invalid vht params rate 1920 100kbps nss 2 mcs 9

[James Prestwood]

Hi Paul,

On 6/16/24 6:10 AM, Paul Menzel wrote:
> Dear Linux folks,
>
>
> Linux 6.10-rc3 (commit a3e18a540541) logged the warning below when 
> connecting to a public WiFi:
>
>     ath10k_pci 0000:3a:00.0: invalid vht params rate 1920 100kbps nss 
> 2 mcs 9

This has been reported/discussed [1]. It was hinted that there was a 
firmware fix for this, but none that I tried got rid of it. I got fed up 
enough with the logs filling up with this I patched our kernel to remove 
the warning. AFAICT it appears benign (?). Removing the warning was 
purely "cosmetic" so other devs stopped complaining about it :)

[1] https://www.mail-archive.com/ath10k@lists.infradead.org/msg13406.html

>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Paul
>
>
> ```
> Jun 16 11:38:15 abreu kernel: Linux version 
> 6.10.0-rc3-00174-ga3e18a540541 (build at bohemianrhapsody.molgen.mpg.de) 
> (gcc (Debian 13.2.0-25) 13.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.42) 
> #196 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sun Jun 16 06:02:29 CEST 2024
> […]
> Jun 16 11:38:15 abreu kernel: DMI: Dell Inc. XPS 13 9360/0596KF, BIOS 
> 2.21.0 06/02/2022
> […]
> Jun 16 11:38:33 abreu kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:3a:00.0: enabling device 
> (0000 -> 0002)
> Jun 16 11:38:33 abreu kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:3a:00.0: pci irq msi 
> oper_irq_mode 2 irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0
> Jun 16 11:38:34 abreu kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:3a:00.0: qca6174 hw3.2 
> target 0x05030000 chip_id 0x00340aff sub 1a56:1535
> Jun 16 11:38:34 abreu kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:3a:00.0: kconfig debug 0 
> debugfs 0 tracing 0 dfs 0 testmode 0
> Jun 16 11:38:34 abreu kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:3a:00.0: firmware ver 
> WLAN.RM.4.4.1-00288- api 6 features wowlan,ignore-otp,mfp crc32 bf907c7c
> Jun 16 11:38:34 abreu kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:3a:00.0: board_file api 
> 2 bmi_id N/A crc32 d2863f91
> Jun 16 11:38:34 abreu kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:3a:00.0: htt-ver 3.87 
> wmi-op 4 htt-op 3 cal otp max-sta 32 raw 0 hwcrypto 1
> Jun 16 11:38:34 abreu kernel: ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x6c
> Jun 16 11:38:34 abreu kernel: ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a 
> direct regpair map
> Jun 16 11:38:34 abreu kernel: ath: Country alpha2 being used: 00
> Jun 16 11:38:34 abreu kernel: ath: Regpair used: 0x6c
> […]
> Jun 16 11:39:20 abreu kernel: wlp58s0: authenticate with 
> 70:18:a7:0e:f7:cb (local address=9c:b6:d0:d1:6a:b1)
> Jun 16 11:39:20 abreu kernel: wlp58s0: send auth to 70:18:a7:0e:f7:cb 
> (try 1/3)
> Jun 16 11:39:20 abreu kernel: wlp58s0: send auth to 70:18:a7:0e:f7:cb 
> (try 2/3)
> Jun 16 11:39:20 abreu kernel: wlp58s0: send auth to 70:18:a7:0e:f7:cb 
> (try 3/3)
> Jun 16 11:39:20 abreu kernel: wlp58s0: authentication with 
> 70:18:a7:0e:f7:cb timed out
> Jun 16 11:39:22 abreu kernel: wlp58s0: authenticate with 
> 4c:bc:48:39:16:ab (local address=9c:b6:d0:d1:6a:b1)
> Jun 16 11:39:22 abreu kernel: wlp58s0: send auth to 4c:bc:48:39:16:ab 
> (try 1/3)
> Jun 16 11:39:22 abreu kernel: wlp58s0: send auth to 4c:bc:48:39:16:ab 
> (try 2/3)
> Jun 16 11:39:22 abreu kernel: wlp58s0: send auth to 4c:bc:48:39:16:ab 
> (try 3/3)
> Jun 16 11:39:22 abreu kernel: wlp58s0: authentication with 
> 4c:bc:48:39:16:ab timed out
> Jun 16 11:39:24 abreu kernel: wlp58s0: authenticate with 
> 4c:bc:48:38:d8:4b (local address=9c:b6:d0:d1:6a:b1)
> Jun 16 11:39:24 abreu kernel: wlp58s0: send auth to 4c:bc:48:38:d8:4b 
> (try 1/3)
> Jun 16 11:39:24 abreu kernel: wlp58s0: authenticated
> Jun 16 11:39:24 abreu kernel: wlp58s0: associate with 
> 4c:bc:48:38:d8:4b (try 1/3)
> Jun 16 11:39:24 abreu kernel: wlp58s0: RX AssocResp from 
> 4c:bc:48:38:d8:4b (capab=0x1101 status=0 aid=30)
> Jun 16 11:39:24 abreu kernel: wlp58s0: associated
> Jun 16 11:39:24 abreu kernel: wlp58s0: Limiting TX power to 20 (23 - 
> 3) dBm as advertised by 4c:bc:48:38:d8:4b
> Jun 16 11:39:50 abreu kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:3a:00.0: invalid vht 
> params rate 1920 100kbps nss 2 mcs 9
> Jun 16 11:39:56 abreu kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:3a:00.0: invalid vht 
> params rate 1920 100kbps nss 2 mcs 9
> Jun 16 11:40:02 abreu kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:3a:00.0: invalid vht 
> params rate 1920 100kbps nss 2 mcs 9
> Jun 16 11:40:08 abreu kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:3a:00.0: invalid vht 
> params rate 1920 100kbps nss 2 mcs 9
> Jun 16 11:40:20 abreu kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:3a:00.0: invalid vht 
> params rate 1920 100kbps nss 2 mcs 9
> Jun 16 11:40:26 abreu kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:3a:00.0: invalid vht 
> params rate 1920 100kbps nss 2 mcs 9
> Jun 16 11:40:32 abreu kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:3a:00.0: invalid vht 
> params rate 1920 100kbps nss 2 mcs 9
> Jun 16 11:40:38 abreu kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:3a:00.0: invalid vht 
> params rate 1920 100kbps nss 2 mcs 9
> Jun 16 11:40:43 abreu kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:3a:00.0: invalid vht 
> params rate 1920 100kbps nss 2 mcs 9
> Jun 16 11:40:49 abreu kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:3a:00.0: invalid vht 
> params rate 1920 100kbps nss 2 mcs 9
> Jun 16 11:41:01 abreu kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:3a:00.0: invalid vht 
> params rate 1920 100kbps nss 2 mcs 9
> Jun 16 11:41:13 abreu kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:3a:00.0: invalid vht 
> params rate 1920 100kbps nss 2 mcs 9
> Jun 16 11:41:19 abreu kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:3a:00.0: invalid vht 
> params rate 1920 100kbps nss 2 mcs 9
> Jun 16 11:41:21 abreu kernel: wlp58s0: deauthenticating from 
> 4c:bc:48:38:d8:4b by local choice (Reason: 3=DEAUTH_LEAVING)
>