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[Seth Forshee <seth.forshee+lp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

@André: I've updated the firmware in the package below. Can you test
this package and confirm it fixes the issue? Thanks!

http://people.canonical.com/~sforshee/lp1743279/linux-
firmware_1.157.16~pre201801170951_all.deb

** Also affects: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Xenial)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Fix Released

** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Xenial)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Xenial)
       Status: New => In Progress

** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Xenial)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Seth Forshee (sforshee)

** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Xenial)
       Status: In Progress => Incomplete

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Title:
  QCA6174 stops working on newer kernels after second group rekeying

Status in linux-firmware package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in linux-firmware source package in Xenial:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  After upgrading to the 4.13 kernel on Ubuntu 16.04.3, I've noticed my
  WiFi would stop working after every 20 minutes or so. The problem
  initially seems related to some DNS services crashing because of what
  happend in browsers and other software that usually rely on DNS but
  I've noticed I couldn't ping my router and other local devices for
  which I knew the IP addresses. The connection is still presented as
  being connected, but it just doesn't work.

  After googling a lot, I came across this question on askubuntu.com

  https://askubuntu.com/questions/967355/wifi-unstable-
  after-17-10-update

  Which led me to this bug report on Debian's bug tracker:

  https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=879184

  Which led me to this bug in upstream:

  http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/ath10k/2017-September/010088.html

  I've tested the proposed fixes myself and I can confirm they work.

  What causes the WiFi to stop working is a bug related to the group
  rekeying routines.

  It seems it only happens in >4.12 kernels, hence why I've only had
  problems after 4.13 was pushed as the current rolling HWE kernel for
  16.04.3.

  kvalo made the fix available in version WLAN.RM.4.4.1-00051-QCARMSWP-1
  of the firmware-6.bin file, which is the current one present in
  upstream.

  Updating the firmware-6.bin (and board-2.bin, optionally) to any
  version equal or later than that fixes the issue completely.

  -------------------------------------------------------------

  SRU Justification:
  [Impact]
  Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter, available in numerous laptops, including ones that ship with Ubuntu 16.04 pre-installed, silently stops working after the second group rekeying, which is usually few minutes after the user has connected to a WiFi network. The connection status remains unchanged but there's no connectivity at all. This effectively disconnects the user without notifying it of what's occurred.

  Additionally, this happens for the only HWE kernel that's been patched
  against the recent Meltdown vulnerability, leaving the user without
  the option of using a recent kernel and a secure kernel at the same
  time.

  [Test Case]
  After applying the required firmwares, check if the connectivity is unaffected after the second group rekeying, which can be checked with

  $ cat /var/log/syslog | grep wpa_.*rekeying

  [How to fix it]

  Update the firmware-6.bin file to version
  WLAN.RM.4.4.1-00051-QCARMSWP-1 or later.

  [Regression Potential]
  The new firmware overwrites the old one, but since it's been in upstream since October 2017, it should be good.

  -------------------------------------------------------------

  Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
  Release:	16.04

  linux-firmware:
    Instalado: 1.157.14
    Candidato: 1.157.14
    Tabela de versão:
   *** 1.157.14 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 Packages
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       1.157 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages

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