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hello,

since the update to Ubuntu 20.04.1 I can no longer change the regulatory
domain of my QCA9984 cards.

This works fine with Ubuntu 16.04.7 / DD-WRT / OpenWrt.

Or if I build the kernel modules myself .. ("Atheros dynamic user
regulatory testing")

The card has "World" in the EEPROM and is sold worldwide.

[    2.896628] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: pci irq msi oper_irq_mode 2 irq_mode 0 
reset_mode 0
[    2.960023] ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: pci irq msi oper_irq_mode 2 irq_mode 0 
reset_mode 0
[    3.015612] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: qca9984/qca9994 hw1.0 target 0x01000000 
chip_id 0x00000000 sub 168c:cafe
[    3.015613] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: kconfig debug 0 debugfs 1 tracing 1 dfs 
0 testmode 0
[    3.015934] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: firmware ver 10.4-3.9.0.2-00124 api 5 
features 
no-p2p,mfp,peer-flow-ctrl,btcoex-param,allows-mesh-bcast,no-ps,peer-fixed-rate 
crc32 ea4c0777
[    3.069593] ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: qca9984/qca9994 hw1.0 target 0x01000000 
chip_id 0x00000000 sub 168c:cafe
[    3.069594] ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: kconfig debug 0 debugfs 1 tracing 1 dfs 
0 testmode 0
[    3.069933] ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: firmware ver 10.4-3.9.0.2-00124 api 5 
features 
no-p2p,mfp,peer-flow-ctrl,btcoex-param,allows-mesh-bcast,no-ps,peer-fixed-rate 
crc32 ea4c0777
[    4.247469] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: board_file api 2 bmi_id 0:1 crc32 
85498734
[    4.298899] ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: board_file api 2 bmi_id 0:2 crc32 
85498734
[    6.980756] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: unsupported HTC service id: 1536
[    7.087506] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: htt-ver 2.2 wmi-op 6 htt-op 4 cal otp 
max-sta 512 raw 0 hwcrypto 1
[    7.125981] ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: unsupported HTC service id: 1536
[    7.149519] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x0
[    7.149520] ath: EEPROM indicates default country code should be used
[    7.149520] ath: doing EEPROM country->regdmn map search
[    7.149521] ath: country maps to regdmn code: 0x3a
[    7.149521] ath: Country alpha2 being used: US
[    7.149521] ath: Regpair used: 0x3a
[    7.152614] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0 wlp3s0: renamed from wlan0
[    7.235146] ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: htt-ver 2.2 wmi-op 6 htt-op 4 cal otp 
max-sta 512 raw 0 hwcrypto 1
[    7.297494] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x0
[    7.297495] ath: EEPROM indicates default country code should be used
[    7.297495] ath: doing EEPROM country->regdmn map search
[    7.297496] ath: country maps to regdmn code: 0x3a
[    7.297496] ath: Country alpha2 being used: US
[    7.297497] ath: Regpair used: 0x3a

The ath driver incorrectly sets the card to "US" ( phy0 + phy1 )

global
country DE: DFS-ETSI
 (2400 - 2483 @ 40), (N/A, 20), (N/A)
 (5150 - 5250 @ 80), (N/A, 20), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW
 (5250 - 5350 @ 80), (N/A, 20), (0 ms), NO-OUTDOOR, DFS, AUTO-BW
 (5470 - 5725 @ 160), (N/A, 26), (0 ms), DFS
 (5725 - 5875 @ 80), (N/A, 13), (N/A)
 (57000 - 66000 @ 2160), (N/A, 40), (N/A)

phy#1
country US: DFS-FCC
 (2402 - 2472 @ 40), (N/A, 30), (N/A)
 (5170 - 5250 @ 80), (N/A, 23), (N/A), AUTO-BW
 (5250 - 5330 @ 80), (N/A, 23), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW
 (5490 - 5730 @ 160), (N/A, 23), (0 ms), DFS
 (5735 - 5835 @ 80), (N/A, 30), (N/A)
 (57240 - 63720 @ 2160), (N/A, 40), (N/A)

phy#0
country US: DFS-FCC
 (2402 - 2472 @ 40), (N/A, 30), (N/A)
 (5170 - 5250 @ 80), (N/A, 23), (N/A), AUTO-BW
 (5250 - 5330 @ 80), (N/A, 23), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW
 (5490 - 5730 @ 160), (N/A, 23), (0 ms), DFS
 (5735 - 5835 @ 80), (N/A, 30), (N/A)
 (57240 - 63720 @ 2160), (N/A, 40), (N/A)

phy#2 (self-managed)
country DE: DFS-UNSET
 (2402 - 2437 @ 40), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-80MHZ, NO-160MHZ
 (2422 - 2462 @ 40), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-80MHZ, NO-160MHZ
 (2447 - 2482 @ 40), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-80MHZ, NO-160MHZ
 (5170 - 5190 @ 80), (6, 22), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW, IR-CONCURRENT, 
NO-HT40MINUS, NO-160MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
 (5190 - 5210 @ 80), (6, 22), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW, IR-CONCURRENT, 
NO-HT40PLUS, NO-160MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
 (5210 - 5230 @ 80), (6, 22), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW, IR-CONCURRENT, 
NO-HT40MINUS, NO-160MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
 (5230 - 5250 @ 80), (6, 22), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW, IR-CONCURRENT, 
NO-HT40PLUS, NO-160MHZ, PASSIVE-SCAN
 (5250 - 5270 @ 80), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-160MHZ, 
PASSIVE-SCAN
 (5270 - 5290 @ 80), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-160MHZ, 
PASSIVE-SCAN
 (5290 - 5310 @ 80), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-160MHZ, 
PASSIVE-SCAN
 (5310 - 5330 @ 80), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-160MHZ, 
PASSIVE-SCAN
 (5490 - 5510 @ 80), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-160MHZ, 
PASSIVE-SCAN
 (5510 - 5530 @ 80), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-160MHZ, 
PASSIVE-SCAN
 (5530 - 5550 @ 80), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-160MHZ, 
PASSIVE-SCAN
 (5550 - 5570 @ 80), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-160MHZ, 
PASSIVE-SCAN
 (5570 - 5590 @ 80), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-160MHZ, 
PASSIVE-SCAN
 (5590 - 5610 @ 80), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-160MHZ, 
PASSIVE-SCAN
 (5610 - 5630 @ 80), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-160MHZ, 
PASSIVE-SCAN
 (5630 - 5650 @ 80), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-160MHZ, 
PASSIVE-SCAN
 (5650 - 5670 @ 80), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-160MHZ, 
PASSIVE-SCAN
 (5670 - 5690 @ 80), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-160MHZ, 
PASSIVE-SCAN
 (5690 - 5710 @ 80), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-160MHZ, 
PASSIVE-SCAN
 (5710 - 5730 @ 80), (6, 22), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-160MHZ, 
PASSIVE-SCAN
 (5735 - 5755 @ 80), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-160MHZ
 (5755 - 5775 @ 80), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-160MHZ
 (5775 - 5795 @ 80), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-160MHZ
 (5795 - 5815 @ 80), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-HT40PLUS, NO-160MHZ
 (5815 - 5835 @ 20), (6, 22), (N/A), AUTO-BW, NO-HT40MINUS, NO-HT40PLUS, 
NO-80MHZ, NO-160MHZ

This means that the card works on various channels with a transmission
power that is far too high

country US: DFS-FCC
(5735 - 5835 @ 80), (N/A, 30), (N/A)

30dB = 1W

while in Germany only 25mW are allowed

DE: DFS-ETSI
(5725 - 5875 @ 80), (N/A, 13), (N/A)

So please patch out this eeprom nonsense or activate "Atheros dynamic user 
regulatory testing"
- it is also questionable whether the users need individual regdb settings for 
each NIC

So that we ubuntu users can operate our Qualcomm WLAN cards with the
correct regdb settings!

5.4.0-47-generic #51-Ubuntu SMP Fri Sep 4 19:50:52 UTC 2020 x86_64
x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

03:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9984 802.11ac Wave 2 Wireless 
Network Adapter
04:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9984 802.11ac Wave 2 Wireless 
Network Adapter
08:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 8265 / 8275 (rev 78)


best regards

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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 cannot change the regulatory domain ath10k, QCA9984 (QNAP QWA-AC2600)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1895333
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