STRUCT IWL_OP_MODE(9)

💖 struct iwl_op_mode(9) 💖

okay so picture this: it's a struct iwl_op_mode(9) moment and the kernel API manual is right there. bestie, this is the page for the operational mode struct — yes, that's the whole vibe. it lives in the Kernel API Manual and honestly? iconic. ✨

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✨ NAME ✨

struct iwl_op_mode — operational mode 🎀

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

no cap, here's the whole struct, character for character, don't @ me:

struct iwl_op_mode {
    const struct iwl_op_mode_ops *ops;
    char op_mode_specific[];
};

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🌸 Members 🌸

• ops — pointer to its own ops 👑 like, its own little set of operations. very main character energy.
• op_mode_specific — per-opmode data 🫶 literally the data that belongs to this specific op mode. you know, the specific part. iykyk.

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💅 Description 💅

so what even is this thing? it holds an implementation of the mac80211 / fw API. that's it, that's the whole description — short and slay. 🔥

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

go read these next, bestie, seriously:

• the kernel file ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-op-mode.h
• Operational mode - what is it ?(9)
• Life cycle of the Operational mode(9)
• enum iwl_fw_error_type(9)
• enum iwl_fw_error_context(9)
• struct iwl_fw_error_dump_mode(9)
• struct iwl_op_mode_ops(9)

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ngl the SEE ALSO list is giving required reading. read Operational mode - what is it ?(9) first if you're confused — the question mark in that title is doing a lot of heavy lifting and i respect it 💀

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kisses, this page came from the kernel source at ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/i... and it's dated October 2026 — so go off, future bestie, and don't forget to man it up again whenever you need it 💜🦋⭐