iwl_mvm_sch...n_protection(9)
π iwl_mvm_sch...n_protection(9) β the Kernel API Manual page, but make it make sense π
okay bestie, so this page lives in the Kernel API Manual and it's all about iwl_mvm_schedule_session_protection β yes the header abbreviates it to iwl_mvm_sch...n_protection(9) like it's texting you with a character limit, but we know the real name, and the real name ate π
β¨ NAME β¨
iwl_mvm_schedule_session_protection β literally just schedule a session protection. that's the whole vibe. π
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
void iwl_mvm_schedule_session_protection (struct iwl_mvm *mvm , struct
ieee80211_vif *vif , u32 duration , u32 min_duration , bool
wait_for_notif );
it's a void function, so no return value, no notes, just vibes and side effects β¨
πΈ ARGUMENTS πΈ
five of them, one per bullet, no skipping, we don't do that here π«Ά
mvmβ the mvm component. iconic. it's the thing doing the work πvifβ the virtual interface for which the protection issued π this is who we're protecting, be nice to herdurationβ the requested duration of the protection β° like how long the bodyguard staysmin_durationβ the minimum duration of the protection. the actual floor, the "at least this much" energy πwait_for_notifβ iftrue, will block until the start of the protection π so yes bestie,truemeans you SIT THERE and wait, no cap
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
the whole friend group, fr fr β all of these are worth a read:
- Kernel file
./drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/time-event.hβ also known as Time Events - what is it?(9) - Abstraction to the driver(9)
iwl_mvm_protect_session(9)iwl_mvm_stop_session_protection(9)iwl_mvm_rx_roc_notif(9)iwl_mvm_start_p2p_roc(9)iwl_mvm_stop_roc(9)iwl_mvm_remove_time_event(9)iwl_mvm_te_clear_data(9)iwl_mvm_schedule_csa_period(9)iwl_mvm_te_scheduled(9)iwl_mvm_rx_session_protect_notif(9)
like, that's the whole group chat. go say hi π
ngl bestie, that's genuinely every reference listed on the page β nothing dropped, nothing merged, we keep receipts π
and that's the tea β ok bye, this page was sourced from ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/i... and dated October 2026 β so yeah, she's from the future, main character energy fr fr π§ββοΈπβ¨π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms