lbtf_set_channel(9)
π lbtf_set_channel(9) β the Kernel API Manual glow-up π
okay so bestie, welcome to lbtf_set_channel(9), the little kernel function whose whole entire job is Set the radio channel β¨ like it literally tunes the radio, main character energy fr fr.
This page lives in the Kernel API Manual and honestly? It ate. Let's get into it π¦
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
int lbtf_set_channel (struct lbtf_private *priv , u8 channel );
that's it. two args, one int coming back at you. iconique π
πΈ ARGUMENTS πΈ
privβ a pointer to thestruct lbtf_privatestructure π like, the whole private state situation, you gotta hand it over.channelβ the desired channel π¦ and ooh spicy detail: pass0to clear a locked channel β¨ yes bestie, zero is the "unlock" vibe, not a channel number. iykyk.
β RETURN β
0on success π slay, we love a clean return- error on failure π and ngl when it's not
0, something went sideways, so check it, don't just ignore it π
π SEE ALSO π
- Kernel file
./drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas_tf/cmd.cβ go read the source, it's giving lore π lbtf_cmd_copyback(9)lbtf_update_hw_spec(9)lbtf_allocate_cmd_buffer(9)lbtf_free_cmd_buffer(9)lbtf_get_cmd_ctrl_node(9)lbtf_execute_next_command(9)
the whole friend group honestly π«Ά go say hi to all of them.
π‘ reminder bestie:channelof0clears a locked channel, that's the one thing people forget. don't be that person π
and that's the page!! sourced from ./drivers/net/wireless/marvell... (the path in the footer is literally truncated like that, no cap, i'm not fixing it), dated October 2026, and it's lbtf_set_channel(9) forever and always π bye bestie, go set some channels π¦β¨
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