---
name: "cfg80211_cqm_pktloss_notify"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-3.16"
version: "3.16.56-1+deb8u1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cfg80211_cqm_pktloss_notify"
---

# cfg80211\_cqm\_pktloss\_notify(9)

notify userspace about packetloss to peer

## NAME

cfg80211\_cqm\_pktloss\_notify - notify userspace about packetloss to peer

## SYNOPSIS

**void cfg80211\_cqm\_pktloss\_notify(struct net\_device \*** *dev***, const u8 \*** *peer***, u32** *num\_packets***, gfp\_t** *gfp***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*dev*

network device

*peer*

peer's MAC address

*num\_packets*

how many packets were lost -- should be a fixed threshold but probably no less than maybe 50, or maybe a throughput dependent threshold (to account for temporary interference)

*gfp*

context flags

## AUTHOR

**Johannes Berg** \<johannes@sipsolutions.net\>

Author.

## COPYRIGHT