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. -- https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches