iwl_mld_star...n_protection(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 iwl_mld_start_session_protection(9) 💖

okay so bestie, this is a page from the Kernel API Manual — yes, the real one, the iwl_mld_star...n_protection(9) entry, and we're gonna get you fluent in it. no cap, it's shorter than you think. 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

iwl_mld_start_session_protection — start a session protection. that's it, that's the whole vibe. it starts a session protection. slay. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int iwl_mld_start_session_protection (struct iwl_mld *mld , struct
ieee80211_vif *vif , u32 duration , u32 min_duration , int link_id ,
unsigned long timeout );

it returns an int, and it takes six things. six. count 'em. we love a function with a full friend group. 🫶

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • mld — the mld component. it's the main character, obviously. 👑
  • vif — the virtual interface for which the protection issued. your vif, your rules. ✨
  • duration — the requested duration of the protection. how long we're doing this for.
  • min_duration — the minimum duration of the protection. the absolute floor, the "we're not doing less than this" number. 🙈
  • link_id — The link to schedule a session protection for. which link gets the lil protection era. 🔥
  • timeout — timeout for waiting. how long we're willing to stand there tapping our foot. 💀

🧚 DESCRIPTION 🧚

so here's the tea: this schedules the session protection, and then it waits for it to start — with timeout. like, it doesn't just fire and forget, it stays and watches until the thing actually kicks in or the timeout says "okay babe, we're done here." ⭐

it's giving "responsible friend who makes sure you actually got home." 🌈

💜 RETURN 💜

0 if successful, error code otherwise. so like — 0 is the good ending, anything else means something went sideways. not me getting emotionally invested in an integer. 😭

🌟 SEE ALSO 🌟

go read these next, iykyk:

like, start with the struct and work your way out. trust. 💖

and that's the whole page, bestie — no notes, ate and left no crumbs. 💅 this lil masterpiece lives at ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/i..., dated October 2026, and yes the manual name is iwl_mld_star...n_protection(9) — the abbreviated icon it deserves. mwah. 🎀✨

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