ENUM WIPHY_BSS_PARAM_FLAGS(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 enum wiphy_bss_param_flags — a Kernel API Manual moment 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to enum wiphy_bss_param_flags(9) — this is the little enum that holds all the bit positions for supported bss parameters. that's it, that's the whole vibe. it's giving "capability checklist but make it an enum" ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

enum wiphy_bss_param_flags — literally just the bit positions for supported bss parameters, no cap 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

here's the whole thing, copy it exactly because we do NOT freestyle in kernel land:

enum wiphy_bss_param_flags {
    WIPHY_BSS_PARAM_CTS_PROT ,
    WIPHY_BSS_PARAM_SHORT_PREAMBLE ,
    WIPHY_BSS_PARAM_SHORT_SLOT_TIME ,
    WIPHY_BSS_PARAM_BASIC_RATES ,
    WIPHY_BSS_PARAM_AP_ISOLATE ,
    WIPHY_BSS_PARAM_HT_OPMODE ,
    WIPHY_BSS_PARAM_P2P_CTWINDOW ,
    WIPHY_BSS_PARAM_P2P_OPPPS

};

like, look at them. eight little icons, all lined up, each one a different "yes i can change that" flag. we love a tidy enum 🎀

⭐ Constants ⭐

okay so this is the part where each constant gets its ~moment~. one bullet each, no skipping, because every single one matters 🫶

  • WIPHY_BSS_PARAM_CTS_PROT — support changing CTS protection. that's the flag that says "yeah, we can flip CTS protection around here" ✅
  • WIPHY_BSS_PARAM_SHORT_PREAMBLE — support changing short preamble usage. short preamble? more like short king preamble, but anyway — this one lets you change whether it's used 💫
  • WIPHY_BSS_PARAM_SHORT_SLOT_TIME — support changing short slot time usage. same energy as the last one but for slot time, and yes it's a whole separate flag, don't @ me 🌈
  • WIPHY_BSS_PARAM_BASIC_RATES — support reconfiguring basic rates. note the word "reconfiguring" bestie, this one's about changing the basic rates up 💅
  • WIPHY_BSS_PARAM_AP_ISOLATE — support changing AP isolation. keeping your clients in their own little lanes, iconic honestly 🙈
  • WIPHY_BSS_PARAM_HT_OPMODE — support changing HT operating mode. HT stands for high throughput and this flag is the main character that lets you switch its operating mode 👑
  • WIPHY_BSS_PARAM_P2P_CTWINDOW — support reconfiguring ctwindow. again with the "reconfiguring" — this one's for ctwindow, and it's a lowercase ctwindow so keep it lowercase, fr fr 🦋
  • WIPHY_BSS_PARAM_P2P_OPPPS — support changing P2P opportunistic power-save. the power-save queen of the enum, saving that power opportunistically ✨

that's part one bestie — more coming, don't go anywhere 💜

💖 SEE ALSO 💖

okay bestie, this is the part where the manpage dumps literally the entire friend group on you 😭 and i mean everyone. all of these are (9) pages, and the source of truth for the whole squad is that kernel file ./include/net/cfg80211.h. don't panic, we're going through them in order, no cap.

  • Introduction(9), Device registration(9), enum ieee80211_channel_flags(9), struct ieee80211_channel(9), enum ieee80211_rate_flags(9), enum ieee80211_bss_type(9), enum ieee80211_privacy(9), struct ieee80211_rate(9), struct ieee80211_he_obss_pd(9), struct cfg80211_he_bss_color(9)

the cap stack enters the chat 🎀

  • struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap(9), struct ieee80211_sta_vht_cap(9), struct ieee80211_sta_he_cap(9), struct ieee80211_eht_mcs_nss_supp(9), struct ieee80211_sta_eht_cap(9), struct ieee80211_sta_uhr_cap(9), struct ieee80211_sband_iftype_data(9), enum ieee80211_edmg_bw_config(9), struct ieee80211_edmg(9), struct ieee80211_sta_s1g_cap(9), struct ieee80211_supported_band(9)

then the helper girlies arrive ✨

🌸 actions & config vibes 🌸

  • Actions and configuration(9), struct vif_params(9), struct key_params(9), struct cfg80211_chan_def(9), struct cfg80211_tid_cfg(9), struct cfg80211_tid_config(9), struct cfg80211_fils_aad(9), struct cfg80211_set_hw_timestamp(9)

the chandef section is long long, so buckle up 🫶

survey + crypto + the whole AP-era lineup 💅

  • enum survey_info_flags(9), struct survey_info(9), struct cfg80211_crypto_settings(9), struct cfg80211_mbssid_config(9), struct cfg80211_mbssid_elems(9), struct cfg80211_rnr_elems(9), struct cfg80211_beacon_data(9), struct cfg80211_acl_data(9), struct cfg80211_fils_discovery(9), struct cfg80211_unsol_bcast_probe_resp(9), struct cfg80211_s1g_short_beacon(9), struct cfg80211_ap_settings(9), struct cfg80211_ap_update(9), struct cfg80211_csa_settings(9), struct cfg80211_color_change_settings(9), struct iface_combination_params(9)

stations, links, and their whole extended universe ngl 🔥

  • enum station_parameters_apply_mask(9), struct sta_txpwr(9), struct link_station_parameters(9), struct link_station_del_parameters(9), struct cfg80211_ttlm_params(9), struct station_parameters(9), struct station_del_parameters(9), enum cfg80211_station_type(9), cfg80211_check_station_change(9)

rates and rates-adjacent ✨

  • enum rate_info_flags(9), enum rate_info_bw(9), struct rate_info(9), enum bss_param_flags(9), struct sta_bss_parameters(9), struct cfg80211_txq_stats(9), struct cfg80211_tid_stats(9), struct link_station_info(9), struct station_info(9)

sar stuff, because of course there's sar stuff 🍓

  • struct cfg80211_sar_sub_specs(9), struct cfg80211_sar_specs(9), struct cfg80211_sar_freq_ranges(9), struct cfg80211_sar_capa(9), cfg80211_get_station(9), enum monitor_flags(9), enum mpath_info_flags(9), struct mpath_info(9), struct bss_parameters(9), struct mesh_config(9), struct mesh_setup(9), struct ocb_setup(9), struct ieee80211_txq_params(9)

🦋 scanning & bss list handling 🦋

  • Scanning and BSS list handling(9), struct cfg80211_ssid(9), struct cfg80211_scan_info(9), struct cfg80211_scan_6ghz_params(9), struct cfg80211_scan_request(9), struct cfg80211_match_set(9), struct cfg80211_sched_scan_plan(9), struct cfg80211_bss_select_adjust(9), struct cfg80211_sched_scan_request(9), enum cfg80211_signal_type(9), struct cfg80211_inform_bss(9), struct cfg80211_bss_ies(9), struct cfg80211_bss(9), ieee80211_bss_get_elem(9), ieee80211_bss_get_ie(9)

the connect / assoc / deauth saga, main character energy fr fr 👑

  • struct cfg80211_auth_request(9), struct cfg80211_assoc_link(9), struct cfg80211_ml_reconf_req(9), enum cfg80211_assoc_req_flags(9), struct cfg80211_assoc_request(9), struct cfg80211_deauth_request(9), struct cfg80211_disassoc_request(9), struct cfg80211_ibss_params(9), struct cfg80211_bss_selection(9), struct cfg80211_connect_params(9), enum cfg80211_connect_params_changed(9), enum wiphy_params_flags(9)

wowlan, coalesce, and every power-save-adjacent bestie 💤

  • struct cfg80211_pmksa(9), struct cfg80211_pkt_pattern(9), struct cfg80211_wowlan_tcp(9), struct cfg80211_wowlan(9), struct cfg80211_coalesce_rules(9), struct cfg80211_coalesce(9), struct cfg80211_wowlan_nd_match(9), struct cfg80211_wowlan_nd_info(9), struct cfg80211_wowlan_wakeup(9), struct cfg80211_gtk_rekey_data(9), struct cfg80211_update_ft_ies_params(9), struct cfg80211_mgmt_tx_params(9), struct cfg80211_dscp_exception(9), struct cfg80211_dscp_range(9), struct cfg80211_qos_map(9)

🧚 Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN) 🧚

  • Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN)(9), struct cfg80211_nan_band_config(9), struct cfg80211_nan_conf(9), struct cfg80211_nan_channel(9), struct cfg80211_nan_local_sched(9), struct cfg80211_nan_peer_map(9), struct cfg80211_nan_peer_sched(9), enum cfg80211_nan_conf_changes(9), struct cfg80211_nan_func_filter(9), struct cfg80211_nan_func(9)

back to the general pile, we're not done yet 😭

  • struct cfg80211_pmk_conf(9), struct cfg80211_external_auth_params(9), struct cfg80211_ftm_responder_stats(9), struct cfg80211_pmsr_ftm_result(9), struct cfg80211_pmsr_result(9), struct cfg80211_pmsr_ftm_request_peer(9), struct cfg80211_pmsr_request_peer(9), struct cfg80211_pmsr_request(9), struct cfg80211_update_owe_info(9), struct mgmt_frame_regs(9), struct cfg80211_ops(9), enum wiphy_flags(9), struct ieee80211_iface_limit(9), struct ieee80211_iface_combination(9)

wiphy support structures, the whole iconic set 🌈

  • enum wiphy_wowlan_support_flags(9), struct wiphy_wowlan_support(9), struct wiphy_coalesce_support(9), enum wiphy_vendor_command_flags(9), enum wiphy_opmode_flag(9), struct sta_opmode_info(9), struct wiphy_vendor_command(9), struct wiphy_iftype_ext_capab(9), cfg80211_get_iftype_ext_capa(9), struct cfg80211_pmsr_capabilities(9), struct wiphy_iftype_akm_suites(9), struct wiphy_radio_cfg(9), struct wiphy_radio_freq_range(9), struct wiphy_radio(9), enum wiphy_nan_flags(9), struct wiphy_nan_capa(9), struct wiphy(9)

the wiphy lifecycle girlies 💅 (this is the part everyone actually needs)

work queue besties, in both regular and delayed flavours ⏰

…and the list just keeps going, bestie, because the wireless stack is long. Here's the rest of the crew 💅

That's the whole list, no skips, no cuts — every single (9) accounted for. 🫶

This lil' page lives in ./include/net and it's dated October 2026, and honestly? She's serving enum wiphy_bss_param_flags(9) realness from the Kernel API Manual. Go read the whole thing twice, bestie, it's giving reference material 💅✨

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