---
name: "ieee80211_bss_get_ie"
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_bss_get_ie"
---

# ieee80211\_bss\_get\_ie(9)

find IE with given ID

## NAME

ieee80211\_bss\_get\_ie - find IE with given ID

## SYNOPSIS

**const u8 \* ieee80211\_bss\_get\_ie(struct cfg80211\_bss \*** *bss***, u8** *ie***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*bss*

the bss to search

*ie*

the IE ID

## DESCRIPTION

Note that the return value is an RCU-protected pointer, so **rcu\_read\_lock** must be held when calling this function.

## RETURN

**NULL** if not found.

## AUTHOR

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

Author.

## COPYRIGHT