ieee80211_return_txq(9)

🎀 ieee80211_return_txq — Kernel API Manual, section 9, bestie edition 💅

okay so you found a kernel API manual page and it's from the Kernel API Manual, section 9 — that's the section where all the fun driver-facing stuff lives. this one is tiny but it's lowkey important, so let's get into it ✨

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✨ NAME ✨

ieee80211_return_txq — return a TXQ previously acquired by ieee80211_next_txq()

like, you borrowed it, now give it back 🫶 that's the whole vibe.

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void ieee80211_return_txq (struct ieee80211_hw *hw , struct ieee80211_txq *txq , bool force );

three args, no return value, no cap 🧚

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• hw — pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw. it's the hardware struct, your main character ✨
• txq — pointer obtained from station or virtual interface. this is the TXQ you're handing back 💜
• force — schedule txq even if mac80211 does not have any buffered packets. this is the "trust me, i got stuff" flag 👑

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

the driver may set force=true if it has buffered packets for this TXQ internally.

that's literally it. that's the whole description. not me expecting a novel and getting one sentence 😭 but bestie, it matters: if you are holding packets that mac80211 doesn't know about, you gotta say force=true so it still schedules the TXQ. otherwise it's giving "nothing to see here" and nothing gets scheduled 🙈

ngl the force flag is the entire personality of this page. don't skip it. fr fr.

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

this list is iconic in the worst way — it's every mac80211 symbol ever, all at once. no cap. here it is in all its glory, verbatim, because i would never do you dirty by trimming it 💀

Kernel file ./include/net/mac80211.h Introduction(9), Calling mac80211
from interrupts(9), Warning(9), Frame format(9), mac80211 workqueue(9),
mac80211 software tx queueing(9), HW timestamping(9), enum
ieee80211_max_queues(9), enum ieee80211_ac_numbers(9), struct
ieee80211_tx_queue_params(9), enum ieee80211_chanctx_change(9), struct
ieee80211_chan_req(9), struct ieee80211_chanctx_conf(9), enum
ieee80211_chanctx_switch_mode(9), struct
ieee80211_vif_chanctx_switch(9), enum ieee80211_bss_change(9), enum
ieee80211_event_type(9), enum ieee80211_rssi_event_data(9), struct
ieee80211_rssi_event(9), enum ieee80211_mlme_event_data(9), enum
ieee80211_mlme_event_status(9), struct ieee80211_mlme_event(9), struct
ieee80211_ba_event(9), struct ieee80211_event(9), struct
ieee80211_mu_group_data(9), struct ieee80211_ftm_responder_params(9),
struct ieee80211_fils_discovery(9), struct ieee80211_parsed_tpe(9),
struct ieee80211_bss_npca_params(9), struct ieee80211_bss_conf(9),
struct ieee80211_nan_channel(9), struct ieee80211_nan_peer_map(9),
struct ieee80211_nan_peer_sched(9), enum mac80211_tx_info_flags(9), enum
mac80211_tx_control_flags(9), enum mac80211_tx_status_flags(9), enum
mac80211_rate_control_flags(9), struct ieee80211_tx_rate(9), struct
ieee80211_tx_info(9), struct ieee80211_tx_status(9), struct
ieee80211_scan_ies(9), ieee80211_tx_info_clear_status(9), enum
mac80211_rx_flags(9), enum mac80211_rx_encoding_flags(9), struct
ieee80211_rx_status(9), enum ieee80211_conf_flags(9), enum
ieee80211_conf_changed(9), enum ieee80211_smps_mode(9), struct
ieee80211_conf(9), struct ieee80211_channel_switch(9), enum
ieee80211_vif_flags(9), enum ieee80211_offload_flags(9), struct
ieee80211_eml_params(9), struct ieee80211_nan_sched_cfg(9), struct
ieee80211_vif_cfg(9), struct ieee80211_neg_ttlm(9), enum
ieee80211_neg_ttlm_res(9), struct ieee80211_vif(9),
ieee80211_vif_usable_links(9), ieee80211_vif_is_mld(9),
ieee80211_vif_link_active(9), wdev_to_ieee80211_vif(9),
ieee80211_vif_to_wdev(9), enum ieee80211_key_flags(9), struct
ieee80211_key_conf(9), struct ieee80211_key_seq(9), enum set_key_cmd(9),
enum ieee80211_sta_state(9), enum ieee80211_sta_rx_bandwidth(9), struct
ieee80211_sta_rates(9), struct ieee80211_sta_txpwr(9), struct
ieee80211_sta_aggregates(9), struct ieee80211_link_sta(9), struct
ieee80211_sta(9), enum sta_notify_cmd(9), struct
ieee80211_tx_control(9), struct ieee80211_txq(9), enum
ieee80211_hw_flags(9), struct ieee80211_hw(9), struct
ieee80211_scan_request(9), struct ieee80211_tdls_ch_sw_params(9),
wiphy_to_ieee80211_hw(9), SET_IEEE80211_DEV(9),
SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR(9), ieee80211_free_txskb(9),
ieee80211_purge_tx_queue(9), Hardware crypto acceleration(9), Powersave
support(9), Beacon filter support(9), Spatial multiplexing power
save(9), Frame filtering(9), AP support for powersaving clients(9), HW
queue control(9), enum ieee80211_filter_flags(9), enum
ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action(9), struct ieee80211_ampdu_params(9), enum
ieee80211_frame_release_type(9), enum ieee80211_rate_control_changed(9),
enum ieee80211_roc_type(9), enum ieee80211_reconfig_type(9), struct
ieee80211_prep_tx_info(9), struct ieee80211_ops(9),
ieee80211_alloc_hw_nm(9), ieee80211_alloc_hw(9),
ieee80211_register_hw(9), struct ieee80211_tpt_blink(9), enum
ieee80211_tpt_led_trigger_flags(9), ieee80211_get_tx_led_name(9),
ieee80211_get_rx_led_name(9), ieee80211_get_assoc_led_name(9),
ieee80211_get_radio_led_name(9), ieee80211_create_tpt_led_trigger(9),
ieee80211_unregister_hw(9), ieee80211_free_hw(9),
ieee80211_restart_hw(9), ieee80211_rx_list(9), ieee80211_rx_napi(9),
ieee80211_rx(9), ieee80211_rx_irqsafe(9), ieee80211_rx_ni(9),
ieee80211_sta_ps_transition(9), ieee80211_sta_ps_transition_ni(9),
ieee80211_sta_pspoll(9), ieee80211_sta_uapsd_trigger(9),
ieee80211_sta_set_buffered(9), ieee80211_get_tx_rates(9),
ieee80211_tx_rate_update(9), ieee80211_tx_status_skb(9),
ieee80211_tx_status_ext(9), ieee80211_tx_status_noskb(9),
ieee80211_tx_status_ni(9), ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe(9),
ieee80211_report_low_ack(9), struct ieee80211_mutable_offsets(9),
ieee80211_beacon_get_template(9),
ieee80211_beacon_get_template_ema_index(9), struct
ieee80211_ema_beacons(9), ieee80211_beacon_get_template_ema_list(9),
ieee80211_beacon_free_ema_list(9), ieee80211_beacon_get_tim(9),
ieee80211_beacon_get(9), ieee80211_beacon_update_cntdwn(9),
ieee80211_beacon_set_cntdwn(9), ieee80211_csa_finish(9),
ieee80211_beacon_cntdwn_is_complete(9),
ieee80211_color_change_finish(9), ieee80211_proberesp_get(9),
ieee80211_pspoll_get(9), ieee80211_nullfunc_get(9),
ieee80211_probereq_get(9), ieee80211_rts_get(9),
ieee80211_rts_duration(9), ieee80211_ctstoself_get(9),
ieee80211_ctstoself_duration(9), ieee80211_generic_frame_duration(9),
ieee80211_get_buffered_bc(9), ieee80211_get_tkip_p1k_iv(9),
ieee80211_get_tkip_p1k(9), ieee80211_get_tkip_rx_p1k(9),
ieee80211_get_tkip_p2k(9), ieee80211_tkip_add_iv(9),
ieee80211_get_key_rx_seq(9), ieee80211_set_key_rx_seq(9),
ieee80211_gtk_rekey_add(9), ieee80211_gtk_rekey_notify(9),
ieee80211_key_mic_failure(9), ieee80211_key_replay(9),
ieee80211_wake_queue(9), ieee80211_stop_queue(9),
ieee80211_queue_stopped(9), ieee80211_stop_queues(9),
ieee80211_wake_queues(9), ieee80211_scan_completed(9),
ieee80211_sched_scan_results(9), ieee80211_sched_scan_stopped(9), enum
ieee80211_interface_iteration_flags(9), ieee80211_iterate_interfaces(9),
ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces(9),
ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces_atomic(9), for_each_interface(9),
for_each_active_interface(9),
ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces_mtx(9),
ieee80211_iterate_stations_atomic(9), for_each_station(9),
ieee80211_iterate_stations_mtx(9), ieee80211_queue_work(9),
ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(9),
ieee80211_refresh_tx_agg_session_timer(9),
ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session(9), ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe(9),
ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session(9), ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe(9),
ieee80211_find_sta(9), ieee80211_find_sta_by_ifaddr(9),
ieee80211_find_sta_by_link_addrs(9), ieee80211_sta_block_awake(9),
ieee80211_sta_eosp(9), ieee80211_send_eosp_nullfunc(9),
ieee80211_sta_recalc_aggregates(9), ieee80211_sta_register_airtime(9),
ieee80211_txq_airtime_check(9), ieee80211_txq_aql_pending(9),
ieee80211_iter_keys(9), ieee80211_iter_keys_rcu(9),
ieee80211_iter_chan_contexts_atomic(9),
ieee80211_iter_chan_contexts_mtx(9), ieee80211_ap_probereq_get(9),
ieee80211_beacon_loss(9), ieee80211_connection_loss(9),
ieee80211_disconnect(9), ieee80211_resume_disconnect(9),
ieee80211_hw_restart_disconnect(9), ieee80211_cqm_rssi_notify(9),
ieee80211_cqm_beacon_loss_notify(9), ieee80211_radar_detected(9),
ieee80211_chswitch_done(9), ieee80211_channel_switch_disconnect(9),
ieee80211_request_smps(9), ieee80211_ready_on_channel(9),
ieee80211_remain_on_channel_expired(9), ieee80211_stop_rx_ba_session(9),
ieee80211_mark_rx_ba_filtered_frames(9), ieee80211_send_bar(9),
ieee80211_manage_rx_ba_offl(9), ieee80211_start_rx_ba_session_offl(9),
ieee80211_stop_rx_ba_session_offl(9), ieee80211_rx_ba_timer_expired(9),
struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control(9), enum rate_control_capabilities(9),
rate_control_set_rates(9), ieee80211_get_he_iftype_cap_vif(9),
ieee80211_get_he_6ghz_capa_vif(9), ieee80211_get_eht_iftype_cap_vif(9),
ieee80211_get_uhr_iftype_cap_vif(9), ieee80211_update_mu_groups(9),
ieee80211_ave_rssi(9), ieee80211_calculate_rx_timestamp(9),
ieee80211_report_wowlan_wakeup(9), ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb(9),
ieee80211_parse_tx_radiotap(9), struct ieee80211_noa_data(9),
ieee80211_parse_p2p_noa(9), ieee80211_update_p2p_noa(9),
ieee80211_tdls_oper_request(9), ieee80211_reserve_tid(9),
ieee80211_unreserve_tid(9), ieee80211_tx_dequeue(9),
ieee80211_tx_dequeue_ni(9), ieee80211_handle_wake_tx_queue(9),
ieee80211_next_txq(9), ieee80211_txq_schedule_start(9),
ieee80211_schedule_txq(9), ieee80211_txq_may_transmit(9),
ieee80211_txq_get_depth(9), ieee80211_nan_func_terminated(9),
ieee80211_nan_func_match(9), ieee80211_nan_sched_update_done(9),
ieee80211_nan_cluster_joined(9), ieee80211_nan_try_evacuate(9),
ieee80211_calc_rx_airtime(9), ieee80211_calc_tx_airtime(9),
ieee80211_get_fils_discovery_tmpl(9),
ieee80211_get_unsol_bcast_probe_resp_tmpl(9),
ieee80211_obss_color_collision_notify(9), ieee80211_is_tx_data(9),
ieee80211_set_active_links(9), ieee80211_set_active_links_async(9),
ieee80211_send_teardown_neg_ttlm(9), ieee80211_chan_width_to_rx_bw(9),
ieee80211_prepare_rx_omi_bw(9), ieee80211_finalize_rx_omi_bw(9),
ieee80211_vif_nan_started(9), ieee80211_encrypt_tx_skb(9)

and if you only click one thing in that whole wall, make it ieee80211_next_txq(9) — that's literally the function that gave you the TXQ in the first place 🫶 iykyk.

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and that's the page!! short and sweet, just like this manpage 🍓

source/version situation: it comes from ./include/net, version/date October 2026, and the page is ieee80211_return_txq(9) — that's the whole footer bestie, slay 💅✨

go return your TXQs. i believe in you. periodt 👑