FS#65698 - [linux] Wifi not coming up following update to Linux 5.5.7 on Intel 8260

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Matthew Weber (Jungy) - Wednesday, 04 March 2020, 00:54 GMT
Last edited by freswa (frederik) - Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 12:35 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Kernel
Status Closed
Assigned To Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig)
Architecture x86_64
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description:
Following an update and reboot, wifi is cannot be established.

Currently using:
linux-firmware 20200224.efcfa03-1
linux 5.5.7.arch1-1

`lspci`:
02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 8260 (rev 3a)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Wireless 8260
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 132
Memory at ef100000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [40] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number *****
Capabilities: [14c] Latency Tolerance Reporting
Capabilities: [154] L1 PM Substates
Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi
Kernel modules: iwlwifi


`ip address` returns:
1193: wlp2s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN group default qlen 1000
link/ether ca:11:ed:60:14:33 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

for the interface. Running `ip l s wlp2s0 up` primarily returns:
RTNETLINK answers: Input/output error
but every third time or so:
Cannot find device "wlp2s0"

dmesg attached.
   dmesg.out (96.5 KiB)
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Closed by  freswa (frederik)
Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 12:35 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by loqs (loqs) - Wednesday, 04 March 2020, 10:09 GMT Comment by Matthew Weber (Jungy) - Friday, 06 March 2020, 07:19 GMT
I have tried this patch. This resolved the issue. Thank you for your time.

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