Public bug reported:
Background:
· Marvell will provide a FW which will read the OTP (and driver updates
to support this function)
· For US, it will disable changes to country code
· For non-US, it will allow changes to country code by either SW method
· Below userspace command. This can be issued at any time.
“iw reg set <country code>”.
· Specifying country code through module parameter while loading the
driver: “insmod mwifiex.ko reg_alpha2=<country-code>”
Driver information:
$ modinfo mwifiex_pcie
filename:
/lib/modules/3.19.0-34-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/mwifiex_pcie.ko
firmware: mrvl/pcie8897_uapsta.bin
firmware: mrvl/pcie8766_uapsta.bin
license: GPL v2
version: 1.0
description: Marvell WiFi-Ex PCI-Express Driver version 1.0
author: Marvell International Ltd.
srcversion: 695CB2D80C705025E9AA751
alias: pci:v000011ABd00002B38sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000011ABd00002B30sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
depends: mwifiex
intree: Y
vermagic: 3.19.0-34-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
** Affects: hwe-next
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Critical
Assignee: Keng-Yu Lin (lexical)
Status: In Progress
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Keng-Yu Lin (lexical)
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Critical
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
Status: New => In Progress
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Marvell wireless driver update for FCC regulation
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