FS#68915 - Please enable ath11k modules in linux kernel.

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Wren T (wt) - Wednesday, 09 December 2020, 20:39 GMT
Last edited by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Thursday, 10 December 2020, 02:24 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Kernel
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture x86_64
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
Ath11k is a wifi driver in the linux kernel that has been included since 5.9. The module is not enabled in the linux kernel that is used for installation, which I presume to be the linux kernel in the linux package.

Additional info:
* used the 2020.12.01 installation image
* the firmware is already included in /lib/firmware/ath/ath11k/...
* the ath11k module is enabled on Fedora rawhide and seems to work enough to provide network
* the ath11k module is very early and does have bugs (like not working well after suspend), but I think it works enough to enable

Steps to reproduce:
1. Boot to install environment with computer using ath11k wifi card.
2. modprobe ath11k_pci
3. cry
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Closed by  Doug Newgard (Scimmia)
Thursday, 10 December 2020, 02:24 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't implement
Additional comments about closing:  The 5.9 series doesn't have this at all.
Comment by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Thursday, 10 December 2020, 00:05 GMT
Seems ath11k was introduced in 5.6, but ath11k_pci is only in 5.10

Edit: See https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6e0355afaeb23ccf0aaee37bda2883003fd4cd31
Comment by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Thursday, 10 December 2020, 02:22 GMT
And the current version requires ARCH_QCOM, so it doesn't work on x86-64

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