STRUCT QLINK_CMD_ADD_KEY(9)

💖 struct qlink_cmd_add_key(9) — Kernel API Manual 💖

okay so welcome to the Kernel API Manual, bestie! This page is literally about struct qlink_cmd_add_key, and it is the data for the QLINK_CMD_ADD_KEY command. Main character energy for a key-install payload, ngl. 💅

💖 NAME 💖

struct qlink_cmd_add_key — data for the QLINK_CMD_ADD_KEY command. That's the whole assignment, and it ate. ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

       struct qlink_cmd_add_key {
           struct qlink_cmd chdr;
           u8 key_index;
           u8 pairwise;
           u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
           __le32 cipher;
           __le16 vlanid;
           u8 rsvd[2];
           u8 key_data[];
        };

Look at that last field key_data[] sitting at the end — iconic. 🎀

🌸 Members 🌸

• key_index — index of the key being installed. Like, which key slot is getting the install, bestie. 🔑
• pairwise — whether to use pairwise key. That's the whole vibe check. 👀
• addr — MAC address of the STA the key is being installed to. 🎀
• cipher — cipher suite. Slay. 🔐
• vlanid — VLAN ID for AP_VLAN interface type. 🌈
• key_data — the key data itself. Literally the payload, no cap. 💖

Heads up: chdr and rsvd[2] are in the struct above, but this Members section doesn't give them their own blurbs — no invented lore here. 🫶

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

Kernel file: ./drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/qlink.h.

And the whole group chat of cross-references, every single one, no skipping:

• enum qlink_msg_type(9)
• struct qlink_msg_header(9)
• enum qlink_hw_capab(9)
• enum qlink_driver_capab(9)
• struct qlink_intf_info(9)
• struct qlink_channel(9)
• struct qlink_chandef(9)
• struct qlink_sta_info_state(9)
• enum qlink_sr_ctrl_flags(9)
• struct qlink_sr_params(9)
• enum qlink_cmd_type(9)
• struct qlink_cmd(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_init_fw(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_manage_intf(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_mgmt_frame_register(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_frame_tx(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_get_sta_info(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_set_def_key(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_set_def_mgmt_key(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_change_sta(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_del_sta(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_connect(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_external_auth(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_disconnect(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_updown(9)
• enum qlink_band(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_band_info_get(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_get_chan_stats(9)
• enum qlink_reg_initiator(9)
• enum qlink_user_reg_hint_type(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_reg_notify(9)
• enum qlink_chan_sw_flags(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_chan_switch(9)
• enum qlink_hidden_ssid(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_start_ap(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_start_cac(9)
• struct qlink_acl_data(9)
• enum qlink_pm_mode(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_pm_set(9)
• enum qlink_txpwr_op(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_txpwr(9)
• enum qlink_wowlan_trigger(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_wowlan_set(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_ndev_event(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_ndev_changeupper(9)
• enum qlink_scan_flags(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_scan(9)
• struct qlink_cmd_update_owe(9)
• struct qlink_resp(9)
• struct qlink_resp_init_fw(9)
• enum qlink_dfs_regions(9)
• struct qlink_resp_get_mac_info(9)
• struct qlink_resp_get_hw_info(9)
• struct qlink_resp_manage_intf(9)
• struct qlink_resp_get_sta_info(9)
• struct qlink_resp_band_info_get(9)
• struct qlink_resp_get_chan_stats(9)
• struct qlink_resp_channel_get(9)
• struct qlink_resp_txpwr(9)
• struct qlink_event(9)
• struct qlink_event_sta_assoc(9)
• struct qlink_event_sta_deauth(9)
• struct qlink_event_bss_join(9)
• struct qlink_event_bss_leave(9)
• struct qlink_event_freq_change(9)
• struct qlink_event_rxmgmt(9)
• struct qlink_event_scan_result(9)
• enum qlink_scan_complete_flags(9)
• struct qlink_event_scan_complete(9)
• struct qlink_event_radar(9)
• struct qlink_event_external_auth(9)
• struct qlink_event_mic_failure(9)
• struct qlink_event_update_owe(9)
• enum qlink_tlv_id(9)
• enum qlink_reg_rule_flags(9)
• struct qlink_tlv_reg_rule(9)
• struct qlink_tlv_channel(9)
• struct qlink_tlv_chandef(9)
• struct qlink_tlv_ie_set(9)
• struct qlink_tlv_ext_ie(9)
• struct qlink_tlv_iftype_data(9)
• enum qlink_chan_stat(9)
• struct qlink_chan_stats(9)
• enum qlink_sta_info(9)
• struct qlink_sta_info_rate(9)
• struct qlink_sta_stats(9)
• struct qlink_random_mac_addr(9)
• struct qlink_wowlan_capab_data(9)
• struct qlink_wowlan_support(9)

Signed off with so much love from the Kernel API Manual, source/version ./drivers/net/wireless/quanten..., dated October 2026 — and yes, struct qlink_cmd_add_key(9) remains the moment. 💖✨🎀