wiphy_work_queue(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 wiphy_work_queue(9) 💖

okay bestie, this one's from the Kernel API Manual and it's literally about queueing work for the wiphy. no cap, let's get into it 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

wiphy_work_queue — queue work for the wiphy ✨

⚡ SYNOPSIS ⚡

void wiphy_work_queue (struct wiphy *wiphy , struct wiphy_work *work );

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

  • wiphy — the wiphy to queue for 💅
  • work — the work item 🎀

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

So this is useful for work that must be done asynchronously, and work queued here has a special property: the wiphy mutex will be held exactly as if wiphy_lock was called, and it cannot be running after wiphy_lock was called. iconic behavior, honestly 🔥

Therefore, wiphy_cancel_work can use just cancel_work instead of cancel_work_sync — and it requires being in a section protected by wiphy_lock. periodt 💜

bestie pls note: that “requires being in a section protected by wiphy_lock” part is not a vibe suggestion, it's a real requirement 😭

💅 SEE ALSO 💅

okay bestie, this is the part where the manpage just. keeps. going. like it's giving “I have references and I'm not afraid to use them.” every single one of these is a real cross-reference, so don't skip them — they're the whole ecosystem of cfg80211/mac80211, and the home base for all of it is the kernel file ./include/net/cfg80211.h:

…and the rest of the roster keeps going, bestie, because this SEE ALSO list is huge and honestly kind of iconic 💅 — same energy, all of them, no skips:

  • cfg80211_reg_check_beaconing(9) — the regulatory vibe check for beaconing 🌸
  • cfg80211_reg_can_beacon(9) — can we beacon? asking for a friend
  • cfg80211_reg_can_beacon_relax(9) — same question but chill about it
  • cfg80211_ch_switch_notify(9) — channel switch announcements, we love a heads-up 🦋
  • cfg80211_ch_switch_started_notify(9) — "it's happening" edition
  • ieee80211_operating_class_to_band(9) — operating class ➡️ band, the translation girlie
  • ieee80211_operating_class_to_chandef(9) — operating class ➡️ chandef ✨
  • ieee80211_chandef_to_operating_class(9) — and the reverse, slay
  • ieee80211_chandef_to_khz(9) — chandef ➡️ kHz, numbers are cute
  • cfg80211_tdls_oper_request(9) — TDLS request szn
  • cfg80211_calculate_bitrate(9) — math era 🔥
  • cfg80211_unregister_wdev(9) — bye bye wireless device
  • cfg80211_register_netdevice(9) — hi hi netdevice
  • cfg80211_unregister_netdevice(9) — and hi to saying bye 👋
  • struct cfg80211_ft_event_params(9) — a whole struct, main character energy
  • cfg80211_ft_event(9) — fast transition tea ☕
  • cfg80211_get_p2p_attr(9) — P2P attribute retrieval, iykyk
  • ieee80211_ie_split_ric(9) — splitting IEs, the RIC way
  • ieee80211_ie_split(9) — splitting IEs, the regular way
  • ieee80211_fragment_element(9) — fragmenting elements, lowkey satisfying
  • cfg80211_report_wowlan_wakeup(9) — wowlan wakeup reporting, she woke up 💀
  • cfg80211_crit_proto_stopped(9) — critical protocol said ✌️
  • ieee80211_get_num_supported_channels(9) — how many channels? yes
  • cfg80211_check_combinations(9) — checking combinations, no cap
  • cfg80211_iter_combinations(9) — iterating combinations, the deluxe version
  • cfg80211_get_radio_idx_by_chan(9) — channel ➡️ radio index 🎀
  • cfg80211_stop_link(9) — stopping a link, respectfully
  • cfg80211_stop_iface(9) — stopping an iface, also respectfully
  • cfg80211_shutdown_all_interfaces(9) — ALL of them, goodbye 🌈
  • wiphy_ext_feature_set(9) — set that extended feature
  • wiphy_ext_feature_isset(9) — is it set tho? 👀
  • cfg80211_free_nan_func(9) — freeing a NAN function, NAN squad incoming
  • struct cfg80211_nan_match_params(9) — another struct, another moment
  • cfg80211_nan_match(9) — NAN match 🍓
  • cfg80211_nan_func_terminated(9) — NAN function terminated, rip
  • cfg80211_nan_sched_update_done(9) — NAN schedule update done ✅
  • cfg80211_external_auth_request(9) — external auth request, we're going outside
  • cfg80211_pmsr_report(9) — PMSR report 📋
  • cfg80211_pmsr_complete(9) — PMSR complete, periodt
  • cfg80211_iftype_allowed(9) — is this iftype allowed? check before you try 💅
  • cfg80211_assoc_comeback(9) — assoc comeback, she came back
  • cfg80211_update_owe_info_event(9) — OWE info event update
  • cfg80211_bss_flush(9) — flush the BSS list, cleanse the timeline 🧚
  • cfg80211_bss_color_notify(9) — BSS color notify, so aesthetic
  • cfg80211_obss_color_collision_notify(9) — obss color collision 🚨 the drama
  • cfg80211_color_change_started_notify(9) — color change started
  • cfg80211_color_change_aborted_notify(9) — color change aborted 😭
  • cfg80211_color_change_notify(9) — color change, the notification
  • cfg80211_6ghz_power_type(9) — 6 GHz power type, the new gen ⭐
  • cfg80211_links_removed(9) — links removed, links gone
  • struct cfg80211_mlo_reconf_done_data(9) — MLO reconfig data struct 🫶
  • cfg80211_mlo_reconf_add_done(9) — MLO reconfig add done
  • cfg80211_schedule_channels_check(9) — schedule a channels check 🗓️
  • cfg80211_epcs_changed(9) — EPCS changed, noted
  • cfg80211_next_nan_dw_notif(9) — next NAN DW notification
  • cfg80211_nan_cluster_joined(9) — joined the NAN cluster, we're in 👑
  • cfg80211_nan_ulw_update(9) — NAN ULW update
  • cfg80211_nan_channel_evac(9) — NAN channel evacuation, everybody out
  • wiphy_locked_debugfs_read(9) — debugfs read, but locked
  • wiphy_locked_debugfs_write(9) — debugfs write, also locked 🔒
  • cfg80211_s1g_get_start_freq_khz(9) — S1G start freq in kHz
  • cfg80211_s1g_get_end_freq_khz(9) — S1G end freq in kHz
  • cfg80211_s1g_get_primary_sibling(9) — S1G primary sibling, cute name honestly
  • cfg80211_incumbent_signal_notify(9) — incumbent signal notify, the final boss 🏁

okay that's genuinely the whole list, bestie, we made it 🫶 go read them all and then come back here, I'll be waiting 💜

fr fr though — this page lives in ./include/net, and the version stamp on it is October 2026, for the wiphy_work_queue(9) page. That's it, that's the footer, mwah 💋✨

bye bestie, go queue some work 🎀🦋💖

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