ENUM NL80211_REG_RULE_FLAGS(9)

💖 enum nl80211_reg_rule_flags — regulatory rule flags 💖

Okay bestie, gather round, because this is a page from the Kernel API Manual and it's literally the master list of "what's allowed where" for wireless. It's called enum nl80211_reg_rule_flags, and no cap, it's the vibe check that regulatory rules pass before your Wi-Fi card gets to do anything. Every flag here is a little "nope" or a little "yes queen" attached to a frequency range. Let's get into it 🦋

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✨ NAME ✨

enum nl80211_reg_rule_flags — regulatory rule flags

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

enum nl80211_reg_rule_flags {
    NL80211_RRF_NO_OFDM ,
    NL80211_RRF_NO_CCK ,
    NL80211_RRF_NO_INDOOR ,
    NL80211_RRF_NO_OUTDOOR ,
    NL80211_RRF_DFS ,
    NL80211_RRF_PTP_ONLY ,
    NL80211_RRF_PTMP_ONLY ,
    NL80211_RRF_NO_IR ,
    __NL80211_RRF_NO_IBSS ,
    NL80211_RRF_AUTO_BW ,
    NL80211_RRF_IR_CONCURRENT ,
    NL80211_RRF_NO_HT40MINUS ,
    NL80211_RRF_NO_HT40PLUS ,
    NL80211_RRF_NO_80MHZ ,
    NL80211_RRF_NO_160MHZ ,
    NL80211_RRF_NO_HE ,
    NL80211_RRF_NO_320MHZ ,
    NL80211_RRF_NO_EHT ,
    NL80211_RRF_PSD ,
    NL80211_RRF_DFS_CONCURRENT ,
    NL80211_RRF_NO_6GHZ_VLP_CLIENT ,
    NL80211_RRF_NO_6GHZ_AFC_CLIENT ,
    NL80211_RRF_ALLOW_6GHZ_VLP_AP ,
    NL80211_RRF_ALLOW_20MHZ_ACTIVITY ,
    NL80211_RRF_NO_UHR

};

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🎀 Constants 🎀

Like, one bullet per flag, all in order, nothing skipped because we do NOT do that here 💅

• NL80211_RRF_NO_OFDM — OFDM modulation? Not allowed, bestie. 🚫
• NL80211_RRF_NO_CCK — CCK modulation? Also not allowed.
• NL80211_RRF_NO_INDOOR — indoor operation not allowed (so, take it outside 🌤️).
• NL80211_RRF_NO_OUTDOOR — outdoor operation not allowed (back inside you go 🏠).
• NL80211_RRF_DFS — DFS support is required to be used. It's giving "you must have the paperwork" energy.
• NL80211_RRF_PTP_ONLY — this is only for Point To Point links.
• NL80211_RRF_PTMP_ONLY — this is only for Point To Multi Point links.
• NL80211_RRF_NO_IR — no mechanisms that initiate radiation are allowed, this includes probe requests or modes of operation that require beaconing. Like, absolutely no radiating first, thank you 💀
• __NL80211_RRF_NO_IBSS — obsolete, same as NO_IR. She's retired, but she's still on the list, respect 🙈
• NL80211_RRF_AUTO_BW — maximum available bandwidth should be calculated base on contiguous rules and wider channels will be allowed to cross multiple contiguous/overlapping frequency ranges. Big bandwidth energy, slay.
• NL80211_RRF_IR_CONCURRENT — See NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_IR_CONCURRENT (iykyk 👀).
• NL80211_RRF_NO_HT40MINUS — channels can't be used in HT40- operation.
• NL80211_RRF_NO_HT40PLUS — channels can't be used in HT40+ operation.
• NL80211_RRF_NO_80MHZ — 80MHz operation not allowed.
• NL80211_RRF_NO_160MHZ — 160MHz operation not allowed.
• NL80211_RRF_NO_HE — HE operation not allowed.
• NL80211_RRF_NO_320MHZ — 320MHz operation not allowed.
• NL80211_RRF_NO_EHT — EHT operation not allowed.
• NL80211_RRF_PSD — Ruleset has power spectral density value. She's got texture ✨
• NL80211_RRF_DFS_CONCURRENT — Operation on this channel is allowed for peer-to-peer or adhoc communication under the control of a DFS master which operates on the same channel (FCC-594280 D01 Section B.3). Should be used together with NL80211_RRF_DFS only. > ⚠️ bestie, read that again: only with NL80211_RRF_DFS. Not a solo act.
• NL80211_RRF_NO_6GHZ_VLP_CLIENT — Client connection to VLP AP not allowed.
• NL80211_RRF_NO_6GHZ_AFC_CLIENT — Client connection to AFC AP not allowed.
• NL80211_RRF_ALLOW_6GHZ_VLP_AP — Very low power (VLP) AP can be permitted despite NO_IR configuration. Permission slip unlocked 🫶
• NL80211_RRF_ALLOW_20MHZ_ACTIVITY — Allow activity in 20 MHz bandwidth, despite NO_IR configuration. Same energy, 20 MHz flavored.
• NL80211_RRF_NO_UHR — UHR operation not allowed.

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

This list is long long, but I would never gatekeep a single entry, so here's every single one, in order, exactly as promised 💖

• 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_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_bss_select_attr(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)

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That's the whole thing, bestie — every flag, every caveat, nothing dropped 🫶

And a lil sign-off: this page lives in the source tree at ./include/uapi/linux, dated October 2026, and it's the enum nl80211_reg_rule_flags(9) page from the Kernel API Manual. Go forth and regulate responsibly 💅✨