rsi_mac80211_set_key(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– rsi_mac80211_set_key πŸ’–

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for rsi_mac80211_set_key β€” yes that's a mouthful, yes you're gonna slay it, and yes it's all about setting the type of key that gets loaded. like literally its whole job. πŸŽ€


✨ NAME ✨

rsi_mac80211_set_key β€” this function sets type of key to be loaded. that's it. that's the vibe. πŸ¦‹


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int rsi_mac80211_set_key (struct ieee80211_hw *hw , enum set_key_cmd cmd
, struct ieee80211_vif *vif , struct ieee80211_sta *sta , struct
ieee80211_key_conf *key );

🧚 ARGUMENTS 🧚

bestie there are five (5) of them and each one is a pointer or an enum, no cap:

  • hw β€” Pointer to the ieee80211_hw structure. the main character of the hardware world tbh πŸ‘‘
  • cmd β€” enum set_key_cmd. it's an enum, it's giving "which key command are we doing" energy ✨
  • vif β€” Pointer to the ieee80211_vif structure. virtual interface representation, we love her πŸ’…
  • sta β€” Pointer to the ieee80211_sta structure. the station!! 🫢
  • key β€” Pointer to the ieee80211_key_conf structure. the key config itself, the moment we've all been waiting for πŸ”‘

⭐ RETURN ⭐

status: 0 on success, negative error code on failure. so like, zero means we ate, negative means something went off πŸ˜­πŸ’€


🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay buckle up bestie, this is a whole friend group:

  • Kernel file ./drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mac80211.c

and the iconic extended crew:


πŸ’œ quick reminder bestie: if you're gonna go read those other pages, they're all (9) β€” kernel API section, iykyk. and dont forget the source path ./drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mac80211.c if you wanna see the real code. lowkey iconic. πŸ”₯

and that's the page!! πŸŽ€ this little love letter came from ./drivers/net/wireless/rsi, dated October 2026, and it's your girl rsi_mac80211_set_key(9) signing off β€” stay ciphered, stay slay, periodt. πŸ’…βœ¨

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