STRUCT IEEE80211_BSS_LOAD_ELEM(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 NAME — struct ieee80211_bss_load_elem 💅

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual (yes bestie, the kernel has lore) and it's all about struct ieee80211_bss_load_elem — the BSS Load elemen. That's how the source spells it, "elemen", and honestly? we respect it. no notes. 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

here's the whole vibe, character for character, no cap:

struct ieee80211_bss_load_elem {
    __le16 sta_count;
    u8 channel_util;
    __le16 avail_admission_capa;
};

three fields. that's the whole struct. it's giving small but mighty 💅

🌸 Members 🌸

okay let's meet the cast, one by one:

  • sta_count — the total number of STAs currently associated with the AP. that's the headcount at the party, and yes, __le16 means it's little-endian, so pay attention. 🫶
  • channel_util — the percentage of time that the access point sensed the channel was busy. it lives in the range [0, 255], and the highest value means 100% busy. so like... 255 is the AP screaming "it's PACKED in here, absolutely no room" 😭 an u8 with big main character energy.
  • avail_admission_capa — the remaining amount of medium time used for admission control. it's the leftover capacity, the crumbs of medium time you can still politely ask for. 🍓

🦋 Description 🦋

this one is defined in section 9.4.2.26 in IEEE 802.11-REVme D4.1. that's the citation, that's the receipt, iykyk. if you're out here quoting spec sections in the group chat, this is your moment, icon behavior only 👑

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

the kernel file is ./include/linux/ieee80211.h — that's home base. and then... bestie. the SEE ALSO list on this thing is long, it's giving census, it's giving family reunion, and i promised to keep every single name, so buckle up. here's the entire rolodex, untouched, no skips, fr fr: 💀

ngl you're not meant to read all of those in one sitting. hydrate first. 💜

aaaaand that's the page!! 🌈 big slay to everyone out there parsing BSS Load elements, we stan a busy channel. this cutie lives in ./include/linux and the version stamp says October 2026 — write that down, it's iconic ✨🦋🎀👑

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