QCN9274 fails to start firmware (-110) on Linux 6.18/7.0

[Doug Brewer]

On Wed, Apr 22, 2026 at 10:54 PM Jeff Johnson
<jeff.johnson at oss.qualcomm.com> wrote:
>
> On 4/21/2026 8:14 PM, Doug Brewer wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm testing Linux kernel 6.18 and 7.0, and the ath12k driver shows the
> > following errors:
> >
> > ath12k_wifi7_pci 0001:11:00.0: BAR 0 [mem 0xf2200000-0xf23fffff 64bit]: assigned
> > ath12k_wifi7_pci 0001:11:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
> > ath12k_wifi7_pci 0001:11:00.0: Wi-Fi 7 Hardware name: qcn9274 hw2.0
> > ath12k_wifi7_pci 0001:11:00.0: MSI vectors: 16
> > ath12k_wifi7_pci 0001:11:00.0: memory type 10 not supported
> > ath12k_wifi7_pci 0001:11:00.0: chip_id 0x0 chip_family 0xb board_id 0xff soc_id
> > 0x401a2200
> > ath12k_wifi7_pci 0001:11:00.0: fw_version 0x160484db fw_build_timestamp 2025-12-
> > 09 19:48 fw_build_id QC_IMAGE_VERSION_STRING=WLAN.WBE.1.6-01243-QCAHKSWPL_SILICO
> > NZ-1
> > ath12k_wifi7_pci 0001:11:00.0: ignore reset dev flags 0x12
> > ath12k_wifi7_pci 0001:11:00.0: qmi failed set mode request, mode: 0, err = -110
> > ath12k_wifi7_pci 0001:11:00.0: qmi failed to send wlan fw mode:-110
> > ath12k_wifi7_pci 0001:11:00.0: failed to send firmware start: -110
> > ath12k_wifi7_pci 0001:11:00.0: failed to start firmware: -110
> >
> > What could be the cause of this issue, and is there any possible
> > solution? Thank you.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Doug
>
> Please create a bug report using the guidance at:
> https://wireless.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/en/users/drivers/ath12k/bugreport.html

Done: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221431

> Then I can assign it to the engineering team.

Thank you, Jeff.
>
> /jeff