ath10k firmware crashes on load, firmware version is 10.2.4.70.63-2 crash does not happen with older version like 10.2.4.70.61-2 or 10.2.4-1.0-00029 # md5sum /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware-5.bin 978c98e921326e5bbb0301d7783bdb1d /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware-5.bin # uname -a Linux apu 4.13.0-apu #7 SMP Wed Sep 6 16:29:20 CEST 2017 x86_64 GNU/Linux # modprobe ath10k_pci ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: pci irq msi oper_irq_mode 2 irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: qca988x hw2.0 target 0x4100016c chip_id 0x043202ff sub 0000:0000 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: kconfig debug 1 debugfs 1 tracing 0 dfs 0 testmode 0 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: firmware ver 10.2.4.70.63-2 api 5 features no-p2p,raw-mode,mfp,allows-mesh-bcast crc32 4ff9e14d ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: board_file api 1 bmi_id N/A crc32 bebc7c08 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: firmware crashed! (uuid 87c0dcc0-8c1e-41f0-b122-f7650a329633) ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: qca988x hw2.0 target 0x4100016c chip_id 0x043202ff sub 0000:0000 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: kconfig debug 1 debugfs 1 tracing 0 dfs 0 testmode 0 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: firmware ver 10.2.4.70.63-2 api 5 features no-p2p,raw-mode,mfp,allows-mesh-bcast crc32 4ff9e14d ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: board_file api 1 bmi_id N/A crc32 bebc7c08 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: htt-ver 0.0 wmi-op 5 htt-op 2 cal otp max-sta 128 raw 0 hwcrypto 1 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: firmware register dump: ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: [00]: 0x4100016C 0x000015B3 0x009BFF84 0x00955B31 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: [04]: 0x009BFF84 0x00060130 0x00000013 0x00000000 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: [08]: 0x009C8EA4 0x00007170 0x00000001 0x00435300 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: [12]: 0x00000009 0x00000000 0x00958360 0x0095836B ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: [16]: 0x00958080 0x0094078E 0x00000000 0x00000000 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: [20]: 0x409BFF84 0x0040AB44 0x004101E0 0x0000000C ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: [24]: 0x809BFE1C 0x0040ABA4 0x00000006 0xC09BFF84 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: [28]: 0x8098E907 0x0040ABD4 0x009C8E7C 0x0000016B ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: [32]: 0x8098FD3B 0x0040ABF4 0x004209EC 0x00420B0C ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: [36]: 0x8098A7DA 0x0040AC34 0x00420AA0 0x004062DC ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: [40]: 0x80988785 0x0040AC94 0x00410760 0x00400000 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: [44]: 0x8098AEC8 0x0040AD44 0x00410760 0x00000001 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: [48]: 0x809B67C4 0x0040AD84 0x00410760 0x00411344 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: [52]: 0x809B293C 0x0040ADA4 0x00400000 0x00416FA4 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: [56]: 0x809C0C3D 0x0040ADE4 0x0040AE08 0x00412118 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: Copy Engine register dump: ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: [00]: 0x00057400 0 0 3 3 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: [01]: 0x00057800 3 3 8 9 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: [02]: 0x00057c00 1 1 0 1 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: [03]: 0x00058000 1 1 2 1 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: [04]: 0x00058400 0 0 40 0 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: [05]: 0x00058800 0 0 0 0 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: [06]: 0x00058c00 0 0 0 0 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: [07]: 0x00059000 0 0 0 0
Same issue on opensuse Tumbleweed, chipset QCA9880, kernel v4.12. The fw crashes at bootstrap and the wifi interface is not properly recognized