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  • RHEL 9.2 kernel 5.14 and firmware for ath10k_pci QCA6174

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    Hi,

    I have a motherboard with Atheros' QCA6174 chipset for wifi and a RHEL 9.2 server. The wifi card doesn't start, I tried to update the firmware but without success. Depending on the version I use I have different errors.
    I even used the patched board.bin file for 4.x kernel to see if it would work.

    My card :
    Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [168c:003e] (rev 32)

    lshw -C Network
      *-network UNCLAIMED
           description: Network controller
           product: QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter
           vendor: Qualcomm Atheros
           physical id: 0
           bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
           version: 32
           width: 64 bits
           clock: 33MHz
           capabilities: pm msi pciexpress cap_list
           configuration: latency=0
           resources: memory:f7000000-f71fffff
    

    lspci -vvv

    03:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter (rev 32)
            Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 86cd
            Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
            Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- SERR- 64us
                            ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset- SlotPowerLimit 10.000W
                    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 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Exit Latency L0s 4us, L1 64us
                            ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- ASPMOptComp+
                    LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes, Disabled- CommClk-
                            ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
                    LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s (ok), Width x1 (ok)
                            TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
                    DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Not Supported, TimeoutDis+ NROPrPrP- LTR+
                             10BitTagComp- 10BitTagReq- OBFF Via message, ExtFmt- EETLPPrefix-
                             EmergencyPowerReduction Not Supported, EmergencyPowerReductionInit-
                             FRS- TPHComp- ExtTPHComp-
                             AtomicOpsCap: 32bit- 64bit- 128bitCAS-
                    DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis- LTR- OBFF Disabled,
                             AtomicOpsCtl: ReqEn-
                    LnkCap2: Supported Link Speeds: 2.5GT/s, Crosslink- Retimer- 2Retimers- DRS-
                    LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 2.5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-
                             Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
                             Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
                    LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -6dB, 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-
                    UEMsk:  DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
                    UESvrt: DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
                    CESta:  RxErr+ BadTLP+ BadDLLP+ Rollover+ Timeout+ AdvNonFatalErr+
                    CEMsk:  RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- AdvNonFatalErr+
                    AERCap: First Error Pointer: 14, ECRCGenCap- ECRCGenEn- ECRCChkCap- ECRCChkEn-
                            MultHdrRecCap- MultHdrRecEn- TLPPfxPres- HdrLogCap-
                    HeaderLog: 40000001 0000000f f7080004 00000000
            Capabilities: [148 v1] Virtual Channel
                    Caps:   LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1
                    Arb:    Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128-
                    Ctrl:   ArbSelect=Fixed
                    Status: InProgress-
                    VC0:    Caps:   PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans-
                            Arb:    Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
                            Ctrl:   Enable+ ID=0 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=ff
                            Status: NegoPending- InProgress-
            Capabilities: [168 v1] Device Serial Number 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
            Capabilities: [178 v1] Latency Tolerance Reporting
                    Max snoop latency: 0ns
                    Max no snoop latency: 0ns
            Capabilities: [180 v1] L1 PM Substates
                    L1SubCap: PCI-PM_L1.2+ PCI-PM_L1.1+ ASPM_L1.2+ ASPM_L1.1+ L1_PM_Substates+
                              PortCommonModeRestoreTime=50us PortTPowerOnTime=10us
                    L1SubCtl1: PCI-PM_L1.2- PCI-PM_L1.1- ASPM_L1.2- ASPM_L1.1-
                               T_CommonMode=0us LTR1.2_Threshold=0ns
                    L1SubCtl2: T_PwrOn=10us
            Kernel modules: ath10k_pci
    
    

    I've disabled some options in grubby after reading about potential issues:
    - mem_encrypt=off
    - pcie_aspm=off
    - pcie_port_pm=off

    Tested firmwares

    Latest

    [  895.003221] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
    [  895.033967] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: failed to wake target for write32 of 0x00000000 at 0x00034400: -110
    [  895.064911] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: failed to wake target for write32 of 0x00000000 at 0x00034404: -110
    [  895.095844] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: failed to wake target for read32 at 0x00034410: -110
    [  895.126676] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: failed to wake target for write32 of 0xffff0000 at 0x00034410: -110
    [  895.157603] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: failed to wake target for read32 at 0x0003444c: -110
    [  895.188474] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: failed to wake target for write32 of 0xffff0000 at 0x0003444c: -110
    [  895.219277] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: failed to wake target for write32 of 0x00000000 at 0x00034408: -110
    [  895.250099] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: failed to wake target for write32 of 0x00000000 at 0x0003440c: -110
    [  895.280922] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: failed to wake target for read32 at 0x00034450: -110
    [  895.311742] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: failed to wake target for write32 of 0xffff0000 at 0x00034450: -110
    [  898.914156] Modules linked in: ath10k_pci(+) ath10k_core ath mac80211 libarc4 cfg80211 tls nft_nat nft_masq xt_addrtype xt_mark xt_conntrack xt_comment nft_compat nft_counter veth nft_fib_inet nft_fib_ipv4 nft_fib_ipv6 nft_fib nft_reject_inet nf_reject_ipv4 nf_reject_ipv6 nft_reject nft_ct nft_chain_nat ip_set nf_tables nfnetlink qrtr overlay bnep vfat fat intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp coretemp kvm_intel btusb kvm btrtl btbcm iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support btintel irqbypass btmtk eeepc_wmi rapl asus_wmi bluetooth sparse_keymap intel_cstate i2c_i801 e1000e wmi_bmof intel_uncore mxm_wmi mei_me pcspkr i2c_smbus raid1 mei rfkill intel_pmc_core acpi_pad joydev iptable_nat ip_tables xfs sd_mod sg i915 i2c_algo_bit drm_buddy intel_gtt drm_display_helper drm_kms_helper syscopyarea sysfillrect sysimgblt fb_sys_fops cec ttm ahci nvme r8169 libahci drm nvme_core crct10dif_pclmul libata crc32_pclmul nvme_common t10_pi ghash_clmulni_intel realtek wmi video
    [  898.914248]  ath10k_pci_probe+0x48b/0x85f [ath10k_pci]
    [  898.914287]  ath10k_pci_init+0x1f/0x1000 [ath10k_pci]
    [  898.944924] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: pci irq legacy oper_irq_mode 1 irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0
    [  900.064940] ath10k_warn: 152 callbacks suppressed
    [  900.064943] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: failed to wake target for read32 at 0x0003a028: -110
    [  900.095715] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: failed to wake target for read32 at 0x0003a028: -110
    [  900.126543] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: failed to wake target for read32 at 0x0003a028: -110
    [  900.157436] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: failed to wake target for read32 at 0x0003a028: -110
    [  900.188349] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: failed to wake target for read32 at 0x0003a028: -110
    [  900.219165] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: failed to wake target for read32 at 0x0003a028: -110
    [  900.249975] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: failed to wake target for read32 at 0x0003a028: -110
    [  900.280792] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: failed to wake target for read32 at 0x0003a028: -110
    [  900.311535] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: failed to wake target for read32 at 0x0003a028: -110
    [  900.342377] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: failed to wake target for read32 at 0x0003a028: -110
    [  902.242024] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: failed to read device register, device is gone
    [  902.243246] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: failed to reset chip: -5
    [  904.747778] ath10k_pci: probe of 0000:03:00.0 failed with error -5
    

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