Bug 216468

How did you upgrade the BIOS and from what BIOS?  Could you possibly downgrade to the old BIOS to fix it?

I'm wondering if maybe this is a manifestation of the same problem that happened in https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216448 .

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I performed the BIOS upgrade in windows11 via dual boot. I believe the old BIOS was Version 01.01.07. I can't confirm it but I checked my windows partitions it was the only BIOS downloaded before.

I cannot downgrade the BIOS - in fact this was my first action after upgrading BIOS and faced the issue.

Now I have added "blacklist hp_wmi" to modprobe so it won't load at boot. In the attached journal log I've tried to load the hp_wmi module (from Sep 21 14:43:09 to 14:43:24) and I face the problem again.

OK, so it's not necessarily tied to a regression from the BIOS upgrade.  That was just the first thing you did.

(In reply to chanchanchan from comment #2)
> Created attachment 301841 [details]
> journalctl output
> 
> I performed the BIOS upgrade in windows11 via dual boot. I believe the old
> BIOS was Version 01.01.07. I can't confirm it but I checked my windows
> partitions it was the only BIOS downloaded before.
> 
> I cannot downgrade the BIOS - in fact this was my first action after
> upgrading BIOS and faced the issue.
> 
> Now I have added "blacklist hp_wmi" to modprobe so it won't load at boot. In
> the attached journal log I've tried to load the hp_wmi module (from Sep 21
> 14:43:09 to 14:43:24) and I face the problem again.

Do you mean blacklisting hp_wmi can workaround?

(In reply to Mario Limonciello (AMD) from comment #3)
> OK, so it's not necessarily tied to a regression from the BIOS upgrade. 
> That was just the first thing you did.

I have got more information about this problem. But I have no idea to deal with it. Those with bios version 01.01.07 and 01.01.12 does not have this problem. Bios version 01.02.01 breaks Linux with PCIE errors. I find bios version history that:

>                               Revision History
>                                U82 ROM Family


>Models Supported:      HP EliteBook 835 13 inch G9 Notebook PC 
>                       HP EliteBook 845 14 inch G9 Notebook PC
>                       HP EliteBook 865 16 inch G9 Notebook PC

>This BIOS upgrade package also includes the following drivers and firmware
>>versions:(only list appropriate ones)

>- Embedded Controller (EC) version: 09.47.00
>- AMD GOP x64 Rel Driver: Rev.3.4.4.Jun 21 2022.03:17:33
>- USB Type-C Power Delivery (PD) firmware version: 8.2.0
>- AMD PSP firmware version: 00.28.00.64
>- AMD SMU firmware version: 4.69.50.0

>PCR0(TPM2.0 SHA256) =
>>507E298B085334DA76664A475D4D953F34C87A1319E53A8B3A37A034A709A22A

>Version 01.02.01
>FIXES:  
>- Fixes an issue where an external monitor cannot be detected by the system
>>after the system is connected to a Thunderbolt dock.
>- Fixes an issue where system shuts down automatically after a monitor is
>>connected to the system through a USB-C port.
>- Fixes an issue where Keyboard backlight is always on even when system enters
>>sleep mode.
>- Fixes an issue where the system cannot resume from sleep mode.

>ENHANCEMENTS:  
>?- Updates the AMD Rembrandt Agesa reference code to 1.0.0.4.a patch I. 
>- Enhances Modern Standby performance. - Enables AMD Integrated Management
>>Technology (AIM-T). 

>?Version 01.01.12
>FIXES:  
>- Fixes an issue where the system does not function properly when connected to
>>a dock through a USB4 port. 
>- Fixes an issue where Hynix DDR5 memory does not power on properly. 
>- Fixes an issue where the system does not reboot properly.

>ENHANCEMENTS:  
>- Updates the AMD Rembrandt Agesa reference code to 1.0.0.2.a patch K.
>- Enhances Modern Standby performance.

>Version 01.01.07    - initial BIOS release.


Older bios version is still available from LVFS. If it was Lenovo it is easy to flash old version back. However, HP bans flash back for EliteBook. So there is no way.

See more at 

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Operating-System-and-Recovery/EliteBook-845-G9-BIOS-Update-Causing-Problems/td-p/8490697

(In reply to Jingyuan Deng from comment #4)
> (In reply to chanchanchan from comment #2)
> > Created attachment 301841 [details]
> > journalctl output
> > 
> > I performed the BIOS upgrade in windows11 via dual boot. I believe the old
> > BIOS was Version 01.01.07. I can't confirm it but I checked my windows
> > partitions it was the only BIOS downloaded before.
> > 
> > I cannot downgrade the BIOS - in fact this was my first action after
> > upgrading BIOS and faced the issue.
> > 
> > Now I have added "blacklist hp_wmi" to modprobe so it won't load at boot.
> In
> > the attached journal log I've tried to load the hp_wmi module (from Sep 21
> > 14:43:09 to 14:43:24) and I face the problem again.
> 
> Do you mean blacklisting hp_wmi can workaround?

Yes, I also see from your later comment the hp forum thread also mentioned such workaround.

As blacklisting works fine to me, i did not attempt to downgrade bios.

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+Jorge,

Can you take a look at this?

Something that comes to mind to me is maybe the more modern
platforms shouldn't be using hp_wmi's RFKILL feature anymore.

Aren't there rfkill services provided by all modern wifi drivers now?

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> Subject: [Bug 216468] hp_wmi: HP Elitebook 865 G9 after update BIOS to
> version U82 01.02.01 Rev.A causing rfkill soft blocked wifi
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Ok, I will take a look.


Regards,

Jorge Lopez
Hewlett-Packard

"Once you stop learning, you start dying"
Albert Einstein

From: Limonciello, Mario <Mario.Limonciello@amd.com>
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Subject: RE: [Bug 216468] hp_wmi: HP Elitebook 865 G9 after update BIOS to version U82 01.02.01 Rev.A causing rfkill soft blocked wifi

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+Jorge,

Can you take a look at this?

Something that comes to mind to me is maybe the more modern
platforms shouldn't be using hp_wmi's RFKILL feature anymore.

Aren't there rfkill services provided by all modern wifi drivers now?

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Jorge submitted this patch to solve the issue:

https://lore.kernel.org/platform-driver-x86/20221028155527.7724-1-jorge.lopez2@hp.com/T/#u

That patch was submitted to 6.1-rc5.  It's CC stable and so it should flow to .y for all still supported kernel releases.