rsi_hal_load_key(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 rsi_hal_load_key(9) — like, the Kernel API Manual page, bestie ✨

okay so first things first: we're in the Kernel API Manual, and the star of today's episode is rsi_hal_load_key(9) 🎀. Buckle up because this one's literally about loading keys into the firmware. no cap.

🌸 NAME 🌸

rsi_hal_load_key — this function is used to load keys within the firmware. that's it, that's the vibe 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int rsi_hal_load_key (struct rsi_common *common , u8 *data , u16 key_len
, u8 key_type , u8 key_id , u32 cipher , s16 sta_id , struct
ieee80211_vif *vif );

like, eight whole parameters. she's high-maintenance but she delivers 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • common — Pointer to the driver private structure. this is the main character, the driver's own little private world 🌈
  • data — Pointer to the key data. the actual key itself, the good stuff 🔑
  • key_len — Key length to be loaded. girl's gotta know how much key she's working with 📏
  • key_type — Type of key: GROUP/PAIRWISE. pick your fighter, bestie — team group or team pairwise 🧚
  • key_id — Key index. which slot in the lineup, basically 👑
  • cipher — Type of cipher used. the encryption flavour of the day 🍓
  • sta_id — Station id. every station needs her name tag 💖
  • vif — Pointer to the ieee80211_vif structure. iconic struct, no notes ⭐

💜 RETURN 💜

0 on success, -1 on failure. that's the whole story — she ate and left zero crumbs, or she didn't 😭

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file ./drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c — yes, that's where she lives, go say hi 🏠

and the whole friend group, fr fr:

iykyk 💀

heads up bestie: everything above is straight from the source, I'm just the messenger with better nails 💅

and that's the whole page! 🎀 sourced from ./drivers/net/wireless/rsi, dated October 2026 — mwah, catch you on the next man page, bestie 🦋💖

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