rt2x00queue_insert_l2pad(9)

💅 rt2x00queue_insert_l2pad(9) — the Kernel API Manual, bestie edition

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual and honestly? it's a tiny little function with main character energy, so let's get into it 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

rt2x00queue_insert_l2pad — the glow-up that aligns your 802.11 header and payload to a 4-byte boundary 💖

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void rt2x00queue_insert_l2pad (struct sk_buff *skb , unsigned int
       header_length );

like yes, that's the whole signature, no notes, she's concise 💅

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🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• skb — the skb that's about to get aligned. the makeover recipient, the it-girl of the operation 🫶
• header_length — the length of the 802.11 header. you gotta tell her how big the header is so she knows where the payload starts, iykyk ✨

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🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

Apply L2 padding so that both the header and the payload land on a 4-byte boundary. that's it, that's the vibe — she's aligning, she's padding, she's making everything line up like a perfectly curated feed 📐💖

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• Kernel file ./drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.h
• Queue handlers(9)
• rt2x00queue_alloc_rxskb(9)
• rt2x00queue_free_skb(9)
• rt2x00queue_align_frame(9)
• rt2x00queue_write_tx_frame(9)
• rt2x00queue_update_beacon(9)
• rt2x00queue_update_beacon_locked(9)
• rt2x00queue_clear_beacon(9)
• rt2x00queue_index_inc(9)
• rt2x00queue_init_queues(9)
• rt2x00link_update_stats(9)
• rt2x00link_start_tuner(9)
• rt2x00link_stop_tuner(9)
• rt2x00link_reset_tuner(9)
• rt2x00link_start_watchdog(9)
• rt2x00link_stop_watchdog(9)
• rt2x00link_register(9)

like go read your sisters, they're all iconic in their own way 🌈⭐

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ngl there's no more to this one — she's short, she's sweet, she aligns things to 4 bytes. periodt 💀✨

okay bye bestie, this page came from ./drivers/net/wireless/ralink/... and it's dated October 2026, and the whole thing is filed under rt2x00queue_insert_l2pad(9) — mwah, slay, take care of your alignment 🍓🧚💜