ath12k: No 6GHz Wireless found

Walt Holman waltholman09 at gmail.com
Wed Apr 2 10:48:33 PDT 2025


On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM Kang Yang <quic_kangyang at quicinc.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> 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
> >
>

OK, I retested with the wt-ath 033125 tagged build. This included the
patch the Jeff suggested I try, but the rest of the tree was clean.
Still no 6ghz Wifi. I'm attaching a log file of the boot and first few
seconds with the debug mask turned on. I noticed that if I rmmod the
module and then modprobe it, it complains about not finding
firmware-2.bin, however, I thought that was only for the qcn based
chip? The HW info from dmesg looks like this:

[    6.070282] ath12k_pci 0000:63:00.0: BAR 0 [mem
0xdd800000-0xdd9fffff 64bit]: assigned
[    6.070310] ath12k_pci 0000:63:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[    6.071249] ath12k_pci 0000:63:00.0: MSI vectors: 16
[    6.071254] ath12k_pci 0000:63:00.0: Hardware name: wcn7850 hw2.0
[    6.596331] ath12k_pci 0000:63:00.0: qmi dma allocation failed
(7077888 B type 1), will try later with sma
ll size
[    6.604041] ath12k_pci 0000:63:00.0: chip_id 0x2 chip_family 0x4
board_id 0xff soc_id 0x40170200
[    6.604044] ath12k_pci 0000:63:00.0: 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-

Also, I noticed when looking through the debug logs there are the
occasional WARNING statements from a BUG it appears. They trace back
to the mac.c file inside the ath12k code. There should be some in the
debug log that's attached. Let me know if I can do anything else.
Thanks,

-Walt
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