---
name: "ieee80211_rx_irqsafe"
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_rx_irqsafe"
---

# ieee80211\_rx\_irqsafe(9)

receive frame

## NAME

ieee80211\_rx\_irqsafe - receive frame

## SYNOPSIS

**void ieee80211\_rx\_irqsafe(struct ieee80211\_hw \*** *hw***, struct sk\_buff \*** *skb***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*hw*

the hardware this frame came in on

*skb*

the buffer to receive, owned by mac80211 after this call

## DESCRIPTION

Like **ieee80211\_rx** but can be called in IRQ context (internally defers to a tasklet.)

Calls to this function, **ieee80211\_rx** or **ieee80211\_rx\_ni** may not be mixed for a single hardware.Must not run concurrently with **ieee80211\_tx\_status** or **ieee80211\_tx\_status\_ni**.

## AUTHOR

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

Author.

## COPYRIGHT