FS#56248 - [linux-firmware] Microcode error in Intel Wireless AC 8260

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Mike Cloaked (mcloaked) - Sunday, 05 November 2017, 17:40 GMT
Last edited by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Monday, 29 May 2023, 03:15 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Upstream Bugs
Status Closed
Assigned To Laurent Carlier (lordheavy)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 2
Private No

Details

Description:

Wireless very slow with AC-8260. All packages up to date including firmware.


Additional info:
* package version(s)

linux 4.13.11-1
linux-firmware 20171009.bf04291-1

Running Kernel is 4.13.11-1-ARCH

Firmware loaded is:
Nov 05 17:01:04 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: loaded firmware version 31.532993.0 op_mode iwlmvm

Wireless detected as:
Nov 05 17:01:04 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless AC 8260, REV=0x208


* config and/or log files etc.

Journal contains:
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Microcode SW error detected. Restarting 0x82000000.
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Start IWL Error Log Dump:
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Status: 0x00000200, count: 6
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Loaded firmware version: 31.532993.0
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00001007 | ADVANCED_SYSASSERT
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00800634 | trm_hw_status0
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000000 | trm_hw_status1
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00010040 | branchlink2
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00028DA6 | interruptlink1
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000000 | interruptlink2
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00030400 | data1
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x0000040B | data2
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0xDEADBEEF | data3
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x2B009723 | beacon time
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x0B1998E5 | tsf low
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000000 | tsf hi
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000000 | time gp1
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x2CAB107C | time gp2
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000001 | uCode revision type
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x0000001F | uCode version major
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00082201 | uCode version minor
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000201 | hw version
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00C89008 | board version
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x0AA1001C | hcmd
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0xA4022002 | isr0
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000000 | isr1
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x0800180A | isr2
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x0041F8C5 | isr3
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000000 | isr4
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x0010019C | last cmd Id
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000000 | wait_event
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000080 | l2p_control
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00012030 | l2p_duration
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x0000003F | l2p_mhvalid
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000080 | l2p_addr_match
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x0000000D | lmpm_pmg_sel
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x15062149 | timestamp
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00003038 | flow_handler
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Start IWL Error Log Dump:
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Status: 0x00000200, count: 7
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000070 | ADVANCED_SYSASSERT
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000000 | umac branchlink1
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0xC0086B70 | umac branchlink2
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0xC00844E0 | umac interruptlink1
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0xC00844E0 | umac interruptlink2
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000800 | umac data1
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0xC00844E0 | umac data2
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0xDEADBEEF | umac data3
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x0000001F | umac major
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00082201 | umac minor
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0xC088627C | frame pointer
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0xC088627C | stack pointer
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x0010019C | last host cmd
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000000 | isr status reg
Nov 05 17:13:35 home2 kernel: ieee80211 phy0: Hardware restart was requested

and short time later
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Microcode SW error detected. Restarting 0x82000000.
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Start IWL Error Log Dump:
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Status: 0x00000200, count: 6
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Loaded firmware version: 31.532993.0
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00001007 | ADVANCED_SYSASSERT
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x008006B4 | trm_hw_status0
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000000 | trm_hw_status1
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00010040 | branchlink2
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00028DA6 | interruptlink1
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000000 | interruptlink2
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00030400 | data1
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x0000040B | data2
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0xDEADBEEF | data3
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x1681181B | beacon time
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x0C1C77EA | tsf low
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000000 | tsf hi
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000000 | time gp1
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00F796C5 | time gp2
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000001 | uCode revision type
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x0000001F | uCode version major
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00082201 | uCode version minor
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000201 | hw version
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00C89008 | board version
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x0AFF001C | hcmd
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x80022002 | isr0
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000000 | isr1
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x0800180A | isr2
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x004128C7 | isr3
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000000 | isr4
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x0064019C | last cmd Id
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000000 | wait_event
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x000000C4 | l2p_control
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00012020 | l2p_duration
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000007 | l2p_mhvalid
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000000 | l2p_addr_match
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x0000000D | lmpm_pmg_sel
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x15062149 | timestamp
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x000090A0 | flow_handler
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Start IWL Error Log Dump:
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Status: 0x00000200, count: 7
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000070 | ADVANCED_SYSASSERT
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000000 | umac branchlink1
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0xC0086B70 | umac branchlink2
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0xC00844E0 | umac interruptlink1
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0xC00844E0 | umac interruptlink2
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000800 | umac data1
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0xC00844E0 | umac data2
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0xDEADBEEF | umac data3
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x0000001F | umac major
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00082201 | umac minor
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0xC088627C | frame pointer
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0xC088627C | stack pointer
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x0064019C | last host cmd
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: 0x00000000 | isr status reg
Nov 05 17:13:52 home2 kernel: ieee80211 phy0: Hardware restart was requested

The wireless then does connect to a 2.4 GHz router but download speed is around 5Mbps whereas a laptop also running arch a short distance away (with a different wireless 7260 card) connects at around 100Mbps.


Steps to reproduce:

Boot the computer and wait for NetworkManager to connect whilst running the plasma desktop.


This task depends upon

Closed by  Toolybird (Toolybird)
Monday, 29 May 2023, 03:15 GMT
Reason for closing:  No response
Additional comments about closing:  Plus it's old and stale. If still an issue, please report upstream.
Comment by Mike Cloaked (mcloaked) - Sunday, 05 November 2017, 17:41 GMT
Journal file for current boot -
Comment by Mike Cloaked (mcloaked) - Sunday, 05 November 2017, 18:06 GMT Comment by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Monday, 06 November 2017, 14:11 GMT
I'm curious, what do you expect Arch to do about it?
Comment by Mike Cloaked (mcloaked) - Monday, 06 November 2017, 15:49 GMT
It's a bug in a package that is central to many arch users, so flagging up this as a bug here as well as knowing it is being worked on upstream is presumably worth doing so that any user searching for where the problem is being worked on, if they experience similar issues in their arch systems, might see it? Often I will search the arch bug lists before upstream. Once it is fixed upstream then this bug can be closed - or is it easier to not notify arch developers/TUs here and leave it as a pure upstream bug? Also it is just possible that someone might know of a workaround for temporarily getting their system working better, and report on the arch bug even though the real solution is to fix the upstream firmware/driver in this case?
Comment by Mike Cloaked (mcloaked) - Monday, 06 November 2017, 21:14 GMT
This bug report upstream is also very similar to my issue: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197279
Comment by Matthias Lisin (matthias.lisin) - Saturday, 25 November 2017, 09:37 GMT
Edit: Not my issue. Sorry.
Comment by Francisco Cribari (cribari) - Sunday, 26 November 2017, 00:07 GMT
Perhaps it is related to this upstream bug: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197039
Comment by George Rawlinson (rawlinsong) - Sunday, 26 November 2017, 21:32 GMT
This just started occurring for my Dell XPS13 9360 with an Intel 8xxx wireless chip using linux-firmware 20171123.90436ce-1. Reverting to 20171009.bf04291-1 seems to work.
Comment by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Sunday, 26 November 2017, 21:48 GMT
matthias.lisin, you obviously know that your post has nothing to do with this ticket since the firmware that's causing you a problem wasn't present. Don't threadjack.

rawlinsong, same thing.
Comment by mattia (nTia89) - Sunday, 27 February 2022, 13:38 GMT
I cannot reproduce the issue. Is it still valid?

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