R7800 running 19.07.3 is reporting direct firmware load errors. Is that to be expected?
Full dmesg output here; excerpt below:
[ 11.800424] ath10k 4.19 driver, optimized for CT firmware, probing pci device: 0x46.
[ 11.802090] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0140 -> 0142)
[ 11.807360] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: enabling bus mastering
[ 11.807813] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: pci irq msi oper_irq_mode 2 irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0
[ 11.977822] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/fwcfg-pci-0000:01:00.0.txt failed with error -2
[ 11.977857] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: Falling back to user helper
[ 12.012750] firmware ath10k!fwcfg-pci-0000:01:00.0.txt: firmware_loading_store: map pages failed
[ 12.016533] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA9984/hw1.0/ct-firmware-5.bin failed with error -2
[ 12.020609] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: Falling back to user helper
[ 12.050301] firmware ath10k!QCA9984!hw1.0!ct-firmware-5.bin: firmware_loading_store: map pages failed
[ 12.050503] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA9984/hw1.0/ct-firmware-2.bin failed with error -2
[ 12.058608] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: Falling back to user helper
[ 12.084306] firmware ath10k!QCA9984!hw1.0!ct-firmware-2.bin: firmware_loading_store: map pages failed
[ 12.084479] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA9984/hw1.0/firmware-6.bin failed with error -2
[ 12.092503] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: Falling back to user helper
[ 12.129104] firmware ath10k!QCA9984!hw1.0!firmware-6.bin: firmware_loading_store: map pages failed
[ 12.354493] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: qca9984/qca9994 hw1.0 target 0x01000000 chip_id 0x00000000 sub 168c:cafe
[ 12.354527] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: kconfig debug 0 debugfs 1 tracing 0 dfs 1 testmode 0
[ 12.365260] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: firmware ver 10.4b-ct-9984-fW-012-17ba98334 api 5 features mfp,peer-flow-ctrl,txstatus-noack,wmi-10.x-CT,ratemask-CT,regdump-CT,txrate-CT,flush-all-CT,pingpong-CT,ch-regs-CT,nop-CT,set-special-CT,tx-rc-CT,cust-stats-CT,txrate2-CT,beacon-cb-CT,wmi-block-ack-CT,wmi-bcn-rc-CT crc32 877928bc
[ 14.692120] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: board_file api 2 bmi_id 0:1 crc32 85498734
[ 20.536800] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: 10.4 wmi init: vdevs: 16 peers: 48 tid: 96
[ 20.536827] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: msdu-desc: 2500 skid: 32
[ 20.618600] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: wmi print 'P 48/48 V 16 K 144 PH 176 T 186 msdu-desc: 2500 sw-crypt: 0 ct-sta: 0'
[ 20.619436] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: wmi print 'free: 81784 iram: 23220 sram: 14440'
[ 20.876570] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: htt-ver 2.2 wmi-op 6 htt-op 4 cal pre-cal-file max-sta 32 raw 0 hwcrypto 1
[ 20.972309] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x0
[ 20.972321] ath: EEPROM indicates default country code should be used
[ 20.972330] ath: doing EEPROM country->regdmn map search
[ 20.972346] ath: country maps to regdmn code: 0x3a
[ 20.972358] ath: Country alpha2 being used: US
[ 20.972367] ath: Regpair used: 0x3a
[ 20.977034] ath10k_pci 0001:01:00.0: assign IRQ: got 100
[ 20.977070] ath10k 4.19 driver, optimized for CT firmware, probing pci device: 0x46.
[ 20.978043] ath10k_pci 0001:01:00.0: enabling device (0140 -> 0142)
[ 20.984090] ath10k_pci 0001:01:00.0: enabling bus mastering
[ 20.984725] ath10k_pci 0001:01:00.0: pci irq msi oper_irq_mode 2 irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0
[ 21.164978] ath10k_pci 0001:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/fwcfg-pci-0001:01:00.0.txt failed with error -2
[ 21.165008] ath10k_pci 0001:01:00.0: Falling back to user helper
[ 21.283044] firmware ath10k!fwcfg-pci-0001:01:00.0.txt: firmware_loading_store: map pages failed
[ 21.285328] ath10k_pci 0001:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA9984/hw1.0/ct-firmware-5.bin failed with error -2
[ 21.290904] ath10k_pci 0001:01:00.0: Falling back to user helper
[ 21.318387] firmware ath10k!QCA9984!hw1.0!ct-firmware-5.bin: firmware_loading_store: map pages failed
[ 21.318546] ath10k_pci 0001:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA9984/hw1.0/ct-firmware-2.bin failed with error -2
[ 21.326675] ath10k_pci 0001:01:00.0: Falling back to user helper
[ 21.352601] firmware ath10k!QCA9984!hw1.0!ct-firmware-2.bin: firmware_loading_store: map pages failed
[ 21.352747] ath10k_pci 0001:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA9984/hw1.0/firmware-6.bin failed with error -2
[ 21.360925] ath10k_pci 0001:01:00.0: Falling back to user helper
[ 21.388130] firmware ath10k!QCA9984!hw1.0!firmware-6.bin: firmware_loading_store: map pages failed
[ 21.388265] ath10k_pci 0001:01:00.0: qca9984/qca9994 hw1.0 target 0x01000000 chip_id 0x00000000 sub 168c:cafe
[ 21.396084] ath10k_pci 0001:01:00.0: kconfig debug 0 debugfs 1 tracing 0 dfs 1 testmode 0
[ 21.407950] ath10k_pci 0001:01:00.0: firmware ver 10.4b-ct-9984-fW-012-17ba98334 api 5 features mfp,peer-flow-ctrl,txstatus-noack,wmi-10.x-CT,ratemask-CT,regdump-CT,txrate-CT,flush-all-CT,pingpong-CT,ch-regs-CT,nop-CT,set-special-CT,tx-rc-CT,cust-stats-CT,txrate2-CT,beacon-cb-CT,wmi-block-ack-CT,wmi-bcn-rc-CT crc32 877928bc
[ 23.747196] ath10k_pci 0001:01:00.0: board_file api 2 bmi_id 0:2 crc32 85498734
[ 29.619358] ath10k_pci 0001:01:00.0: 10.4 wmi init: vdevs: 16 peers: 48 tid: 96
[ 29.619383] ath10k_pci 0001:01:00.0: msdu-desc: 2500 skid: 32
[ 29.703259] ath10k_pci 0001:01:00.0: wmi print 'P 48/48 V 16 K 144 PH 176 T 186 msdu-desc: 2500 sw-crypt: 0 ct-sta: 0'
[ 29.704136] ath10k_pci 0001:01:00.0: wmi print 'free: 81784 iram: 23220 sram: 14440'
[ 30.071285] ath10k_pci 0001:01:00.0: htt-ver 2.2 wmi-op 6 htt-op 4 cal pre-cal-file max-sta 32 raw 0 hwcrypto 1
[ 30.176513] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x0
[ 30.176528] ath: EEPROM indicates default country code should be used
[ 30.176539] ath: doing EEPROM country->regdmn map search
[ 30.176558] ath: country maps to regdmn code: 0x3a
[ 30.176573] ath: Country alpha2 being used: US
[ 30.176585] ath: Regpair used: 0x3a
[ 30.185853] kmodloader: done loading kernel modules from /etc/modules.d/*
[ 32.710744] print_req_error: I/O error, dev mtdblock0, sector 0
[ 32.711179] print_req_error: I/O error, dev mtdblock0, sector 8
[ 32.715959] print_req_error: I/O error, dev mtdblock0, sector 16
[ 32.721767] print_req_error: I/O error, dev mtdblock0, sector 24
[ 32.732309] print_req_error: I/O error, dev mtdblock0, sector 0
[ 32.733608] Buffer I/O error on dev mtdblock0, logical block 0, async page read
[ 32.758326] print_req_error: I/O error, dev mtdblock1, sector 0
[ 32.758759] print_req_error: I/O error, dev mtdblock1, sector 8
[ 32.763496] print_req_error: I/O error, dev mtdblock1, sector 16
[ 32.769346] print_req_error: I/O error, dev mtdblock1, sector 24
[ 32.775756] print_req_error: I/O error, dev mtdblock1, sector 0
[ 32.781189] Buffer I/O error on dev mtdblock1, logical block 0, async page read
[ 33.449502] Generic PHY fixed-0:01: attached PHY driver [Generic PHY] (mii_bus:phy_addr=fixed-0:01, irq=POLL)
[ 33.450180] dwmac1000: Master AXI performs any burst length
[ 33.458498] ipq806x-gmac-dwmac 37400000.ethernet eth1: IEEE 1588-2008 Advanced Timestamp supported
[ 33.463967] ipq806x-gmac-dwmac 37400000.ethernet eth1: registered PTP clock
[ 33.472896] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth1: link is not ready
[ 33.481244] br-guest: port 1(eth1.3) entered blocking state
[ 33.485645] br-guest: port 1(eth1.3) entered disabled state
[ 33.491194] device eth1.3 entered promiscuous mode
[ 33.496659] device eth1 entered promiscuous mode
[ 33.502382] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): br-guest: link is not ready
[ 33.532873] br-lan: port 1(eth1.1) entered blocking state
[ 33.532901] br-lan: port 1(eth1.1) entered disabled state
[ 33.537520] device eth1.1 entered promiscuous mode
[ 33.544357] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): br-lan: link is not ready
[ 33.553737] Generic PHY fixed-0:00: attached PHY driver [Generic PHY] (mii_bus:phy_addr=fixed-0:00, irq=POLL)
[ 33.554445] dwmac1000: Master AXI performs any burst length
[ 33.563300] ipq806x-gmac-dwmac 37200000.ethernet eth0: IEEE 1588-2008 Advanced Timestamp supported
[ 33.568868] ipq806x-gmac-dwmac 37200000.ethernet eth0: registered PTP clock
[ 33.578205] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 33.598560] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0.2: link is not ready
[ 34.553426] ipq806x-gmac-dwmac 37400000.ethernet eth1: Link is Up - 1Gbps/Full - flow control off
[ 34.633307] ipq806x-gmac-dwmac 37200000.ethernet eth0: Link is Up - 1Gbps/Full - flow control off
[ 40.184840] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: 10.4 wmi init: vdevs: 16 peers: 48 tid: 96
[ 40.184866] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: msdu-desc: 2500 skid: 32
[ 40.266728] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: wmi print 'P 48/48 V 16 K 144 PH 176 T 186 msdu-desc: 2500 sw-crypt: 0 ct-sta: 0'
[ 40.267587] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: wmi print 'free: 81784 iram: 23220 sram: 14440'
[ 40.621324] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: Firmware lacks feature flag indicating a retry limit of > 2 is OK, requested limit: 4
[ 40.621567] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 40.638150] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
[ 40.638772] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0.2: link becomes ready
[ 40.643846] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth1: link becomes ready
[ 40.654332] br-lan: port 1(eth1.1) entered blocking state
[ 40.656004] br-lan: port 1(eth1.1) entered forwarding state
[ 40.661705] br-guest: port 1(eth1.3) entered blocking state
[ 40.667018] br-guest: port 1(eth1.3) entered forwarding state
[ 40.676674] br-lan: port 2(wlan0) entered blocking state
[ 40.678400] br-lan: port 2(wlan0) entered disabled state
[ 40.684058] device wlan0 entered promiscuous mode
[ 40.689417] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): br-lan: link becomes ready
[ 40.693884] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): br-guest: link becomes ready
[ 40.727423] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: NOTE: Firmware DBGLOG output disabled in debug_mask: 0x10000000
[ 41.379378] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
[ 41.379564] br-lan: port 2(wlan0) entered blocking state
[ 41.384903] br-lan: port 2(wlan0) entered forwarding state
[ 41.396490] br-guest: port 2(wlan0-1) entered blocking state
[ 41.396531] br-guest: port 2(wlan0-1) entered disabled state
[ 41.401522] device wlan0-1 entered promiscuous mode
[ 41.432923] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0-1: link is not ready
[ 41.432959] br-guest: port 2(wlan0-1) entered blocking state
[ 41.438056] br-guest: port 2(wlan0-1) entered forwarding state
[ 41.545248] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0-1: link becomes ready
[ 45.356287] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: Invalid peer id 1 or peer stats buffer, peer: dc0d5600 sta: (null)
[10624.690133] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: Invalid VHT mcs 15 peer stats