ath12k: No 6GHz Wireless found

Kang Yang quic_kangyang at quicinc.com
Tue Apr 1 19:48:45 PDT 2025



On 4/2/2025 5:21 AM, Walt Holman wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM Jeff Johnson
> <jeff.johnson at oss.qualcomm.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 3/30/2025 7:28 AM, Walt Holman wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I have a wcn7850 hw2.0 based m.2 wireless card in my laptop and am
>>> unable to see or connect to 6Ghz networks. I have an ASUS BE30000 wifi
>>> router setup with a separate 6ghz only network, which my phone and
>>> other laptops can connect to. I'm unable to even see this network on
>>> this particular laptop. Months ago (maybe September), I could see it
>>> occasionally, but now it never shows up. I'm using firmware from
>>> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
>>> and track the kernels pretty closely. I'm currently running 6.14.0
>>> built from source. Any suggestions? Some HW info is below:
>>>
>>> 63:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc WCN785x Wi-Fi
>>> 7(802.11be) 320MHz 2x2 [FastConnect 7800
>>> ] (rev 01)
>>>         Subsystem: Quectel Wireless Solutions Co., Ltd. Device 8000
>>>         Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop-
>>> ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
>>>         Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort+
>>> <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
>>>         Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
>>>         Interrupt: pin ? routed to IRQ 111
>>>         IOMMU group: 19
>>>         Region 0: Memory at dd800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2M]
>>>         Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
>>>                 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA
>>> PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
>>>                 Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
>>>         Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=16/32 Maskable+ 64bit-
>>>                 Address: fee00000  Data: 0000
>>>                 Masking: ffff8000  Pending: 00000000
>>>         Capabilities: [70] Express (v2) Endpoint, IntMsgNum 0
>>>                 DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s
>>> unlimited, L1 unlimited
>>>                         ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
>>> SlotPowerLimit 75W TEE-IO-
>>>                 DevCtl: CorrErr+ NonFatalErr+ FatalErr+ UnsupReq+
>>>                         RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
>>>                         MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
>>>                 DevSta: CorrErr- NonFatalErr- FatalErr- UnsupReq-
>>> AuxPwr+ TransPend-
>>>                 LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 8GT/s, Width x2, ASPM L0s L1,
>>> Exit Latency L0s <1us, L1 <64us
>>>                         ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- ASPMOptComp+
>>>                 LnkCtl: ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes, LnkDisable- CommClk+
>>>                         ExtSynch+ ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
>>>                 LnkSta: Speed 8GT/s, Width x1 (downgraded)
>>>                         TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
>>>                 DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range ABCD, TimeoutDis+
>>> NROPrPrP- LTR+
>>>                          10BitTagComp- 10BitTagReq- OBFF Not Supported,
>>> ExtFmt- EETLPPrefix-
>>>                          EmergencyPowerReduction Not Supported,
>>> EmergencyPowerReductionInit-
>>>                          FRS- TPHComp+ ExtTPHComp-
>>>                          AtomicOpsCap: 32bit- 64bit- 128bitCAS-
>>>                 DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-
>>>                          AtomicOpsCtl: ReqEn-
>>>                          IDOReq- IDOCompl- LTR+ EmergencyPowerReductionReq-
>>>                          10BitTagReq- OBFF Disabled, EETLPPrefixBlk-
>>>                 LnkCap2: Supported Link Speeds: 2.5-8GT/s, Crosslink-
>>> Retimer- 2Retimers- DRS-
>>>                 LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 8GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-
>>>                          Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range,
>>> EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
>>>                          Compliance Preset/De-emphasis: -6dB
>>> de-emphasis, 0dB preshoot
>>>                 LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -3.5dB,
>>> EqualizationComplete+ EqualizationPhase1+
>>>                          EqualizationPhase2+ EqualizationPhase3+
>>> LinkEqualizationRequest-
>>>                          Retimer- 2Retimers- CrosslinkRes: unsupported
>>>         Capabilities: [100 v2] Advanced Error Reporting
>>>                 UESta:  DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt-
>>> UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP-
>>>                         ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol- UncorrIntErr-
>>> BlockedTLP- AtomicOpBlocked- TLPBlockedErr-
>>>                         PoisonTLPBlocked- DMWrReqBlocked- IDECheck-
>>> MisIDETLP- PCRC_CHECK- TLPXlatBlocked-
>>>                 UEMsk:  DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt-
>>> UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP-
>>>                         ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol- UncorrIntErr+
>>> BlockedTLP- AtomicOpBlocked- TLPBlockedErr-
>>>                         PoisonTLPBlocked- DMWrReqBlocked- IDECheck-
>>> MisIDETLP- PCRC_CHECK- TLPXlatBlocked-
>>>                 UESvrt: DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt-
>>> UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+
>>>                         ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol- UncorrIntErr+
>>> BlockedTLP- AtomicOpBlocked- TLPBlockedErr-
>>>                         PoisonTLPBlocked- DMWrReqBlocked- IDECheck-
>>> MisIDETLP- PCRC_CHECK- TLPXlatBlocked-
>>>                 CESta:  RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout-
>>> AdvNonFatalErr- CorrIntErr- HeaderOF-
>>>                 CEMsk:  RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout-
>>> AdvNonFatalErr+ CorrIntErr+ HeaderOF+
>>>                 AERCap: First Error Pointer: 00, ECRCGenCap+ ECRCGenEn-
>>> ECRCChkCap+ ECRCChkEn-
>>>                         MultHdrRecCap- MultHdrRecEn- TLPPfxPres- HdrLogCap-
>>>                 HeaderLog: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>>>         Capabilities: [148 v1] Secondary PCI Express
>>>                 LnkCtl3: LnkEquIntrruptEn- PerformEqu-
>>>                 LaneErrStat: 0
>>>         Capabilities: [158 v1] Transaction Processing Hints
>>>                 No steering table available
>>>         Capabilities: [1e4 v1] Latency Tolerance Reporting
>>>                 Max snoop latency: 1048576ns
>>>                 Max no snoop latency: 1048576ns
>>>         Capabilities: [1ec v1] L1 PM Substates
>>>                 L1SubCap: PCI-PM_L1.2+ PCI-PM_L1.1+ ASPM_L1.2+
>>> ASPM_L1.1+ L1_PM_Substates+
>>>                           PortCommonModeRestoreTime=70us PortTPowerOnTime=0us
>>>                 L1SubCtl1: PCI-PM_L1.2+ PCI-PM_L1.1+ ASPM_L1.2+ ASPM_L1.1+
>>>                            T_CommonMode=0us LTR1.2_Threshold=166912ns
>>>                 L1SubCtl2: T_PwrOn=90us
>>>         Kernel driver in use: ath12k_pci
>>>         Kernel modules: ath12k
>>>
>>> root at walt-ROG-zephyrus:~# iw reg get
>>> global
>>> country US: DFS-FCC
>>>          (902 - 904 @ 2), (N/A, 30), (N/A)
>>>          (904 - 920 @ 16), (N/A, 30), (N/A)
>>>          (920 - 928 @ 8), (N/A, 30), (N/A)
>>>          (2400 - 2472 @ 40), (N/A, 30), (N/A)
>>>          (5150 - 5250 @ 80), (N/A, 23), (N/A), AUTO-BW
>>>          (5250 - 5350 @ 80), (N/A, 24), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW
>>>          (5470 - 5730 @ 160), (N/A, 24), (0 ms), DFS
>>>          (5730 - 5850 @ 80), (N/A, 30), (N/A), AUTO-BW
>>>          (5850 - 5895 @ 40), (N/A, 27), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW, PASSIVE-SCAN
>>>          (5925 - 7125 @ 320), (N/A, 12), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, PASSIVE-SCAN
>>>          (57240 - 71000 @ 2160), (N/A, 40), (N/A)
>>>
>>> phy#0 (self-managed)
>>> country na: DFS-UNSET
>>>          (2402 - 2472 @ 40), (N/A, 20), (N/A)
>>>          (2457 - 2482 @ 20), (N/A, 20), (N/A), PASSIVE-SCAN
>>>          (5170 - 5330 @ 160), (N/A, 20), (N/A), AUTO-BW, PASSIVE-SCAN
>>>          (5490 - 5730 @ 160), (N/A, 20), (N/A), AUTO-BW, PASSIVE-SCAN
>>>          (5735 - 5895 @ 160), (N/A, 20), (N/A), AUTO-BW, PASSIVE-SCAN
>>>          (5945 - 7125 @ 320), (N/A, 30), (N/A), AUTO-BW, PASSIVE-SCAN
>>>
>>
>> I added the ath12k list to make sure this has the proper attention.
>> Since you are building from source, can you please test with the following patch:
>> https://msgid.link/20250401020840.357-1-quic_kangyang@quicinc.com
>>
>> This is in my pending queue.
>>
>> /jeff
>>
> 
> Hi Jeff,
> 
> No dice on the 6Ghz networks. It fixed up the registration info, but I
> still don't see any 6Ghz networks. Even from an 'iw wlp99s0 scan'
> 
> global
> country US: DFS-FCC
>         (902 - 904 @ 2), (N/A, 30), (N/A)
>         (904 - 920 @ 16), (N/A, 30), (N/A)
>         (920 - 928 @ 8), (N/A, 30), (N/A)
>         (2400 - 2472 @ 40), (N/A, 30), (N/A)
>         (5150 - 5250 @ 80), (N/A, 23), (N/A), AUTO-BW
>         (5250 - 5350 @ 80), (N/A, 24), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW
>         (5470 - 5730 @ 160), (N/A, 24), (0 ms), DFS
>         (5730 - 5850 @ 80), (N/A, 30), (N/A), AUTO-BW
>         (5850 - 5895 @ 40), (N/A, 27), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW, PASSIVE-SCAN
>         (5925 - 7125 @ 320), (N/A, 12), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, PASSIVE-SCAN
>         (57240 - 71000 @ 2160), (N/A, 40), (N/A)
> 
> phy#0 (self-managed)
> country US: DFS-FCC
>         (2402 - 2472 @ 40), (6, 30), (N/A)
>         (5170 - 5250 @ 80), (6, 24), (N/A), AUTO-BW
>         (5250 - 5330 @ 80), (6, 24), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW
>         (5490 - 5730 @ 160), (6, 24), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW
>         (5735 - 5855 @ 80), (6, 30), (N/A), AUTO-BW
>         (5855 - 5925 @ 40), (6, 30), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW
>         (5925 - 7125 @ 320), (N/A, 30), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW
> 
> 

Test on 6.14.0-rc5-wt-ath+, with the firmware you used.
I can get 6 GHz AP and connect to it.

ath12k_pci 0000:03:00.0: fw_version 0x100301e1 fw_build_timestamp 
2023-12-06 04:05 fw_build_id
QC_IMAGE_VERSION_STRING=WLAN.HMT.1.0.c5-00481-QCAHMTSWPL_V1.0_V2.0_SILICONZ-3

yk at yk-Mayan:~$ sudo iw wls1 scan | tee iw_scan.log:
BSS 62:03:7f:12:64:64(on wls1) -- associated
         TSF: 606308271476 usec (7d, 00:25:08)
         freq: 6275
         beacon interval: 100 TUs
         capability: ESS Privacy SpectrumMgmt ShortSlotTime (0x0511)
         signal: -17.00 dBm
         last seen: 52 ms ago
         Information elements from Probe Response frame:
         SSID: MLO-KANG-6G
and other 6 GHz APs:
	SSID: 6G-gxia
	SSID: NETGEAR97-6G
	……


kernel log:
[88158.033218] wls1: Inserted STA 62:03:7f:12:64:64
[88158.033232] wls1: authenticate with 62:03:7f:12:64:64 (local 
address=00:03:7f:37:12:54)
[88158.033242] wls1: send auth to 62:03:7f:12:64:64 (try 1/3)
[88158.041895] wls1: authenticated
[88158.041914] wls1: moving STA 62:03:7f:12:64:64 to state 2
[88158.044291] wls1: determined local STA to be EHT, BW limited to 320 MHz
[88158.045719] wls1: associate with 62:03:7f:12:64:64 (try 1/3)
[88158.067045] wls1: RX AssocResp from 62:03:7f:12:64:64 (capab=0x511 
status=0 aid=4)
[88158.089090] wls1: associated

I can even connect to it by Ubuntu GUI.

Can you update to 6.14.0-rc5-wt-ath+ and have a retry? Also please make 
sure that your wpa_supplicant/iw support 6 GHz(or directly update to the 
latest version).

If you still cannot find 6 GHz AP, you can set debug_mask to 0xffffffff 
to get ath12k logs. Then give it to us.


> -Walt
> 




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