---
name: "cfg80211_rx_mgmt"
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_rx_mgmt"
---

# cfg80211\_rx\_mgmt(9)

notification of received, unprocessed management frame

## NAME

cfg80211\_rx\_mgmt - notification of received, unprocessed management frame

## SYNOPSIS

**bool cfg80211\_rx\_mgmt(struct wireless\_dev \*** *wdev***, int** *freq***, int** *sig\_dbm***, const u8 \*** *buf***, size\_t** *len***, u32** *flags***, gfp\_t** *gfp***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*wdev*

wireless device receiving the frame

*freq*

Frequency on which the frame was received in MHz

*sig\_dbm*

signal strength in mBm, or 0 if unknown

*buf*

Management frame (header + body)

*len*

length of the frame data

*flags*

flags, as defined in enum nl80211\_rxmgmt\_flags

*gfp*

context flags

## DESCRIPTION

This function is called whenever an Action frame is received for a station mode interface, but is not processed in kernel.

## RETURN

**true** if a user space application has registered for this frame. For action frames, that makes it responsible for rejecting unrecognized action frames; **false** otherwise, in which case for action frames the driver is responsible for rejecting the frame.

## AUTHOR

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

Author.

## COPYRIGHT