il_clear_driver_stations(9)

💖 il_clear_driver_stations(9) 💖

okay so this page is from the Kernel API Manual, and it's all about one tiny helper that clears the driver's knowledge of all stations. bestie, it's a short one, but the details still ate 💅

🎀 NAME 🎀

il_clear_driver_stations — clear knowledge of all stations from driver ✨

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void il_clear_driver_stations (struct il_priv *il );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• il — iwl il struct. that's the one, no cap 🫶

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

okay so il_clear_driver_stations is called during il_down, and its whole vibe is making sure that, in the case we're coming there from a hardware restart, mac80211 will be able to reconfigure stations. like, that's the situation it's looking out for 👑

and if we're getting there in the normal down flow, then the stations will already be cleared. so yeah, it's giving “make sure the station knowledge is handled properly,” periodt 🌈

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

peep the kernel file ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/common.h, plus the whole squad:

• struct il_device_cmd(9)
• struct il_device_cmd_huge(9)
• struct il_rx_queue(9)
• struct il_ht_agg(9)
• struct il_vif_priv(9)
• struct il_hw_params(9)
• struct il_cfg(9)
• il_sta_id_or_broadcast(9)
• il_queue_inc_wrap(9)
• il_queue_dec_wrap(9)
• il_beacon_time_mask_low(9)
• il_beacon_time_mask_high(9)
• struct il_rb_status(9)
• struct il_tfd_tb(9)
• struct il_tfd(9)
• struct il_rate_scale_data(9)
• struct il_scale_tbl_info(9)
• struct il_lq_sta(9)
• il3945_rate_scale_init(9)

signed off with source/version ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/i... and date October 2026, still serving il_clear_driver_stations(9) 💖✨