Chapter 2. Actions and configuration

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struct cfg80211_ops — backend description for wireless configuration
struct vif_params — describes virtual interface parameters
struct key_params — key information
enum survey_info_flags — survey information flags
struct survey_info — channel survey response
struct cfg80211_beacon_data — beacon data
struct cfg80211_ap_settings — AP configuration
struct station_parameters — station parameters
enum rate_info_flags — bitrate info flags
struct rate_info — bitrate information
struct station_info — station information
enum monitor_flags — monitor flags
enum mpath_info_flags — mesh path information flags
struct mpath_info — mesh path information
struct bss_parameters — BSS parameters
struct ieee80211_txq_params — TX queue parameters
struct cfg80211_crypto_settings — Crypto settings
struct cfg80211_auth_request — Authentication request data
struct cfg80211_assoc_request — (Re)Association request data
struct cfg80211_deauth_request — Deauthentication request data
struct cfg80211_disassoc_request — Disassociation request data
struct cfg80211_ibss_params — IBSS parameters
struct cfg80211_connect_params — Connection parameters
struct cfg80211_pmksa — PMK Security Association
cfg80211_rx_mlme_mgmt — notification of processed MLME management frame
cfg80211_auth_timeout — notification of timed out authentication
cfg80211_rx_assoc_resp — notification of processed association response
cfg80211_assoc_timeout — notification of timed out association
cfg80211_tx_mlme_mgmt — notification of transmitted deauth/disassoc frame
cfg80211_ibss_joined — notify cfg80211 that device joined an IBSS
cfg80211_connect_result — notify cfg80211 of connection result
cfg80211_roamed — notify cfg80211 of roaming
cfg80211_disconnected — notify cfg80211 that connection was dropped
cfg80211_ready_on_channel — notification of remain_on_channel start
cfg80211_remain_on_channel_expired — remain_on_channel duration expired
cfg80211_new_sta — notify userspace about station
cfg80211_rx_mgmt — notification of received, unprocessed management frame
cfg80211_mgmt_tx_status — notification of TX status for management frame
cfg80211_cqm_rssi_notify — connection quality monitoring rssi event
cfg80211_cqm_pktloss_notify — notify userspace about packetloss to peer
cfg80211_michael_mic_failure — notification of Michael MIC failure (TKIP)

Each wireless device and each virtual interface offer a set of configuration operations and other actions that are invoked by userspace. Each of these actions is described in the operations structure, and the parameters these operations use are described separately.

Additionally, some operations are asynchronous and expect to get status information via some functions that drivers need to call.

Scanning and BSS list handling with its associated functionality is described in a separate chapter.