6GHz AP association failure on WCN7850

[Kang Yang]

On 3/4/2024 6:14 PM, Jun Nie wrote:
> Kang Yang <quic_kangyang at quicinc.com> 于2024年3月1日周五 19:42写道：
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>> On 3/1/2024 5:14 PM, Jun Nie wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I see there is association failure many times when I try to connect my
>>> 6GHz AP with latest mainline Linux. Does anyone also observe it too?
>>> Any newer firmware than WLAN.HMT.2.0-01734 is available? Or we
>>> recommend any specific version firmware?
>>>
>>> The issue only happens with this version firmware:
>>>     [    9.441624] ath12k_pci 0000:01:00.0: Hardware name: wcn7850 hw2.0
>>>      [   10.058822] ath12k_pci 0000:01:00.0: chip_id 0x2 chip_family 0x4
>>> board_id 0x3d soc_id 0x40170200
>>>      [   10.082876] ath12k_pci 0000:01:00.0: fw_version 0x200a06c6
>>> fw_build_timestamp 2023-09-20 03:43 fw_build_id
>>> QC_IMAGE_VERSION_STRING=WLAN.HMT.2.0-01734-QCAHMTSWPL_V1.0_V2.0_SILICONZ-1
>>>
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>> Wrong firmware.
>>
>> We use WLAN.HMT.1.0.c5-00481-QCAHMTSWPL_V1.0_V2.0_SILICONZ-3 and
>> WLAN.HMT.1.0-03427-QCAHMTSWPL_V1.0_V2.0_SILICONZ-1.15378.4,
>>
>> https://github.com/kvalo/ath11k-firmware/tree/master/ath12k-testing/WCN7850/hw2.0
>>
>>> I do not see the issue with firmware:
>>> [    7.896737] ath12k_pci 0000:01:00.0: fw_version 0x1005bc12
>>> fw_build_timestamp 2022-10-11 12:13 fw_build_id
>>> QC_IMAGE_VERSION_STRING=WLAN.HMT.1.0-03427-QCAHMTSWPL_V1.0_V2.0_SILICONZ-1.15378.4
>>>
>>
>> That's it, i recommend you to use
>> WLAN.HMT.1.0.c5-00481-QCAHMTSWPL_V1.0_V2.0_SILICONZ-3. It's new one.
>>
>>
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>>> Detail log can be found at:
>>> https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jgn1zbnw44i1vypbjxl0v/ath12k-6GHz-association-fail-log.tgz?rlkey=pg2ifnzcttzimz7vaxb7tuc6w&dl=0
>>>
>>> Jun
> 
> Hi Kang,
> 
> I see wlan0 failure with below log with firmware version
> WLAN.HMT.1.0-03427-QCAHMTSWPL_V1.0_V2.0_SILICONZ-1.15378.4.


Can you check if you completely replaces our upstream version?

It is best not to mix it with other versions
(board.bin/board.bin/regdb.bin/amss.bin/m3.bin).

Mixed use may also have an impact on throughput.





> Do I need any patch outside mainline? Actually, I add below 2 patches
> for 6GHz band.
> afb7a22d9e22 wifi: ath12k: build 6 GHz regd based on vdev type and 6
> GHz power type
> 6c60469f0bae wifi: ath12k: add support to select 6 GHz Regulatory type
> 


If problem still exist, please revert these patches and check again.




> 
> [    6.194535] ath12k_pci 0000:01:00.0: setting mhi state: INIT(0)
> [    6.195067] ath12k_pci 0000:01:00.0: setting mhi state: POWER_ON(2)
> [    6.195069] mhi mhi0: Requested to power ON
> [    6.195083] mhi mhi0: Power on setup success
> [    6.196541] mhi mhi0: Image transfer failed
> [    6.196559] mhi mhi0: Reg: ERROR_CODE value: 0xef128100
> [    6.196574] mhi mhi0: Reg: ERROR_DBG1 value: 0xff7fc000
> [    6.196588] mhi mhi0: Reg: ERROR_DBG2 value: 0x0
> [    6.196601] mhi mhi0: Reg: ERROR_DBG3 value: 0x1988
> [    6.196631] mhi mhi0: MHI did not load image over BHI, ret: -5
> 

BTW, is it a probability problem?

> Kalle,
> Thanks for the reminder of attachment size limitation!
> 
> Jun