upgrade iwlwifi firmware of FW API 72 for WiFi 6E support in Malaysia and Morocco

[You-Sheng Yang]

[SRU Justification]

[Impact]

iwlwifi takes firmware updates to support WiFi 6E in Malaysia and Morocco. The models in concern are AX210 (iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0-*), AX211 (iwlwifi-so-a0-gf-a0-*) and AX411 (iwlwifi-so-a0-gf4-a0-*).

[Fix]

pnvm along with the ucode firmware from upstream commit 5bc279fb161d ("iwlwifi: update core69 and core72 firmwares for So device") are required. While the pnvm and ucode blobs may not be upgraded simultaneously in one single commit, those involved in the upgrade path are also pulled.

[Test Case]

Use `iw` to enumerate supported WiFi 6E band:

    $ iw reg get
    global
    country <country>: DFS-FCC
        ...
        (5925 - 7125 @ 320), (N/A, 12), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, PASSIVE-SCAN

[Where problems could occur]

Currently linux-5.15 has FW API 66, linux-hwe-5.19 or above has 72, linux-6.3 has 74, and linux-unstable (v6.4) or above has 78, so this will update iwlwifi firmware usage for kernels <= 6.2 in Jammy, e.g. linux-oem-6.1, linux-5.15.

[Other Info]

Blobs with FW APIs >= 72 do no harm to jammy kernels, but will be referenced in oem-6.5 if planned.

These commits have been included in linux-firmware/lunar, so only Jammy is nominated for fix.

========== original bug report ==========

AX210:
-72 ucode: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/commit/iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0-72.ucode?id=4309412c0d872897dc913c7d2797bb5ce05893ad
pnvm: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/commit/?id=20d9516de4cdc041e2aa83009e5b0464b1c3ed81

AX211:
-72 ucode: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/commit/iwlwifi-so-a0-gf-a0-72.ucode?id=5bc279fb161d529baaf8e837d900235fbbe9bf2f
pnvm: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/commit/?id=20d9516de4cdc041e2aa83009e5b0464b1c3ed81

AX411:
-72 ucode: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/commit/iwlwifi-so-a0-gf4-a0-72.ucode?id=5bc279fb161d529baaf8e837d900235fbbe9bf2f
pnvm: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/commit/iwlwifi-so-a0-gf4-a0.pnvm?id=78a8782a9e51e502a6ed267d270c6925fb738805

[You-Sheng Yang (vicamo)]

The linux/lunar has firmware API 72, and linux-firmware/lunar (and newer) has all the required revisions already.

[You-Sheng Yang (vicamo)]

linux-firmware SRU:
* https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2023-June/140531.html (jammy)

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

Hello You-Sheng, or anyone else affected,

Accepted linux-firmware into jammy-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/20220329.git681281e4-0ubuntu3.15 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been performed on the package and change the tag from verification-needed-jammy to verification-done-jammy. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-jammy. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping!

N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.

[Robie Basak (racb)]

Hello You-Sheng, or anyone else affected,

Accepted linux-firmware into jammy-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/20220329.git681281e4-0ubuntu3.16 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been performed on the package and change the tag from verification-needed-jammy to verification-done-jammy. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-jammy. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping!

N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.

[loukangzhen (kangzhen)]

ODM test AX210 on Optiplex 3000 TC,
AX211 on OptiPlex AIO 7410, OptiPlex Tower 7010, Precision 3260,
and AX411 on Inspiron 5430 / 5630 with 6.1 kernel, did wifi basic function test and scan 6GHz band can support all regions we need(Morocco, Japan, Chile, Malaysia, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Azerbaijan), all passed.

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

why did you remove the verification-done-jammy tag, if it's working?

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

nevermind, adding the tag back according to your comment in #5

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

The verification of the Stable Release Update for linux-firmware has completed successfully and the package is now being released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-firmware - 20220329.git681281e4-0ubuntu3.16

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linux-firmware (20220329.git681281e4-0ubuntu3.16) jammy; urgency=medium

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    - amdgpu: update GC 11.0.1 firmware for amd.5.5 release
    - amdgpu: update GC 11.0.4 firmware for amd.5.5 release
    - amdgpu: Update GC 11.0.1 and 11.0.4
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    - cirrus: Add firmware and tuning files for HP G10 series laptops

linux-firmware (20220329.git681281e4-0ubuntu3.15) jammy; urgency=medium

  * upgrade iwlwifi firmware of FW API 72 for WiFi 6E support in Malaysia and Morocco (LP: #2020627)
    - iwlwifi: add new FWs from core72-129 release
    - iwlwifi: add new PNVM binaries from core74-44 release
    - iwlwifi: add new FWs from core74_pv-60 release
    - iwlwifi: add new FWs from core75-47 release
    - iwlwifi: add new FWs from core76-35 release
    - iwlwifi: update core69 and core72 firmwares for Ty device
    - iwlwifi: update core69 and core72 firmwares for So device
  * i915: Add DMC/GuC/HuC firmware for Meteor Lake (LP: #2026253)
    - i915: Add DMC v2.11 for MTL
    - i915: Update MTL DMC to v2.12
    - i915: Add GuC v70.6.6 for MTL
    - i915: Add HuC v8.5.0 for MTL
  * AMD Rembrandt / Phoenix PSR-SU related freezes (LP: #2024774)
    - SAUCE: DMCUB updates for DCN314 and Yellow Carp
  * potential S3 issue for amdgpu Navi 31/Navi33 (LP: #2024427)
    - amdgpu: update GC 11.0.0 firmware for amd.5.5 release
    - amdgpu: update GC 11.0.2 firmware for amd.5.5 release

 -- Juerg Haefliger <email address hidden> Wed, 19 Jul 2023 10:37:52 +0200