iwl_mld_sch...n_protection(9)

💅 iwl_mld_schedule_session_protection — a whole vibe

okay bestie, so this is a page straight out of the Kernel API Manual (very "I read the source for fun" energy, and honestly? iconic). Today's main character is iwl_mld_schedule_session_protection, and yes, we're gonna understand it together. 🫶

---

✨ NAME ✨

iwl_mld_schedule_session_protection — literally just scheduling a session protection. no cap, that's the whole job. 🎀

---

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void iwl_mld_schedule_session_protection (struct iwl_mld *mld , struct
ieee80211_vif *vif , u32 duration , u32 min_duration , int link_id );

she takes five arguments and returns void — nothing back, just vibes and side effects. 💅

---

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

• mld — the mld component. like, the whole operation lives here. 🧚
• vif — the virtual interface for which the protection is issued. very "who is this for" of it.
• duration — the requested duration of the protection. how long we're doing this. ⏱️
• min_duration — the minimum duration of the protection. the floor, the "at least this much" of it all. 😤
• link_id — the link to schedule a session protection for. which link, bestie, be specific. 🔗

---

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

go read these next, fr fr — they're the extended universe 👑

• Kernel file ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/session-protect.h
• session protection(9)
• struct iwl_mld_session_protect(9)
• iwl_mld_handle_session_prot_notif(9)
• iwl_mld_start_session_protection(9)
• iwl_mld_cancel_session_protection(9)

---

💖 and that's the whole page! no warnings, no bugs to cry about, no exit statuses — just a clean little scheduling function living her best life in the kernel. 🌸

starring source ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/i..., dated October 2026 — catch you in the next edition, mwah 💋✨🌈