Klaus Kusche <klaus.kusche@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Hello again,
>
> On 22/10/2019 20:39, Klaus Kusche wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> every time I boot my dell notebook (with Wi-Fi 6 AX200), I get the error message
>> "iwlwifi 0000:6f:00.0: BIOS contains WGDS but no WRDS".
>>
>> This is the only message which such a high log level I get while booting,
>> it is the only message which is displayed on all text consoles on boot,
>> and it is the only message which makes my automated logchecker nervous each time.
>>
>> However, iwlwifi works perfectly fine for wifi in spite of the message
>> (and bluetooth has deliberately been disabled in the bios settings
>> for security reasons),
>> and there is absolutely nothing I could do about the message
>> (I have no influence what dell does in their bios and what they don't).
>> Internet wisdom also says that the message is just annoying and
>> can be safely ignored.
>>
>> Hence, the message is not an error at all ("error" being defined as
>> "something definitely failed, manual intervention required for correct operation").
>> It does not even qualify as a warning ("warning" being defined as
>> "something is likely to fail, manual checking recommended").
>>
>> So please set the log level of that message down to "info"
>> (besides, the message text is completely cryptic and uninformative,
>> I still don't know what this message wants to tell me,
>> although I searched the internet).
>
> Discussed this with Mario.Limonciello@xxxxxxxx.
> He also wants this to be patched:
>
> On 29/10/2019 22:43, Mario.Limonciello@xxxxxxxx wrote:
>> Dell Customer Communication - Confidential
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Klaus Kusche <klaus.kusche@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>...
>>> When booting, there is a single kernel message of loglevel error
>>> which stands out in red in journalctl
>>> and which gets displayed on all text consoles (very annoying):
>>>
>>> kernel: iwlwifi 0000:6f:00.0: BIOS contains WGDS but no WRDS
>>
>> If possible, you should probably submit a patch to iwlwifi driver to downgrade this message to
>> debug. It really isn't useful to many people typically.
>
> So here comes a patch:
>
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c 2019-10-19 09:21:14.541422680 +0200
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c 2019-10-27 14:43:43.990623338 +0100
> @@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@
> * available, issue an error, because we can't use SAR
> * Geo without basic SAR.
> */
> - IWL_ERR(mvm, "BIOS contains WGDS but no WRDS\n");
> + IWL_INFO(mvm, "BIOS contains WGDS but no WRDS\n");
There are so many things missing here. Please read the instructions how
to submit a patch from the link in my signature below and resend.
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https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
