rt2x00queue_start_queue(9)
π rt2x00queue_start_queue(9) π
okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β this is the glow-up era for rt2x00queue_start_queue(9), and yes it's giving main character energy in the wireless stack. let's get into it π
β¨ NAME β¨
rt2x00queue_start_queue β literally just, like, start a data queue. that's the whole vibe. π¦
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
void rt2x00queue_start_queue (struct data_queue *queue );
no cap, that's the entire signature. she's short, she's sweet, she's void, she takes one pointer and she does not give anything back. icon behavior. π
π«Ά ARGUMENTS π«Ά
queueβ a pointer tostruct data_queue. that's it. that's the whole parameter list. hand her the queue and she'll handle it. π
β DESCRIPTION β
so what does she actually do? okay so β this function will start handling all pending frames in the queue. every single one that's been sitting there waiting, like, lowkey β¨patientlyβ¨? yeah. she wakes them up and gets them moving. it's giving "rise and grind" for network frames. π₯
π§ SEE ALSO π§
the whole friend group, fr fr β go say hi to all of them:
- the kernel file
./drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00.hand itsstruct hw_mode_spec(9) rt2x00queue_map_txskb(9)rt2x00queue_unmap_skb(9)rt2x00queue_get_tx_queue(9)rt2x00queue_get_entry(9)rt2x00queue_pause_queue(9)rt2x00queue_unpause_queue(9)rt2x00queue_stop_queue(9)rt2x00queue_flush_queue(9)rt2x00queue_start_queues(9)rt2x00queue_stop_queues(9)rt2x00queue_flush_queues(9)rt2x00debug_dump_frame(9)
π don't forget: rt2x00queue_start_queues (plural!) exists too, and she is a different girl. know the difference, bestie. iykyk. π
and that's a wrap, gorgeous π β this masterpiece lives at ./drivers/net/wireless/ralink/... and the October 2026 girlies can find it under rt2x00queue_start_queue(9) forever and ever. slay, bye πβ¨
π¦ where this page comes from
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