjust. 🔥
  • __NL80211_BSS_SELECT_ATTR_AFTER_LAST — internal use. 🙈
  • NL80211_BSS_SELECT_ATTR_MAX — highest bss select attribute number. 👑

📝 Description 📝

the vibe check here is strict, fr fr: one and only one of these attributes are found within NL80211_ATTR_BSS_SELECT for NL80211_CMD_CONNECT. It specifies the required BSS selection behaviour which the driver shall use. periodt. 💅

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

go hang out with the rest of the wifi-adjacent lore, bestie:

  • Kernel file ./include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
  • Station handling(9)
  • Frame transmission/registration support(9)
  • Virtual interface / concurrency capabilities(9)
  • packet coalesce support(9)
  • WPA/WPA2 EAPOL handshake offload(9)
  • FILS shared key authentication offload(9)
  • SAE authentication offload(9)
  • VLAN offload support for setting group keys and binding STAs to VLANs(9)
  • TID configuration(9)
  • FILS shared key crypto offload(9)
  • Multi-Link Operation(9)
  • OWE DH IE handling offload(9)
  • enum nl80211_commands(9)
  • enum nl80211_attrs(9)
  • enum nl80211_iftype(9)
  • enum nl80211_sta_flags(9)
  • enum nl80211_sta_p2p_ps_status(9)
  • struct nl80211_sta_flag_update(9)
  • enum nl80211_he_gi(9)
  • enum nl80211_he_ltf(9)
  • enum nl80211_he_ru_alloc(9)
  • enum nl80211_eht_gi(9)
  • enum nl80211_eht_ltf(9)
  • enum nl80211_eht_ru_alloc(9)
  • enum nl80211_rate_info(9)
  • enum nl80211_sta_bss_param(9)
  • enum nl80211_sta_info(9)
  • enum nl80211_tid_stats(9)
  • enum nl80211_txq_stats(9)
  • enum nl80211_mpath_flags(9)
  • enum nl80211_mpath_info(9)
  • enum nl80211_band_iftype_attr(9)
  • enum nl80211_band_attr(9)
  • enum nl80211_nan_phy_cap_attr(9)
  • enum nl80211_wmm_rule(9)
  • enum nl80211_frequency_attr(9)
  • enum nl80211_bitrate_attr(9)
  • enum nl80211_reg_initiator(9)
  • enum nl80211_reg_type(9)
  • enum nl80211_reg_rule_attr(9)
  • enum nl80211_sched_scan_match_attr(9)
  • enum nl80211_reg_rule_flags(9)
  • enum nl80211_dfs_regions(9)
  • enum nl80211_user_reg_hint_type(9)
  • enum nl80211_survey_info(9)
  • enum nl80211_mntr_flags(9)
  • enum nl80211_mesh_power_mode(9)
  • enum nl80211_meshconf_params(9)
  • enum nl80211_mesh_setup_params(9)
  • enum nl80211_txq_attr(9)
  • enum nl80211_channel_type(9)
  • enum nl80211_key_mode(9)
  • enum nl80211_chan_width(9)
  • enum nl80211_bss_scan_width(9)
  • enum nl80211_bss_use_for(9)
  • enum nl80211_bss_cannot_use_reasons(9)
  • enum nl80211_bss(9)
  • enum nl80211_bss_status(9)
  • enum nl80211_auth_type(9)
  • enum nl80211_key_type(9)
  • enum nl80211_mfp(9)
  • enum nl80211_key_default_types(9)
  • enum nl80211_key_attributes(9)
  • enum nl80211_tx_rate_attributes(9)
  • struct nl80211_txrate_vht(9)
  • struct nl80211_txrate_he(9)
  • struct nl80211_txrate_eht(9)
  • enum nl80211_band(9)
  • enum nl80211_ps_state(9)
  • enum nl80211_attr_cqm(9)
  • enum nl80211_cqm_rssi_threshold_event(9)
  • enum nl80211_tx_power_setting(9)
  • enum nl80211_tid_config(9)
  • enum nl80211_packet_pattern_attr(9)
  • struct nl80211_pattern_support(9)
  • enum nl80211_wowlan_triggers(9)
  • TCP connection wakeup(9)
  • struct nl80211_wowlan_tcp_data_seq(9)
  • struct nl80211_wowlan_tcp_data_token(9)
  • struct nl80211_wowlan_tcp_data_token_feature(9)
  • enum nl80211_wowlan_tcp_attrs(9)
  • struct nl80211_coalesce_rule_support(9)
  • enum nl80211_attr_coalesce_rule(9)
  • enum nl80211_coalesce_condition(9)
  • enum nl80211_iface_limit_attrs(9)
  • enum nl80211_if_combination_attrs(9)
  • enum nl80211_plink_state(9)
  • enum nl80211_plink_action(9)
  • enum nl80211_rekey_data(9)
  • enum nl80211_hidden_ssid(9)
  • enum nl80211_sta_wme_attr(9)
  • enum nl80211_pmksa_candidate_attr(9)
  • enum nl80211_tdls_operation(9)
  • enum nl80211_ap_sme_features(9)
  • enum nl80211_feature_flags(9)
  • enum nl80211_ext_feature_index(9)
  • enum nl80211_probe_resp_offload_support_attr(9)
  • enum nl80211_connect_failed_reason(9)
  • enum nl80211_timeout_reason(9)
  • enum nl80211_scan_flags(9)
  • enum nl80211_acl_policy(9)
  • enum nl80211_smps_mode(9)
  • enum nl80211_radar_event(9)
  • enum nl80211_dfs_state(9)
  • enum nl80211_protocol_features(9)
  • enum nl80211_crit_proto_id(9)
  • enum nl80211_rxmgmt_flags(9)
  • struct nl80211_vendor_cmd_info(9)
  • enum nl80211_tdls_peer_capability(9)
  • enum nl80211_sched_scan_plan(9)
  • struct nl80211_bss_select_rssi_adjust(9)
  • enum nl80211_nan_function_type(9)
  • enum nl80211_nan_publish_type(9)
  • enum nl80211_nan_func_term_reason(9)
  • enum nl80211_nan_func_attributes(9)
  • enum nl80211_nan_srf_attributes(9)
  • enum nl80211_nan_match_attributes(9)
  • enum nl80211_nan_band_conf_attributes(9)
  • enum nl80211_nan_conf_attributes(9)
  • enum nl80211_external_auth_action(9)
  • enum nl80211_ftm_responder_attributes(9)
  • enum nl80211_preamble(9)
  • enum nl80211_peer_measurement_type(9)
  • enum nl80211_peer_measurement_status(9)
  • enum nl80211_peer_measurement_req(9)
  • enum nl80211_peer_measurement_resp(9)
  • enum nl80211_peer_measurement_ftm_req_type(9)
  • enum nl80211_peer_measurement_peer_attrs(9)
  • enum nl80211_peer_measurement_attrs(9)
  • enum nl80211_peer_measurement_ftm_capa(9)
  • enum nl80211_peer_measurement_ftm_type_capa(9)
  • enum nl80211_peer_measurement_ftm_req(9)
  • enum nl80211_peer_measurement_ftm_failure_reasons(9)
  • enum nl80211_peer_measurement_ftm_resp(9)
  • enum nl80211_obss_pd_attributes(9)
  • enum nl80211_bss_color_attributes(9)
  • enum nl80211_iftype_akm_attributes(9)
  • enum nl80211_fils_discovery_attributes(9)
  • enum nl80211_unsol_bcast_probe_resp_attributes(9)
  • enum nl80211_sae_pwe_mechanism(9)
  • enum nl80211_sar_type(9)
  • enum nl80211_sar_attrs(9)
  • enum nl80211_sar_specs_attrs(9)
  • enum nl80211_mbssid_config_attributes(9)
  • enum nl80211_ap_settings_flags(9)
  • enum nl80211_wiphy_radio_attrs(9)
  • enum nl80211_wiphy_radio_freq_range(9)
  • enum nl80211_s1g_short_beacon_attrs(9)
  • enum nl80211_nan_capabilities(9)
  • enum nl80211_nan_peer_map_attrs(9)

k, that's the whole page, mwah 💋. Signing off from source/version ./include/uapi/linux, dated October 2026, on enum nl80211..._select_attr(9). 💖

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