STRUCT WIPHY_RADIO_CFG(9)
β¨ struct wiphy_radio_cfg(9) β Kernel API Manual β¨
okay so bestie, welcome to the struct wiphy_radio_cfg page in the Kernel API Manual, section 9 β yes, we're deep in kernel-land now π
. This one is all about the physical radio config of a wiphy, and it's giving "small struct, very specific job" energy π¦.
πΈ NAME πΈ
struct wiphy_radio_cfg β physical radio config of a wiphy. This structure describes the configurations of a physical radio in a wiphy. It is used to denote per-radio attributes belonging to a wiphy. β¨
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
Here's the struct in all its glory, copied exactly so you can trust it:
struct wiphy_radio_cfg {
u32 rts_threshold;
struct dentry *radio_debugfsdir;
};
π Members π
Two members, and both have defaults you literally need to clock π:
rts_thresholdβ RTS threshold (dot11RTSThreshold);-1(default) = RTS/CTS disabled πradio_debugfsdirβ Pointer to debugfs directory containing the radio-specific parameters.NULL(default) = Debugfs directory not created π«Ά
β¨ SEE ALSO β¨
okay bestie, buckle UP, because this is the part where the man page justβ¦ lists everyone it knows π it's giving "tag yourself, I'm struct wiphy_radio(9) energy." Every single one of these is real, and yes, you're gonna want to read a bunch of them, so here's the whole friend group with a little commentary π«Ά
- Where it all lives β the source of truth, the mothership:
Kernel file ./include/net/cfg80211.h
- Start here if you're new here π± β the actual intro pages, lowkey the vibe check for the whole subsystem:
Introduction(9)Device registration(9)
- Channels, rates & bss types π¦ β the absolute basics of "what radio, what speed, what kind of network":
enum ieee80211_channel_flags(9)struct ieee80211_channel(9)enum ieee80211_rate_flags(9)enum ieee80211_bss_type(9)enum ieee80211_privacy(9)struct ieee80211_rate(9)
- The capability glow-ups π β HT, VHT, HE, EHT, UHR, EDMG, S1Gβ¦ yes there are this many generations, no I will not be explaining all of them here, that's what the pages are for:
struct ieee80211_he_obss_pd(9)struct cfg80211_he_bss_color(9)struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap(9)struct ieee80211_sta_vht_cap(9)struct ieee80211_sta_he_cap(9)struct ieee80211_eht_mcs_nss_supp(9)struct ieee80211_sta_eht_cap(9)struct ieee80211_sta_uhr_cap(9)struct ieee80211_sband_iftype_data(9)enum ieee80211_edmg_bw_config(9)struct ieee80211_edmg(9)struct ieee80211_sta_s1g_cap(9)struct ieee80211_supported_band(9)
- Poking at that iftype data π β the setter/getter gang, including the sneaky underscore-prefixed one:
- Actions and configuration(9) βοΈ β the big category page, and then an absolutely unhinged amount of structs and chandef helpers:
struct vif_params(9)struct key_params(9)struct cfg80211_chan_def(9)struct cfg80211_tid_cfg(9)struct cfg80211_tid_config(9)struct cfg80211_fils_aad(9)struct cfg80211_set_hw_timestamp(9)cfg80211_get_chandef_type(9)cfg80211_chandef_create(9)cfg80211_chandef_identical(9)cfg80211_chandef_is_edmg(9)cfg80211_chandef_is_s1g(9)cfg80211_chandef_compatible(9)nl80211_chan_width_to_mhz(9)cfg80211_chandef_get_width(9)cfg80211_chandef_valid(9)cfg80211_chandef_usable(9)cfg80211_chandef_dfs_required(9)cfg80211_chandef_dfs_usable(9)cfg80211_chandef_dfs_cac_time(9)cfg80211_chandef_primary(9)cfg80211_chandef_npca_valid(9)cfg80211_chandef_add_npca(9)cfg80211_chandef_add_dbe(9)nl80211_send_chandef(9)ieee80211_chandef_max_power(9)cfg80211_chandef_s1g_pri_width(9)cfg80211_any_usable_channels(9)
- Survey saysβ¦ π β survey stuff, crypto, and the beacon/BSS colour-adjacent crowd:
enum survey_info_flags(9)struct survey_info(9)struct cfg80211_crypto_settings(9)struct cfg80211_mbssid_config(9)struct cfg80211_mbssid_elems(9)struct cfg80211_rnr_elems(9)struct cfg80211_beacon_data(9)struct cfg80211_acl_data(9)struct cfg80211_fils_discovery(9)struct cfg80211_unsol_bcast_probe_resp(9)struct cfg80211_s1g_short_beacon(9)struct cfg80211_ap_settings(9)struct cfg80211_ap_update(9)struct cfg80211_csa_settings(9)struct cfg80211_color_change_settings(9)struct iface_combination_params(9)
- Stations, links & friends πΈ β the whole "who is connected and how fast" saga:
enum station_parameters_apply_mask(9)struct sta_txpwr(9)struct link_station_parameters(9)struct link_station_del_parameters(9)struct cfg80211_ttlm_params(9)struct station_parameters(9)struct station_del_parameters(9)enum cfg80211_station_type(9)cfg80211_check_station_change(9)enum rate_info_flags(9)enum rate_info_bw(9)struct rate_info(9)enum bss_param_flags(9)struct sta_bss_parameters(9)struct cfg80211_txq_stats(9)struct cfg80211_tid_stats(9)struct link_station_info(9)struct station_info(9)
- SAR + station lookups + monitor/mpath π§ β power limits and the mesh/monitor corner:
struct cfg80211_sar_sub_specs(9)struct cfg80211_sar_specs(9)struct cfg80211_sar_freq_ranges(9)struct cfg80211_sar_capa(9)cfg80211_get_station(9)enum monitor_flags(9)enum mpath_info_flags(9)struct mpath_info(9)
- BSS params, mesh, OCB, txq π β the "other interface types" starter pack:
enum wiphy_bss_param_flags(9)struct bss_parameters(9)struct mesh_config(9)struct mesh_setup(9)struct ocb_setup(9)struct ieee80211_txq_params(9)
- Scanning and BSS list handling(9) π₯ β huge category, and look at all these structs it brought with it:
struct cfg80211_ssid(9)struct cfg80211_scan_info(9)struct cfg80211_scan_6ghz_params(9)struct cfg80211_scan_request(9)struct cfg80211_match_set(9)struct cfg80211_sched_scan_plan(9)struct cfg80211_bss_select_adjust(9)struct cfg80211_sched_scan_request(9)enum cfg80211_signal_type(9)struct cfg80211_inform_bss(9)struct cfg80211_bss_ies(9)struct cfg80211_bss(9)ieee80211_bss_get_elem(9)ieee80211_bss_get_ie(9)
- Auth, assoc, ML reconf, deauth, disassoc π
β the entire connection choreography, iconic honestly:
struct cfg80211_auth_request(9)struct cfg80211_assoc_link(9)struct cfg80211_ml_reconf_req(9)enum cfg80211_assoc_req_flags(9)struct cfg80211_assoc_request(9)struct cfg80211_deauth_request(9)struct cfg80211_disassoc_request(9)struct cfg80211_ibss_params(9)struct cfg80211_bss_selection(9)struct cfg80211_connect_params(9)enum cfg80211_connect_params_changed(9)enum wiphy_params_flags(9)struct cfg80211_pmksa(9)
- Wowlan, patterns, coalesce, GTK rekey π¦ β the "your laptop is asleep but still listening" collection:
struct cfg80211_pkt_pattern(9)struct cfg80211_wowlan_tcp(9)struct cfg80211_wowlan(9)struct cfg80211_coalesce_rules(9)struct cfg80211_coalesce(9)struct cfg80211_wowlan_nd_match(9)struct cfg80211_wowlan_nd_info(9)struct cfg80211_wowlan_wakeup(9)struct cfg80211_gtk_rekey_data(9)struct cfg80211_update_ft_ies_params(9)struct cfg80211_mgmt_tx_params(9)struct cfg80211_dscp_exception(9)struct cfg80211_dscp_range(9)struct cfg80211_qos_map(9)
- Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN)(9) β¨ β niche but so cool, here's the whole NAN squad:
struct cfg80211_nan_band_config(9)struct cfg80211_nan_conf(9)struct cfg80211_nan_channel(9)struct cfg80211_nan_local_sched(9)struct cfg80211_nan_peer_map(9)struct cfg80211_nan_peer_sched(9)enum cfg80211_nan_conf_changes(9)struct cfg80211_nan_func_filter(9)struct cfg80211_nan_func(9)
- PMK, external auth, FTM, PMSR π β ranging and offloaded auth things:
struct cfg80211_pmk_conf(9)struct cfg80211_external_auth_params(9)struct cfg80211_ftm_responder_stats(9)struct cfg80211_pmsr_ftm_result(9)struct cfg80211_pmsr_result(9)struct cfg80211_pmsr_ftm_request_peer(9)struct cfg80211_pmsr_request_peer(9)struct cfg80211_pmsr_request(9)struct cfg80211_update_owe_info(9)struct mgmt_frame_regs(9)
- The wiphy core π β
struct cfg80211_ops(9)and the flags/limits/combinations that define what a device can even do:struct cfg80211_ops(9)enum wiphy_flags(9)struct ieee80211_iface_limit(9)struct ieee80211_iface_combination(9)enum wiphy_wowlan_support_flags(9)struct wiphy_wowlan_support(9)struct wiphy_coalesce_support(9)enum wiphy_vendor_command_flags(9)enum wiphy_opmode_flag(9)struct sta_opmode_info(9)struct wiphy_vendor_command(9)struct wiphy_iftype_ext_capab(9)cfg80211_get_iftype_ext_capa(9)struct cfg80211_pmsr_capabilities(9)struct wiphy_iftype_akm_suites(9)struct wiphy_radio_freq_range(9)struct wiphy_radio(9)β this page's main character, say hi πenum wiphy_nan_flags(9)struct wiphy_nan_capa(9)struct wiphy(9)
- wiphy lifecycle & locking π β priv access, naming, register/unregister, freeing, locking, and work queueing:
wiphy_priv(9)priv_to_wiphy(9)set_wiphy_dev(9)wiphy_dev(9)wiphy_name(9)wiphy_new_nm(9)wiphy_new(9)wiphy_register(9)rcu_dereference_wiphy(9)wiphy_dereference(9)get_wiphy_regdom(9)wiphy_unregister(9)wiphy_free(9)wiphy_lock(9)wiphy_unlock(9)wiphy_work_queue(9)wiphy_work_cancel(9)wiphy_work_flush(9)wiphy_delayed_work_queue(9)wiphy_delayed_work_cancel(9)wiphy_delayed_work_flush(9)wiphy_delayed_work_pending(9)wiphy_hrtimer_work_queue(9)wiphy_hrtimer_work_cancel(9)wiphy_hrtimer_work_flush(9)wiphy_hrtimer_work_pending(9)
- Wireless dev side π β the
wdevtrio plus reg power:enum ieee80211_ap_reg_power(9)struct wireless_dev(9)wdev_priv(9)wdev_chandef(9)
- Utility functions(9) β β channel math, conversion helpers, and a few header/radiotap bits:
ieee80211_channel_equal(9)ieee80211_channel_to_khz(9)ieee80211_channel_to_freq_khz(9)ieee80211_channel_to_frequency(9)ieee80211_freq_khz_to_channel(9)ieee80211_frequency_to_channel(9)ieee80211_get_channel_khz(9)ieee80211_get_channel(9)cfg80211_channel_is_psc(9)ieee80211_radio_freq_range_valid(9)cfg80211_radio_chandef_valid(9)cfg80211_wdev_channel_allowed(9)ieee80211_get_response_rate(9)ieee80211_mandatory_rates(9)struct ieee80211_radiotap_iterator(9)ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(9)ieee80211_hdrlen(9)ieee80211_get_mesh_hdrlen(9)
- Data path helpers(9) π§ β converting frames around, AMSDU, tunnels, and the element-finding family:
ieee80211_data_to_8023_exthdr(9)ieee80211_data_to_8023(9)ieee80211_is_valid_amsdu(9)ieee80211_amsdu_to_8023s(9)ieee80211_get_8023_tunnel_proto(9)ieee80211_strip_8023_mesh_hdr(9)cfg80211_classify8021d(9)cfg80211_find_elem_match(9)cfg80211_find_ie_match(9)cfg80211_find_elem(9)cfg80211_find_ie(9)cfg80211_find_ext_elem(9)cfg80211_find_ext_ie(9)cfg80211_find_vendor_elem(9)cfg80211_find_vendor_ie(9)enum cfg80211_rnr_iter_ret(9)cfg80211_iter_rnr(9)cfg80211_defragment_element(9)cfg80211_send_layer2_update(9)
- Regulatory enforcement infrastructure(9) π β the "which frequencies are legal where" department, and its internal db buddies:
- Scan/BSS notification & mgmt frame plumbing π‘ β the scan-done + inform-bss + get/put/ref crew:
cfg80211_scan_done(9)cfg80211_sched_scan_results(9)cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped(9)cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped_locked(9)cfg80211_inform_bss_frame_data(9)cfg80211_gen_new_bssid(9)cfg80211_is_element_inherited(9)cfg80211_merge_profile(9)enum cfg80211_bss_frame_type(9)cfg80211_get_ies_channel_number(9)cfg80211_ssid_eq(9)cfg80211_inform_bss_data(9)__cfg80211_get_bss(9)cfg80211_get_bss(9)cfg80211_ref_bss(9)cfg80211_put_bss(9)cfg80211_unlink_bss(9)cfg80211_bss_iter(9)
- MLME events π β auth timeouts, assoc responses/failures, unprotected mgmt, and the infamous mic failure:
cfg80211_rx_mlme_mgmt(9)cfg80211_auth_timeout(9)struct cfg80211_rx_assoc_resp_data(9)cfg80211_rx_assoc_resp(9)struct cfg80211_assoc_failure(9)cfg80211_assoc_failure(9)cfg80211_tx_mlme_mgmt(9)cfg80211_rx_unprot_mlme_mgmt(9)cfg80211_michael_mic_failure(9)cfg80211_ibss_joined(9)cfg80211_notify_new_peer_candidate(9)
- RFkill integration(9) π΄ β turning the radio on and off, and polling for it:
- Vendor commands(9) ποΈ β vendor-specific replies and events, the "we added our own thing" section:
- Test mode(9) π§ͺ β testing hooks, replies and events:
- Connect / roam / disconnect status π¦ β the whole "did we actually connect" reporting saga:
struct cfg80211_fils_resp_params(9)struct cfg80211_connect_resp_params(9)cfg80211_connect_done(9)cfg80211_connect_bss(9)cfg80211_connect_result(9)cfg80211_connect_timeout(9)struct cfg80211_roam_info(9)cfg80211_roamed(9)cfg80211_port_authorized(9)cfg80211_disconnected(9)
- Off-channel & TX status β¨ β remain-on-channel, expired mgmt tx, and all the tx status variants:
cfg80211_ready_on_channel(9)cfg80211_remain_on_channel_expired(9)cfg80211_tx_mgmt_expired(9)cfg80211_sinfo_alloc_tid_stats(9)cfg80211_link_sinfo_alloc_tid_stats(9)cfg80211_sinfo_release_content(9)cfg80211_new_sta(9)cfg80211_del_sta_sinfo(9)cfg80211_del_sta(9)cfg80211_conn_failed(9)struct cfg80211_rx_info(9)cfg80211_rx_mgmt_ext(9)cfg80211_rx_mgmt_khz(9)cfg80211_rx_mgmt(9)struct cfg80211_tx_status(9)cfg80211_mgmt_tx_status_ext(9)cfg80211_mgmt_tx_status(9)cfg80211_control_port_tx_status(9)cfg80211_rx_control_port(9)
- Notifications galore π β CQM, radar/CAC, rekey, pmksa candidates, and odd frames:
cfg80211_cqm_rssi_notify(9)cfg80211_cqm_pktloss_notify(9)cfg80211_cqm_txe_notify(9)cfg80211_cqm_beacon_loss_notify(9)__cfg80211_radar_event(9)cfg80211_sta_opmode_change_notify(9)cfg80211_cac_event(9)cfg80211_background_cac_abort(9)cfg80211_gtk_rekey_notify(9)cfg80211_pmksa_candidate_notify(9)cfg80211_rx_spurious_frame(9)cfg80211_rx_unexpected_4addr_frame(9)cfg80211_probe_status(9)cfg80211_report_obss_beacon_khz(9)cfg80211_report_obss_beacon(9)struct cfg80211_beaconing_check_config(9)
ngl bestie that's a lot of (9) pages π you do not need to read them all in one sitting β just know they exist so you can come back when your driver starts doing something cursed, iykyk π«Ά
and that's the entire see-also friend group, no gatekeeping, all facts intact β more page incoming so don't go anywhere π
...and the reference list keeps going, because of course it does π bestie this is the mother of all SEE ALSO sections, every single one of these is a whole main character:
cfg80211_reg_check_beaconing(9)cfg80211_reg_can_beacon(9)cfg80211_reg_can_beacon_relax(9)cfg80211_ch_switch_notify(9)cfg80211_ch_switch_started_notify(9)ieee80211_operating_class_to_band(9)ieee80211_operating_class_to_chandef(9)ieee80211_chandef_to_operating_class(9)ieee80211_chandef_to_khz(9)cfg80211_tdls_oper_request(9)cfg80211_calculate_bitrate(9)cfg80211_unregister_wdev(9)cfg80211_register_netdevice(9)cfg80211_unregister_netdevice(9)struct cfg80211_ft_event_params(9)cfg80211_ft_event(9)cfg80211_get_p2p_attr(9)ieee80211_ie_split_ric(9)ieee80211_ie_split(9)ieee80211_fragment_element(9)cfg80211_report_wowlan_wakeup(9)cfg80211_crit_proto_stopped(9)ieee80211_get_num_supported_channels(9)cfg80211_check_combinations(9)cfg80211_iter_combinations(9)cfg80211_get_radio_idx_by_chan(9)cfg80211_stop_link(9)cfg80211_stop_iface(9)cfg80211_shutdown_all_interfaces(9)wiphy_ext_feature_set(9)wiphy_ext_feature_isset(9)cfg80211_free_nan_func(9)struct cfg80211_nan_match_params(9)cfg80211_nan_match(9)cfg80211_nan_func_terminated(9)cfg80211_nan_sched_update_done(9)cfg80211_external_auth_request(9)cfg80211_pmsr_report(9)cfg80211_pmsr_complete(9)cfg80211_iftype_allowed(9)cfg80211_assoc_comeback(9)cfg80211_update_owe_info_event(9)cfg80211_bss_flush(9)cfg80211_bss_color_notify(9)cfg80211_obss_color_collision_notify(9)cfg80211_color_change_started_notify(9)cfg80211_color_change_aborted_notify(9)cfg80211_color_change_notify(9)cfg80211_6ghz_power_type(9)cfg80211_links_removed(9)struct cfg80211_mlo_reconf_done_data(9)cfg80211_mlo_reconf_add_done(9)cfg80211_schedule_channels_check(9)cfg80211_epcs_changed(9)cfg80211_next_nan_dw_notif(9)cfg80211_nan_cluster_joined(9)cfg80211_nan_ulw_update(9)cfg80211_nan_channel_evac(9)wiphy_locked_debugfs_read(9)wiphy_locked_debugfs_write(9)cfg80211_s1g_get_start_freq_khz(9)cfg80211_s1g_get_end_freq_khz(9)cfg80211_s1g_get_primary_sibling(9)cfg80211_incumbent_signal_notify(9)
and that's a wrap on the whole page, bestie!! π you made it through the entire struct and every single cross-reference in the whole wireless stack, which is honestly iconic of you. go drink some water and touch a router, you've earned it πβ¨
this one lives in the kernel tree over at./include/net, and it's the October 2026 edition ofstruct wiphy_radio_cfg(9)π¦ slay, read responsibly, and remember: the manpage is your bestie fr fr π πΈ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms