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STRUCT IEEE80211_TX_(9) The basic mac80211 driver inte STRUCT IEEE80211_TX_(9)

NAME

struct_ieee80211_tx_info - skb transmit information

SYNOPSIS

struct ieee80211_tx_info {
  u32 flags;
  u8 band;
  u8 antenna_sel_tx;
  u8 pad[2];
  union {unnamed_union};
};

MEMBERS

flags
transmit info flags, defined above
band
the band to transmit on (use for checking for races)
antenna_sel_tx
antenna to use, 0 for automatic diversity
pad[2]
padding, ignore
{unnamed_union}
anonymous

DESCRIPTION

This structure is placed in skb->cb for three uses: (1) mac80211 TX control - mac80211 tells the driver what to do (2) driver internal use (if applicable) (3) TX status information - driver tells mac80211 what happened
The TX control's sta pointer is only valid during the ->tx call, it may be NULL.

AUTHOR

Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Author.

COPYRIGHT

March 2016 Kernel Hackers Manual 3.2.