ath10k: first qca6174 hw2.1 firmware released

Lapo Calamandrei calamandrei at gmail.com
Tue Aug 25 07:04:47 PDT 2015


2015-08-25 7:09 GMT+02:00 Michal Kazior <michal.kazior at tieto.com>:
> On 24 August 2015 at 18:26, Lapo Calamandrei <calamandrei at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 2015-08-17 7:52 GMT+02:00 Michal Kazior <michal.kazior at tieto.com>:
>>> On 13 August 2015 at 16:00, Lapo Calamandrei <calamandrei at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 2015-08-13 12:31 GMT+02:00 Kalle Valo <kvalo at qca.qualcomm.com>:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I just pushed the first qca6174  hw2.1 firmware to ath10k-firmware.git:
>>>>>
>>>>> https://github.com/kvalo/ath10k-firmware/commit/7f7e7dda33676ced293de477b03711199ffe5256
>>>>>
>>>>> Please test and provide feedback.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Kalle Valo
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Loads w/o skip_otp and works fine here (qca6174), except it crashes on
>>>> 5GHz network connection attempt as the one created from the window
>>>> drivers.
>>>
>>> Paste the crash register dump and `iw list` output, please.
>>>
>>>
>>> Michał
>>
>> Sorry for the late reply.
>>
>> Here's the iw list output:
> [...]
>>     Band 1:
>>         Capabilities: 0x19e3
>>             RX LDPC
>>             HT20/HT40
>>             Static SM Power Save
>>             RX HT20 SGI
>>             RX HT40 SGI
>>             TX STBC
>>             RX STBC 1-stream
>>             Max AMSDU length: 7935 bytes
>>             DSSS/CCK HT40
>>         Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003)
>>         Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 8 usec (0x06)
>>         HT TX/RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-15
>>         VHT Capabilities (0x339031b2):
>>             Max MPDU length: 11454
>>             Supported Channel Width: neither 160 nor 80+80
>>             RX LDPC
>>             short GI (80 MHz)
>>             TX STBC
>>             SU Beamformee
>>             MU Beamformee
>
> Is this with the change I suggested you earlier? I guess not. I don't
> think this firmware should advertise beamforming support.
>
> Can you re-try with patch from
> http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/ath10k/2015-August/005774.html,
> please? If it still doesn't work please post `iw list` and the
> register dump.
>
> You can also try commenting out calls to ath10k_mac_vif_recalc_txbf() as plan B.
>
>
> [...]
>> Here's the register dump:
>>
>> ago 24 18:10:07 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
>> firmware register dump:
>> ago 24 18:10:07 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
>> [00]: 0x05010000 0x000015B3 0x00939797 0x00955B31
>> ago 24 18:10:07 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
>> [04]: 0x00939797 0x00060330 0x00000000 0x00000000
>> ago 24 18:10:07 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
>> [08]: 0x00413980 0x0000FFFF 0x00000000 0x00000000
>> ago 24 18:10:07 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
>> [12]: 0x00000009 0xFFFFFFFF 0x0096C09C 0x0096C0A7
>> ago 24 18:10:07 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
>> [16]: 0x0096BDBC 0x009287BD 0x00000000 0x009287BD
>> ago 24 18:10:07 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
>> [20]: 0x40939797 0x0041A700 0x00407124 0x00000000
>> ago 24 18:10:07 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
>> [24]: 0x8093D6C4 0x0041A760 0x004059D0 0xC0939797
>> ago 24 18:10:07 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
>> [28]: 0x8094777F 0x0041A780 0x0046D5D8 0x00000001
>> ago 24 18:10:07 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
>> [32]: 0x800AA427 0x0041A7B0 0x0046D5D8 0x00000001
>> ago 24 18:10:07 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
>> [36]: 0x800AA58E 0x0041A7D0 0x00424824 0x00000001
>> ago 24 18:10:07 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
>> [40]: 0x80994D90 0x0041A7F0 0x00424824 0x0041A838
>> ago 24 18:10:07 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
>> [44]: 0x80996DC6 0x0041A820 0x0046F888 0x00412984
>> ago 24 18:10:07 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
>> [48]: 0x800B43F5 0x0041A860 0x004222F8 0x00005008
>> ago 24 18:10:07 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
>> [52]: 0x809A6ACC 0x0041A8F0 0x0042930C 0x0042CA24
>> ago 24 18:10:07 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
>> [56]: 0x809A6120 0x0041A930 0x0041A958 0x00427110
>
> This definitely looks like a crash on TxBF configuration.
>
>
> Michał

Yep, the previous crash was without your patch applied, the following
is with the patch applied though.

iw list output:

Wiphy phy0
    max # scan SSIDs: 16
    max scan IEs length: 195 bytes
    max # sched scan SSIDs: 0
    max # match sets: 0
    Retry short limit: 7
    Retry long limit: 4
    Coverage class: 0 (up to 0m)
    Device supports RSN-IBSS.
    Device supports AP-side u-APSD.
    Supported Ciphers:
        * WEP40 (00-0f-ac:1)
        * WEP104 (00-0f-ac:5)
        * TKIP (00-0f-ac:2)
        * CCMP (00-0f-ac:4)
        * CMAC (00-0f-ac:6)
    Available Antennas: TX 0x3 RX 0x3
    Configured Antennas: TX 0x3 RX 0x3
    Supported interface modes:
         * IBSS
         * managed
         * AP
         * AP/VLAN
         * monitor
         * P2P-client
         * P2P-GO
         * P2P-device
    Band 1:
        Capabilities: 0x19e3
            RX LDPC
            HT20/HT40
            Static SM Power Save
            RX HT20 SGI
            RX HT40 SGI
            TX STBC
            RX STBC 1-stream
            Max AMSDU length: 7935 bytes
            DSSS/CCK HT40
        Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003)
        Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 8 usec (0x06)
        HT TX/RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-15
        VHT Capabilities (0x339011b2):
            Max MPDU length: 11454
            Supported Channel Width: neither 160 nor 80+80
            RX LDPC
            short GI (80 MHz)
            TX STBC
            SU Beamformee
            MU Beamformee
            RX antenna pattern consistency
            TX antenna pattern consistency
        VHT RX MCS set:
            1 streams: MCS 0-9
            2 streams: MCS 0-9
            3 streams: not supported
            4 streams: not supported
            5 streams: not supported
            6 streams: not supported
            7 streams: not supported
            8 streams: not supported
        VHT RX highest supported: 0 Mbps
        VHT TX MCS set:
            1 streams: MCS 0-9
            2 streams: MCS 0-9
            3 streams: not supported
            4 streams: not supported
            5 streams: not supported
            6 streams: not supported
            7 streams: not supported
            8 streams: not supported
        VHT TX highest supported: 0 Mbps
        Bitrates (non-HT):
            * 1.0 Mbps
            * 2.0 Mbps (short preamble supported)
            * 5.5 Mbps (short preamble supported)
            * 11.0 Mbps (short preamble supported)
            * 6.0 Mbps
            * 9.0 Mbps
            * 12.0 Mbps
            * 18.0 Mbps
            * 24.0 Mbps
            * 36.0 Mbps
            * 48.0 Mbps
            * 54.0 Mbps
        Frequencies:
            * 2412 MHz [1] (20.0 dBm)
            * 2417 MHz [2] (20.0 dBm)
            * 2422 MHz [3] (20.0 dBm)
            * 2427 MHz [4] (20.0 dBm)
            * 2432 MHz [5] (20.0 dBm)
            * 2437 MHz [6] (20.0 dBm)
            * 2442 MHz [7] (20.0 dBm)
            * 2447 MHz [8] (20.0 dBm)
            * 2452 MHz [9] (20.0 dBm)
            * 2457 MHz [10] (20.0 dBm)
            * 2462 MHz [11] (20.0 dBm)
            * 2467 MHz [12] (20.0 dBm) (no IR)
            * 2472 MHz [13] (20.0 dBm) (no IR)
            * 2484 MHz [14] (disabled)
    Band 2:
        Capabilities: 0x19e3
            RX LDPC
            HT20/HT40
            Static SM Power Save
            RX HT20 SGI
            RX HT40 SGI
            TX STBC
            RX STBC 1-stream
            Max AMSDU length: 7935 bytes
            DSSS/CCK HT40
        Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003)
        Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 8 usec (0x06)
        HT TX/RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-15
        VHT Capabilities (0x339011b2):
            Max MPDU length: 11454
            Supported Channel Width: neither 160 nor 80+80
            RX LDPC
            short GI (80 MHz)
            TX STBC
            SU Beamformee
            MU Beamformee
            RX antenna pattern consistency
            TX antenna pattern consistency
        VHT RX MCS set:
            1 streams: MCS 0-9
            2 streams: MCS 0-9
            3 streams: not supported
            4 streams: not supported
            5 streams: not supported
            6 streams: not supported
            7 streams: not supported
            8 streams: not supported
        VHT RX highest supported: 0 Mbps
        VHT TX MCS set:
            1 streams: MCS 0-9
            2 streams: MCS 0-9
            3 streams: not supported
            4 streams: not supported
            5 streams: not supported
            6 streams: not supported
            7 streams: not supported
            8 streams: not supported
        VHT TX highest supported: 0 Mbps
        Bitrates (non-HT):
            * 6.0 Mbps
            * 9.0 Mbps
            * 12.0 Mbps
            * 18.0 Mbps
            * 24.0 Mbps
            * 36.0 Mbps
            * 48.0 Mbps
            * 54.0 Mbps
        Frequencies:
            * 5180 MHz [36] (20.0 dBm)
            * 5200 MHz [40] (20.0 dBm) (no IR)
            * 5220 MHz [44] (20.0 dBm) (no IR)
            * 5240 MHz [48] (20.0 dBm) (no IR)
            * 5260 MHz [52] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
              DFS state: usable (for 63 sec)
              DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
            * 5280 MHz [56] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
              DFS state: usable (for 63 sec)
              DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
            * 5300 MHz [60] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
              DFS state: usable (for 63 sec)
              DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
            * 5320 MHz [64] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
              DFS state: usable (for 63 sec)
              DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
            * 5500 MHz [100] (27.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
              DFS state: usable (for 63 sec)
              DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
            * 5520 MHz [104] (27.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
              DFS state: usable (for 63 sec)
              DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
            * 5540 MHz [108] (27.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
              DFS state: usable (for 63 sec)
              DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
            * 5560 MHz [112] (27.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
              DFS state: usable (for 63 sec)
              DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
            * 5580 MHz [116] (27.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
              DFS state: usable (for 63 sec)
              DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
            * 5600 MHz [120] (27.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
              DFS state: usable (for 63 sec)
              DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
            * 5620 MHz [124] (27.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
              DFS state: usable (for 63 sec)
              DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
            * 5640 MHz [128] (27.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
              DFS state: usable (for 63 sec)
              DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
            * 5660 MHz [132] (27.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
              DFS state: usable (for 63 sec)
              DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
            * 5680 MHz [136] (27.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
              DFS state: usable (for 63 sec)
              DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
            * 5700 MHz [140] (27.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
              DFS state: usable (for 63 sec)
              DFS CAC time: 60000 ms
            * 5720 MHz [144] (disabled)
            * 5745 MHz [149] (disabled)
            * 5765 MHz [153] (disabled)
            * 5785 MHz [157] (disabled)
            * 5805 MHz [161] (disabled)
            * 5825 MHz [165] (disabled)
    Supported commands:
         * new_interface
         * set_interface
         * new_key
         * start_ap
         * new_station
         * new_mpath
         * set_mesh_config
         * set_bss
         * authenticate
         * associate
         * deauthenticate
         * disassociate
         * join_ibss
         * join_mesh
         * remain_on_channel
         * set_tx_bitrate_mask
         * frame
         * frame_wait_cancel
         * set_wiphy_netns
         * set_channel
         * set_wds_peer
         * probe_client
         * set_noack_map
         * register_beacons
         * start_p2p_device
         * set_mcast_rate
         * channel_switch
         * set_qos_map
         * connect
         * disconnect
    Supported TX frame types:
         * IBSS: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90
0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
         * managed: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90
0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
         * AP: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0
0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
         * AP/VLAN: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90
0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
         * mesh point: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80
0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
         * P2P-client: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80
0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
         * P2P-GO: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90
0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
         * P2P-device: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80
0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
    Supported RX frame types:
         * IBSS: 0x40 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0
         * managed: 0x40 0xd0
         * AP: 0x00 0x20 0x40 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0
         * AP/VLAN: 0x00 0x20 0x40 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0
         * mesh point: 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0
         * P2P-client: 0x40 0xd0
         * P2P-GO: 0x00 0x20 0x40 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0
         * P2P-device: 0x40 0xd0
    software interface modes (can always be added):
         * AP/VLAN
         * monitor
    valid interface combinations:
         * #{ managed } <= 2, #{ AP, P2P-client, P2P-GO } <= 2, #{
P2P-device } <= 1,
           total <= 4, #channels <= 1
         * #{ managed } <= 2, #{ P2P-client } <= 2, #{ AP, P2P-GO } <=
1, #{ P2P-device } <= 1,
           total <= 4, #channels <= 2
         * #{ managed } <= 1, #{ IBSS } <= 1,
           total <= 2, #channels <= 1
    HT Capability overrides:
         * MCS: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
         * maximum A-MSDU length
         * supported channel width
         * short GI for 40 MHz
         * max A-MPDU length exponent
         * min MPDU start spacing
    Device supports TX status socket option.
    Device supports HT-IBSS.
    Device supports SAE with AUTHENTICATE command
    Device supports scan flush.
    Device supports per-vif TX power setting
    Driver supports a userspace MPM
    Driver/device bandwidth changes during BSS lifetime (AP/GO mode)
    Device supports static SMPS
    Device supports configuring vdev MAC-addr on create.
    Device supports VHT-IBSS.

Register dump:

ago 25 15:57:53 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
[00]: 0x05010000 0x000015B3 0x00939797 0x00955B31
ago 25 15:57:53 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
[04]: 0x00939797 0x00060330 0x00000000 0x00000000
ago 25 15:57:53 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
[08]: 0x00413980 0x0000FFFF 0x00000000 0x00000000
ago 25 15:57:53 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
[12]: 0x00000009 0xFFFFFFFF 0x0096C09C 0x0096C0A7
ago 25 15:57:53 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
[16]: 0x0096BDBC 0x009287BD 0x00000000 0x00000000
ago 25 15:57:53 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
[20]: 0x40939797 0x0041A700 0x00407124 0x00000000
ago 25 15:57:53 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
[24]: 0x8093D6C4 0x0041A760 0x004059D0 0xC0939797
ago 25 15:57:53 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
[28]: 0x8094777F 0x0041A780 0x0046D5D8 0x00000001
ago 25 15:57:53 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
[32]: 0x800AA427 0x0041A7B0 0x0046D5D8 0x00000001
ago 25 15:57:53 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
[36]: 0x800AA58E 0x0041A7D0 0x00424824 0x00000001
ago 25 15:57:53 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
[40]: 0x80994D90 0x0041A7F0 0x00424824 0x0041A838
ago 25 15:57:53 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
[44]: 0x80996DC6 0x0041A820 0x0046F888 0x00412984
ago 25 15:57:53 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
[48]: 0x800B43F5 0x0041A860 0x004222F8 0x00005008
ago 25 15:57:53 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
[52]: 0x809A6ACC 0x0041A8F0 0x0042930C 0x0042CA24
ago 25 15:57:53 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
[56]: 0x809A6120 0x0041A930 0x0041A954 0x00427110



Ciao
Lapo



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