wiphy_rfkill_stop_polling(9)

💅 wiphy_rfkill_stop_polling(9) 💅

okay so welcome to the Kernel API Manual bestie, this one's literally called wiphy_rfkill_stop_polling(9) and it's giving "small but mighty" energy. it's a kernel function, it does exactly one (1) thing, and honestly? we respect the focus. 🌸

✨ NAME ✨

wiphy_rfkill_stop_polling — stop polling rfkill 🛑

that's it. that's the whole vibe. it stops the polling. no cap. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void wiphy_rfkill_stop_polling (struct wiphy *wiphy );

so she's a void function, meaning she returns nothing — no return value, no little gift basket at the end, she just does the thing and dips. 🦋 and she takes exactly one argument, which is a pointer to a struct wiphy, and also her name is her whole personality.

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

wiphy — the wiphy 🎀

like… the wiphy. the actual struct wiphy. girl, it's the wiphy. that's the argument. that's what you hand her. 👑

ngl this is the shortest argument list i've ever seen and i'm kind of obsessed with it — no defaults, no optional extras, no secret second parameter hiding in the back. just the wiphy. periodt. 💜

no retval to check, no error codes to panic over, no signals, no files, no env vars — this page is a minimalist icon and she knows it. ✨

more coming, don't go anywhere bestie 🫶

💅 SEE ALSO 💅

okay bestie, so the SEE ALSO on this page? it's giving phonebook 😭 like somebody invited the entire kernel wifi friend group and honestly every single one of them showed up. We're not skipping anybody — every name below is straight from the page, exact, with its little (9) tag still on. Let's go 💖

Kernel file ./include/net/cfg80211.h — yes, the header file itself is on the guest list, iconic 🌸
Introduction(9), Device registration(9)
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), 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), _ieee80211_set_sband_iftype_data(9), ieee80211_set_sband_iftype_data(9), for_each_sband_iftype_data(9), ieee80211_get_sband_iftype_data(9), ieee80211_get_he_iftype_cap(9), ieee80211_get_he_6ghz_capa(9), ieee80211_get_eht_iftype_cap(9), ieee80211_get_uhr_iftype_cap(9), wiphy_read_of_freq_limits(9)
Actions and configuration(9), 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)
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)
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)
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), 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), 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)
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), 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), 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)
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), 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_cfg(9), struct wiphy_radio_freq_range(9), struct wiphy_radio(9), enum wiphy_nan_flags(9), struct wiphy_nan_capa(9)
struct wiphy(9), 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)
enum ieee80211_ap_reg_power(9), struct wireless_dev(9), wdev_priv(9), wdev_chandef(9)
Utility functions(9), 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), 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), regulatory_hint(9), regulatory_set_wiphy_regd(9), regulatory_set_wiphy_regd_sync(9), wiphy_apply_custom_regulatory(9), freq_reg_info(9), reg_initiator_name(9), regulatory_pre_cac_allowed(9), Internal regulatory db functions(9), reg_query_regdb_wmm(9)
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)
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), wiphy_rfkill_set_hw_state_reason(9), wiphy_rfkill_start_polling(9), Vendor commands(9), cfg80211_vendor_cmd_alloc_reply_skb(9), cfg80211_vendor_cmd_reply(9), cfg80211_vendor_cmd_get_sender(9), cfg80211_vendor_event_alloc(9), cfg80211_vendor_event_alloc_ucast(9), cfg80211_vendor_event(9), Test mode(9), cfg80211_testmode_alloc_reply_skb(9), cfg80211_testmode_reply(9), cfg80211_testmode_alloc_event_skb(9), cfg80211_testmode_event(9)
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), 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), 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)

and bestie we are not even done — the list literally keeps going, so hold that thought 💀

cfg80211_reg_check_beaconing(9) — the beacon-checking one, yes bestie, exactly what it sounds like
cfg80211_reg_can_beacon(9) — can we beacon? asking for a friend
cfg80211_reg_can_beacon_relax(9) — same question but ✨chill✨
cfg80211_ch_switch_notify(9) — channel switch announcement, go tell it on the mountain
cfg80211_ch_switch_started_notify(9) — and this one's for when it's started, not done, okurrr
ieee80211_operating_class_to_band(9) — converting operating class to band, very demure, very mindful
ieee80211_operating_class_to_chandef(9) — operating class → chandef, the sequel 🎬
ieee80211_chandef_to_operating_class(9) — and the reverse, because we contain multitudes
ieee80211_chandef_to_khz(9) — chandef to kHz, numbers go brrr
cfg80211_tdls_oper_request(9) — TDLS operational request, tunneled direct link setup girlies rise
cfg80211_calculate_bitrate(9) — math time, but make it wifi 💅
cfg80211_unregister_wdev(9) — the unregister arc, part one
cfg80211_register_netdevice(9) — ok and now the register one, we love a netdevice
cfg80211_unregister_netdevice(9) — and the unregister to match, obviously 🎀
struct cfg80211_ft_event_params(9) — a whole struct, fast BSS transition params, she's structured
cfg80211_ft_event(9) — the FT event itself, main character energy
cfg80211_get_p2p_attr(9) — get your P2P attribute, go off
ieee80211_ie_split_ric(9) — splitting IEs with RIC, the RIC is doing a lot of work here
ieee80211_ie_split(9) — and the plain version for when you don't need the RIC
ieee80211_fragment_element(9) — fragmenting an element, breaking it down but cute
cfg80211_report_wowlan_wakeup(9) — reporting that WoWLAN wakeup 🌸
cfg80211_crit_proto_stopped(9) — critical protocol stopped, she's done
ieee80211_get_num_supported_channels(9) — how many channels do we support? count 'em
cfg80211_check_combinations(9) — checking combinations, the compatibility queen 👑
cfg80211_iter_combinations(9) — iterating over those same combinations, no she did not skip leg day
cfg80211_get_radio_idx_by_chan(9) — radio index by channel, lookup time
cfg80211_stop_link(9) — stop the link, but like, gently
cfg80211_stop_iface(9) — stop the interface, this one's the real deal
cfg80211_shutdown_all_interfaces(9) — all of them, capital-A All 💀
wiphy_ext_feature_set(9) — set an extended feature bit, slay
wiphy_ext_feature_isset(9) — and check if it's set, the matching set
cfg80211_free_nan_func(9) — free the NAN function, clean up after yourself bestie
struct cfg80211_nan_match_params(9) — NAN match params, struct edition 🦋
cfg80211_nan_match(9) — NAN match, she matched
cfg80211_nan_func_terminated(9) — the NAN function terminated, rip
cfg80211_nan_sched_update_done(9) — NAN schedule update done ✔️
cfg80211_external_auth_request(9) — external auth request, taking it outside
cfg80211_pmsr_report(9) — PMSR report 📋
cfg80211_pmsr_complete(9) — and PMSR complete, we finished, periodt
cfg80211_iftype_allowed(9) — is this iftype allowed? vibe check
cfg80211_assoc_comeback(9) — assoc comeback, she's returning to the function 😭
cfg80211_update_owe_info_event(9) — update OWE info event, opportunistic wireless encryption girlies
cfg80211_bss_flush(9) — flush the BSS, bye-bye entries
cfg80211_bss_color_notify(9) — BSS color notify 🎨
cfg80211_obss_color_collision_notify(9) — OBSS color collision, the colors are fighting
cfg80211_color_change_started_notify(9) — color change started, notification arc part 1
cfg80211_color_change_aborted_notify(9) — color change aborted, we don't talk about it 🙈
cfg80211_color_change_notify(9) — color change notify, the finale ✨
cfg80211_6ghz_power_type(9) — 6 GHz power type, the new band on the block
cfg80211_links_removed(9) — links removed, sad but necessary
struct cfg80211_mlo_reconf_done_data(9) — MLO reconfig done data, struct with a lot going on
cfg80211_mlo_reconf_add_done(9) — MLO reconfig add done, add-specific
cfg80211_schedule_channels_check(9) — schedule a channels check, put it on the calendar 🗓️
cfg80211_epcs_changed(9) — EPCS changed, noted
cfg80211_next_nan_dw_notif(9) — next NAN DW notification, NAN girlies stay winning
cfg80211_nan_cluster_joined(9) — NAN cluster joined, welcome to the group chat 🫶
cfg80211_nan_ulw_update(9) — NAN ULW update
cfg80211_nan_channel_evac(9) — NAN channel evacuation, everyone out 🚪
wiphy_locked_debugfs_read(9) — locked debugfs read, debugfs but with the lock held
wiphy_locked_debugfs_write(9) — locked debugfs write, the matching sibling, obviously
cfg80211_s1g_get_start_freq_khz(9) — S1G start frequency in kHz
cfg80211_s1g_get_end_freq_khz(9) — S1G end frequency in kHz, yes the pair, we're consistent
cfg80211_s1g_get_primary_sibling(9) — S1G primary sibling, she has a sibling 🧚
cfg80211_incumbent_signal_notify(9) — incumbent signal notify, last one, we made it 💜

okay that's the whole reading list, bestie, you're officially a wifi girlie now 🎀 this page lives over in ./include/net, it's dated October 2026, and she's filed under wiphy_rfkill_stop_polling(9) — go take a nap, you earned it 💖

📦 where this page comes from

nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
💖 girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on 2026-11-04: a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms