---
name: "ieee80211_beacon_loss"
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/ieee80211_beacon_loss"
---

# ieee80211\_beacon\_loss(9)

inform hardware does not receive beacons

## NAME

ieee80211\_beacon\_loss - inform hardware does not receive beacons

## SYNOPSIS

**void ieee80211\_beacon\_loss(struct ieee80211\_vif \*** *vif***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*vif*

struct ieee80211\_vif pointer from the add\_interface callback.

## DESCRIPTION

When beacon filtering is enabled with **IEEE80211\_VIF\_BEACON\_FILTER** and **IEEE80211\_CONF\_PS** is set, the driver needs to inform whenever the hardware is not receiving beacons with this function.

## AUTHOR

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

Author.

## COPYRIGHT