Man page 9 : cfg80211_inform_bss_frame

cfg80211_inform_bss_frame - inform cfg80211 of a received BSS frame

struct cfg80211_bss * cfg80211_inform_bss_frame(struct wiphy *  wiphy , struct ieee80211_channel *  channel , struct ieee80211_mgmt *  mgmt , size_t  len , s32  signal , gfp_t  gfp );

wiphy
    the wiphy reporting the BSS

channel
    The channel the frame was received on

mgmt
    the management frame (probe response or beacon)

len
    length of the management frame

signal
    the signal strength, type depends on the wiphyAqs signal_type

gfp
    context flags

This informs cfg80211 that BSS information was found and the BSS should be updated/added.

A referenced struct, must be released with cfg80211_put_bss! Or NULL on error.

Johannes Berg <>
    Author.