STRUCT IWL_RX_PHY_AIR_SNIFFER_NTFY(9)

💅 struct iwl_rx_phy_air_sniffer_ntfy(9) ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — this page is all about struct iwl_rx_phy_air_sniffer_ntfy, and no cap, it's the air sniffer notification. she's giving radio-wave main character energy 🦋📡

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🌸 NAME 🌸

struct iwl_rx_phy_air_sniffer_ntfy — the air sniffer notification, periodt 💖

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

like, here's literally the whole shape of her 👑

struct iwl_rx_phy_air_sniffer_ntfy {
    u8 status;
    u8 flags;
    u8 reserved1[2];
    u8 rssi_a, rssi_b;
    u8 channel, band;
    __le32 on_air_rise_time;
    __le32 frame_time;
    __le32 rate;
    __le32 bytecount;
    union iwl_legacy_sig legacy_sig;
    union iwl_sigs sigs;
    __le32 reserved2;
 };

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🎀 Members 🎀

• status — an enum iwl_sniffer_status, iykyk 🌈
• flags — an enum iwl_sniffer_flags, the little vibe check flags 🚩
• reserved1 — reserved, she's just sitting there being mysterious 🙈
• rssi_a — energy on chain-A, in negative dBm, measured at FINA time 📶
• rssi_b — energy on chain-B, in negative dBm, measured at FINA time 📶📶
• channel — the channel number, obviously 💅
• band — band information, PHY_BAND_* 🌈
• on_air_rise_time — GP2 at on air rise, lowkey iconic ⏱️
• frame_time — frame time in us ⏳
• rate — RATE_MCS_* 🔥
• bytecount — byte count for legacy and HT, otherwise the number of symbols 🔢
• legacy_sig — CCK signal information if RATE_MCS_MOD_TYPE_MSK in rate is RATE_MCS_MOD_TYPE_CCK, otherwise OFDM signal information; she switches vibes depending on the modulation type, fr fr 💫
• sigs — PHY signal information, depending on RATE_MCS_MOD_TYPE_MSK in rate 📡
• reserved2 — reserved, another quiet queen ✨

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🦋 Description 🦋

okay so here's the tea: this notification is sent for every frame, and also before the normal RX command if data is included. every single one. no skipping 🫶

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💜 SEE ALSO 💜

go look at the kernel file ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/api/rx.h and also, like, all of these besties:

• struct iwl_rx_phy_info(9)
• struct iwl_rx_mpdu_res_start(9)
• enum iwl_rx_phy_flags(9)
• enum iwl_mvm_rx_status(9)
• struct iwl_rx_mpdu_desc_v1(9)
• struct iwl_rx_mpdu_desc_v3(9)
• struct iwl_rx_mpdu_desc(9)
• struct iwl_rx_no_data(9)
• struct iwl_rx_no_data_ver_3(9)
• enum iwl_bar_frame_release_sta_tid(9)
• enum iwl_bar_frame_release_ba_info(9)
• struct iwl_bar_frame_release(9)
• struct iwl_rss_config_cmd(9)
• struct iwl_rxq_sync_cmd(9)
• struct iwl_rxq_sync_notification(9)
• enum iwl_mvm_pm_event(9)
• struct iwl_mvm_pm_state_notification(9)
• struct iwl_ba_window_status_notif(9)
• struct iwl_rfh_queue_data(9)
• struct iwl_rfh_queue_config(9)
• struct iwl_beacon_filter_notif_v1(9)
• struct iwl_beacon_filter_notif(9)

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ngl bestie, this whole read was brought to you by ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/i..., dated October 2026 — and yes, that's struct iwl_r...sniffer_ntfy(9) signing off. mwah 💋👑🌸