TP-Link Archer C7 v2 AC1750 ath10 firmware crashes

TP-Link AC1750, new install. 5ghz disconnects and stops working after 2 days. 2.4Ghz reconnects frequently.

Model TP-Link Archer C7 v2
Architecture Qualcomm Atheros QCA9558 ver 1 rev 0
Firmware Version OpenWrt 21.02.0 r16279-5cc0535800 / LuCI openwrt-21.02 branch git-21.231.26241-422c175
Kernel Version 5.4.143

Installed software:

root@OpenWrt:~# opkg list-installed | grep ath10
ath10k-board-qca988x - 20201118-3
ath10k-firmware-qca988x-ct - 2020-11-08-1
kmod-ath10k-ct - 5.4.143+2021-06-03-b44cd7b2-2

System-Log:

Thu Sep 16 00:38:49 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94472.134944] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:49 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94472.237342] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:49 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94472.339751] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:49 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94472.442151] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:49 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94472.544565] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:49 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94472.646948] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:49 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94472.749371] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:50 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94472.851773] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:50 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94472.954174] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:50 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94473.056582] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:50 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94473.158961] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:50 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94473.261376] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:50 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94473.363774] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:50 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94473.466174] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:50 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94473.568581] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:50 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94473.670991] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:50 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94473.773389] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:51 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94473.875798] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:51 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94473.978198] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:51 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94474.080603] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:51 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94474.183006] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:51 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94474.285407] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:51 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94474.387810] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:51 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94474.490206] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:51 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94474.592611] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:51 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94474.695014] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:51 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94474.797417] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:52 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94474.899819] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:52 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94475.002223] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:52 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94475.104621] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:52 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94475.207023] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:52 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94475.309427] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:52 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94475.411823] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:52 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.486803] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Cannot communicate with firmware, previous wmi cmds: 40859:23543216 36904:23543115 36954:23543008 36954:23542752, jiffies: 23544000, attempting to fake crash and restart firmware, dev-flags: 0x42
Thu Sep 16 00:38:52 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94475.507801] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: failed to send wmi nop: -11
Thu Sep 16 00:38:52 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94475.513961] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: could not request stats (type -268435456 ret -143 specifier 1)
Thu Sep 16 00:38:52 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94475.523228] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:52 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94475.532017] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: failed to send pdev bss chan info request: -143
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.578820] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: firmware crashed! (guid 7e74fd69-9577-434d-a681-82e14d5bd5a6)
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.info kernel: [94475.587985] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: qca988x hw2.0 target 0x4100016c chip_id 0x043202ff sub 0000:0000
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.info kernel: [94475.597531] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: kconfig debug 0 debugfs 1 tracing 0 dfs 1 testmode 0
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.info kernel: [94475.610168] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: firmware ver 10.1-ct-8x-__fW-022-ecad3248 api 2 features wmi-10.x,has-wmi-mgmt-tx,mfp,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,get-temp-CT,tx-rc-CT,cust-stats-CT,retry-gt2-CT,txrate2-CT,beacon-cb-CT,wmi-block-ack-CT crc32 3e4cf97f
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94475.640991] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.info kernel: [94475.648721] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: board_file api 1 bmi_id N/A crc32 bebc7c08
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.info kernel: [94475.656193] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: htt-ver 2.1 wmi-op 2 htt-op 2 cal file max-sta 128 raw 0 hwcrypto 1
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.666478] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: firmware register dump:
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.672310] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [00]: 0x00940750 0x00400C00 0x00980000 0x009AF0DC
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.680436] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [04]: 0x009AF148 0x009AF264 0x00941B6C 0x00941B20
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.688501] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [08]: 0x00941B00 0x009423A4 0x009422DC 0x009422C4
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.696585] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [12]: 0x00941B90 0x009423F4 0x009423D4 0x009423DC
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.704710] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [16]: 0x009423E4 0x009423EC 0x00942888 0x00942520
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.712795] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [20]: 0x009424FC 0x0094241C 0x00942540 0x00942498
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94475.720891] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.728464] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [24]: 0x00942450 0x0094250C 0x009424D0 0x00942750
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.736540] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [28]: 0x00942798 0x00942844 0x009428C4 0x00942594
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.744667] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [32]: 0x0094258C 0x00942C28 0x00942F4C 0x00942F7C
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.752789] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [36]: 0x00942F90 0x00942FE4 0x00942FF8 0x00943040
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.760862] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [40]: 0x0094077C 0x00940790 0x00943084 0x00942F00
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.768984] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [44]: 0x009AF290 0x00942A80 0x00942D40 0x00942D64
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.777119] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [48]: 0x00942D78 0x00942D9C 0x00957E18 0x00957E28
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.785191] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [52]: 0x00957E20 0x00940788 0x009430EC 0x00000000
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.793234] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [56]: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.801301] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Copy Engine register dump:
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.807405] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [00]: 0x00057400   8   8   3   3
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.813987] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [01]: 0x00057800   4   4 326 327
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.820536] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [02]: 0x00057c00  55  55 118 119
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.827103] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [03]: 0x00058000  26  26  26  26
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.833654] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [04]: 0x00058400   3   3  43   3
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.840201] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [05]: 0x00058800  14  14  13  14
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.846749] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [06]: 0x00058c00  19  19  19  19
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.853295] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [07]: 0x00059000   0   0   0   0
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94475.859871] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94475.867648] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: debug log header, dbuf: 0x411ac0  dropped: 0
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94475.875367] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [0] next: 0x411aa8 buf: 0x40fefc sz: 1500 len: 272 count: 17 free: 0
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.885232] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: ath10k_pci ATH10K_DBG_BUFFER:
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.891538] ath10k: [0000]: 5C40C405 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 7040C405 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.900762] ath10k: [0008]: 8540C405 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 9940C405 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.910057] ath10k: [0016]: AE40C405 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 C240C405 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.919288] ath10k: [0024]: D740C405 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 EB40C405 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94475.928535] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.936106] ath10k: [0032]: 0041C405 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 1441C405 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.945375] ath10k: [0040]: 2941C405 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 3D41C405 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.954641] ath10k: [0048]: 5241C405 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 6641C405 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.963853] ath10k: [0056]: 7B41C405 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 8F41C405 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.973096] ath10k: [0064]: A441C405 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.err kernel: [94475.979139] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: ATH10K_END
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94475.983882] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [1] next: 0x411ac0 buf: 0x40f90c sz: 1500 len: 0 count: 0 free: 0
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94476.026250] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94476.070308] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: removing peer, cleanup-all, deleting: peer 663b8c70 vdev: 0 addr: e8:de:27:67:23:ed
Thu Sep 16 00:38:53 2021 kern.info kernel: [94476.187180] ieee80211 phy0: Hardware restart was requested
Thu Sep 16 00:38:54 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94477.600778] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: 10.1 wmi init: vdevs: 16  peers: 127  tid: 256
Thu Sep 16 00:38:54 2021 kern.info kernel: [94477.618192] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: wmi print 'P 128 V 8 T 410'
Thu Sep 16 00:38:54 2021 kern.info kernel: [94477.624569] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: wmi print 'msdu-desc: 1424  sw-crypt: 0 ct-sta: 0'
Thu Sep 16 00:38:54 2021 kern.info kernel: [94477.632737] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: wmi print 'alloc rem: 24984 iram: 38672'
Thu Sep 16 00:38:54 2021 kern.warn kernel: [94477.706294] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: pdev param 0 not supported by firmware
Thu Sep 16 00:38:54 2021 kern.info kernel: [94477.721181] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: rts threshold -1
Thu Sep 16 00:38:54 2021 kern.info kernel: [94477.739388] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: device successfully recovered

I had what appears to be precisely the same issue on my TP-Link Archer C7 v2 - but for me, it just 'went away' after a reboot. If you haven't done so already, try rebooting, maybe? Since I rebooted, I've had no recurrence.

Edit to add.

I spoke too soon. I'm getting crashes again. I have not tried a CHannel Ananlysis/Scan since rebooting.
Kernel log:

[716862.719859] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[716862.724699] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 0 at backports-5.10.42-1/net/mac80211/rate.c:677 0x8771e750 [mac80211@6f0dbe8b+0x7d0f0]
[716862.735832] Modules linked in: ath9k ath9k_common pppoe ppp_async iptable_nat ath9k_hw ath10k_pci ath10k_core ath xt_state xt_nat xt_conntrack xt_REDIRECT xt_MASQUERADE xt_FLOWOFFLOAD xt_CT pppox ppp_generic nf_nat nf_flow_table_hw nf_flow_table nf_conntrack mac80211 ipt_REJECT cfg80211 xt_time xt_tcpudp xt_multiport xt_mark xt_mac xt_limit xt_comment xt_TCPMSS xt_LOG slhc nf_reject_ipv4 nf_log_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 iptable_mangle iptable_filter ip_tables hwmon crc_ccitt compat ledtrig_usbport nf_log_ipv6 nf_log_common ip6table_mangle ip6table_filter ip6_tables ip6t_REJECT x_tables nf_reject_ipv6 fsl_mph_dr_of ehci_platform ehci_fsl ehci_hcd gpio_button_hotplug usbcore nls_base usb_common
[716862.799002] CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper Not tainted 5.4.143 #0
[716862.805024] Stack : 87780000 800b95d8 80660000 805fa440 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[716862.813600]         00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000001 87c0bc30 eab370c6
[716862.822171]         87c0bcc8 00000000 00000000 00000111 00000038 8057a304 352e342e 31343320
[716862.830741]         00000111 049d9406 00000000 73776170 00000000 87c0bc10 00000000 8771e750
[716862.839312]         00000009 87776a10 871d81a0 80630000 00000002 8031fd68 00000000 80790000
[716862.847887]         ...
[716862.850463] Call Trace:
[716862.850478] [<87780000>] 0x87780000 [ath10k_core@0770e158+0x6bb00]
[716862.859406] [<800b95d8>] 0x800b95d8
[716862.863041] [<80660000>] 0x80660000
[716862.866678] [<8057a304>] 0x8057a304
[716862.870317] [<8771e750>] 0x8771e750 [mac80211@6f0dbe8b+0x7d0f0]
[716862.876425] [<8031fd68>] 0x8031fd68
[716862.880048] [<87780000>] 0x87780000 [ath10k_core@0770e158+0x6bb00]
[716862.886407] [<80069364>] 0x80069364
[716862.890040] [<8006936c>] 0x8006936c
[716862.893672] [<800821b4>] 0x800821b4
[716862.897306] [<8771e750>] 0x8771e750 [mac80211@6f0dbe8b+0x7d0f0]
[716862.903399] [<8008225c>] 0x8008225c
[716862.907047] [<8771e750>] 0x8771e750 [mac80211@6f0dbe8b+0x7d0f0]
[716862.913150] [<8772e650>] 0x8772e650 [mac80211@6f0dbe8b+0x7d0f0]
[716862.919253] [<87790cd0>] 0x87790cd0 [ath10k_core@0770e158+0x6bb00]
[716862.925614] [<800c3bfc>] 0x800c3bfc
[716862.929254] [<873a95cc>] 0x873a95cc [ath9k@93334c69+0x19110]
[716862.935103] [<873ac928>] 0x873ac928 [ath9k@93334c69+0x19110]
[716862.940957] [<873a4400>] 0x873a4400 [ath9k@93334c69+0x19110]
[716862.946808] [<87730ccc>] 0x87730ccc [mac80211@6f0dbe8b+0x7d0f0]
[716862.952923] [<87730e20>] 0x87730e20 [mac80211@6f0dbe8b+0x7d0f0]
[716862.959038] [<87738b50>] 0x87738b50 [mac80211@6f0dbe8b+0x7d0f0]
[716862.965149] [<8773a774>] 0x8773a774 [mac80211@6f0dbe8b+0x7d0f0]
[716862.971262] [<873a4c28>] 0x873a4c28 [ath9k@93334c69+0x19110]
[716862.977091] [<80660000>] 0x80660000
[716862.980724] [<80660000>] 0x80660000
[716862.984358] [<80085040>] 0x80085040
[716862.987984] [<800ba4d0>] 0x800ba4d0
[716862.991619] [<8057f8b8>] 0x8057f8b8
[716862.995252] [<800bf060>] 0x800bf060
[716862.998888] [<802bf580>] 0x802bf580
[716863.002523] [<80064f78>] 0x80064f78
[716863.006153] 
[716863.007748] ---[ end trace b839a6f9bc319520 ]---
[716863.079435] ------------[ cut here ]------------

System log:

Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041951.894363] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 0 at backports-5.10.42-1/net/mac80211/rate.c:677 0x8771e750 [mac80211@6f0dbe8b+0x7d0f0]
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041951.905573] Modules linked in: ath9k ath9k_common pppoe ppp_async iptable_nat ath9k_hw ath10k_pci ath10k_core ath xt_state xt_nat xt_conntrack xt_REDIRECT xt_MASQUERADE xt_FLOWOFFLOAD xt_CT pppox ppp_generic nf_nat nf_flow_table_hw nf_flow_table nf_conntrack mac80211 ipt_REJECT cfg80211 xt_time xt_tcpudp xt_multiport xt_mark xt_mac xt_limit xt_comment xt_TCPMSS xt_LOG slhc nf_reject_ipv4 nf_log_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 iptable_mangle iptable_filter ip_tables hwmon crc_ccitt compat ledtrig_usbport nf_log_ipv6 nf_log_common ip6table_mangle ip6table_filter ip6_tables ip6t_REJECT x_tables nf_reject_ipv6 fsl_mph_dr_of ehci_platform ehci_fsl ehci_hcd gpio_button_hotplug usbcore nls_base usb_common
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041951.968815] CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper Tainted: G        W         5.4.143 #0
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041951.976324] Stack : 87780000 800b95d8 80660000 805fa440 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041951.984987]         00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000001 87c0bc30 eab370c6
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041951.993654]         87c0bcc8 00000000 00000000 0000034b 00000038 8057a304 20202057 20202020
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.002315]         0000034b 7d80b170 00000000 000ec86f 00000000 87c0bc10 00000000 8771e750
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.010973]         00000009 87776a10 871d81a0 80630000 00000003 8031fd68 00000000 80790000
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.019631]         ...
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.022288] Call Trace:
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.022303] [<87780000>] 0x87780000 [ath10k_core@0770e158+0x6bb00]
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.031409] [<800b95d8>] 0x800b95d8
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.035123] [<80660000>] 0x80660000
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.038848] [<8057a304>] 0x8057a304
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.042576] [<8771e750>] 0x8771e750 [mac80211@6f0dbe8b+0x7d0f0]
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.048780] [<8031fd68>] 0x8031fd68
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.052501] [<87780000>] 0x87780000 [ath10k_core@0770e158+0x6bb00]
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.058946] [<80069364>] 0x80069364
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.062668] [<8006936c>] 0x8006936c
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.066391] [<800821b4>] 0x800821b4
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.070118] [<8771e750>] 0x8771e750 [mac80211@6f0dbe8b+0x7d0f0]
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.076303] [<8008225c>] 0x8008225c
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.080022] [<8044f8a8>] 0x8044f8a8
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.083754] [<8771e750>] 0x8771e750 [mac80211@6f0dbe8b+0x7d0f0]
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.089951] [<8772e650>] 0x8772e650 [mac80211@6f0dbe8b+0x7d0f0]
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.096136] [<803dea4c>] 0x803dea4c
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.099860] [<800c3bfc>] 0x800c3bfc
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.103588] [<873a95cc>] 0x873a95cc [ath9k@93334c69+0x19110]
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.109524] [<873ac928>] 0x873ac928 [ath9k@93334c69+0x19110]
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.115457] [<873a4400>] 0x873a4400 [ath9k@93334c69+0x19110]
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.121387] [<87730ccc>] 0x87730ccc [mac80211@6f0dbe8b+0x7d0f0]
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.127583] [<87730e20>] 0x87730e20 [mac80211@6f0dbe8b+0x7d0f0]
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.133780] [<87738b50>] 0x87738b50 [mac80211@6f0dbe8b+0x7d0f0]
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.139985] [<8773a774>] 0x8773a774 [mac80211@6f0dbe8b+0x7d0f0]
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.146188] [<873a4c28>] 0x873a4c28 [ath9k@93334c69+0x19110]
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.152113] [<80660000>] 0x80660000
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.155833] [<80660000>] 0x80660000
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.159556] [<80085040>] 0x80085040
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.163278] [<800ba4d0>] 0x800ba4d0
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.167001] [<8057f8b8>] 0x8057f8b8
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.170722] [<800bf060>] 0x800bf060
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.174439] [<802bf580>] 0x802bf580
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.178165] [<80064f78>] 0x80064f78
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.181878]
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.183562] ---[ end trace b839a6f9bc31952c ]---
Fri Sep 17 11:00:03 2021 kern.warn kernel: [1041952.261750] ------------[ cut here ]------------

@Limentinus - I tried rebooting and powering down. I've even re-installed the software. I get this firmware crash as below.

The way I could reproduce it was to go to "Status -> Channel Analysis" after that it seem to be crashing frequently. I will try to power it down and avoid using the tool to test if this makes a difference.

Fri Sep 17 02:53:56 2021 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 38:53:9c:02:9e:58 WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Fri Sep 17 02:55:16 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  715.384550] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:16 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  715.486951] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:16 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  715.589357] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:16 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  715.691853] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:16 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  715.794160] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:16 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  715.896651] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:16 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  715.998963] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:16 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  716.101366] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:17 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  716.203776] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:17 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  716.306176] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:17 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  716.408573] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:17 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  716.511055] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:17 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  716.613383] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:17 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  716.715782] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:17 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  716.818185] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:17 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  716.920654] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:17 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  717.022994] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:17 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  717.125392] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:18 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  717.227800] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:18 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  717.330209] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:18 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  717.432600] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:18 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  717.535024] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:18 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  717.637409] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:18 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  717.739810] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:18 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  717.842227] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:18 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  717.944726] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:18 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  718.047037] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:18 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  718.149439] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:19 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  718.251834] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:19 2021 kern.err kernel: [  718.342372] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Cannot communicate with firmware, previous wmi cmds: 36954:104010 36904:103818 36904:103806 36952:103760, jiffies: 104576, attempting to fake crash and restart firmware, dev-flags: 0x42
Fri Sep 17 02:55:19 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  718.362450] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:19 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  718.370097] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: failed to transmit management frame via WMI: -11
Fri Sep 17 02:55:19 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  718.378232] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: failed to transmit management frame via WMI: -143
Fri Sep 17 02:55:19 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  718.456634] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:19 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  718.559052] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:19 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  718.661454] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:19 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  718.763849] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:19 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  718.866244] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:19 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  718.968683] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:19 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  719.071056] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:19 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  719.113079] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: failed to start hw scan: -143
Fri Sep 17 02:55:19 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  719.119566] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: failed to send wmi nop: -143
Fri Sep 17 02:55:19 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  719.125811] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: could not request stats (type -268435456 ret -143 specifier 1)
Fri Sep 17 02:55:19 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  719.135419] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: failed to send pdev bss chan info request: -143
Fri Sep 17 02:55:19 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  719.144263] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: failed to set beacon mode for vdev 0: -143
Fri Sep 17 02:55:19 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  719.151839] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: failed to set dtim period for vdev 0: -143
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.168920] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: firmware crashed! (guid 02b8b47e-5d21-48ab-ac1a-32b6a032bc83)
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  719.178117] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.info kernel: [  719.185905] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: qca988x hw2.0 target 0x4100016c chip_id 0x043202ff sub 0000:0000
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.info kernel: [  719.195395] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: kconfig debug 0 debugfs 1 tracing 0 dfs 1 testmode 0
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.info kernel: [  719.207902] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: firmware ver 10.1-ct-8x-__fW-022-ecad3248 api 2 features wmi-10.x,has-wmi-mgmt-tx,mfp,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,get-temp-CT,tx-rc-CT,cust-stats-CT,retry-gt2-CT,txrate2-CT,beacon-cb-CT,wmi-block-ack-CT crc32 3e4cf97f
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.info kernel: [  719.238906] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: board_file api 1 bmi_id N/A crc32 bebc7c08
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.info kernel: [  719.246432] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: htt-ver 2.1 wmi-op 2 htt-op 2 cal file max-sta 128 raw 0 hwcrypto 1
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.256270] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: firmware register dump:
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.262048] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [00]: 0x00940750 0x00400C00 0x00980000 0x009AF0DC
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.270163] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [04]: 0x009AF148 0x009AF264 0x00941B6C 0x00941B20
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  719.278280] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.285877] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [08]: 0x00941B00 0x009423A4 0x009422DC 0x009422C4
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.294000] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [12]: 0x00941B90 0x009423F4 0x009423D4 0x009423DC
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.302165] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [16]: 0x009423E4 0x009423EC 0x00942888 0x00942520
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.310337] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [20]: 0x009424FC 0x0094241C 0x00942540 0x00942498
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.318451] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [24]: 0x00942450 0x0094250C 0x009424D0 0x00942750
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.326594] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [28]: 0x00942798 0x00942844 0x009428C4 0x00942594
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.334665] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [32]: 0x0094258C 0x00942C28 0x00942F4C 0x00942F7C
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.342787] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [36]: 0x00942F90 0x00942FE4 0x00942FF8 0x00943040
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.350936] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [40]: 0x0094077C 0x00940790 0x00943084 0x00942F00
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.359009] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [44]: 0x009AF290 0x00942A80 0x00942D40 0x00942D64
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.367123] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [48]: 0x00942D78 0x00942D9C 0x00957E18 0x00957E28
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.375197] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [52]: 0x00957E20 0x00940788 0x009430EC 0x00000000
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  719.383291] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.390953] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [56]: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.399034] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Copy Engine register dump:
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.405160] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [00]: 0x00057400   8   8   3   3
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.411751] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [01]: 0x00057800  19  19  53  54
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.418321] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [02]: 0x00057c00  44  44  43  44
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.424868] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [03]: 0x00058000   5   5   5   5
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.431415] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [04]: 0x00058400 2715 2715 119  79
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.438137] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [05]: 0x00058800  21  21 372 373
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.444684] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [06]: 0x00058c00   5   5   5   5
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.451246] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [07]: 0x00059000   0   0   0   0
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  719.458199] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: debug log header, dbuf: 0x411ac0  dropped: 0
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  719.465915] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [0] next: 0x411aa8 buf: 0x40fefc sz: 1500 len: 624 count: 39 free: 0
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.475795] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: ath10k_pci ATH10K_DBG_BUFFER:
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  719.482154] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.489726] ath10k: [0000]: 4C550B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 60550B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.498988] ath10k: [0008]: 75550B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 89550B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.508282] ath10k: [0016]: 9E550B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 B2550B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.517566] ath10k: [0024]: C7550B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 DB550B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.526863] ath10k: [0032]: F0550B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 04560B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.536145] ath10k: [0040]: 19560B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 2D560B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.545439] ath10k: [0048]: 42560B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 56560B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.554728] ath10k: [0056]: 6B560B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 7F560B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.564043] ath10k: [0064]: 94560B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 A8560B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.573413] ath10k: [0072]: BD560B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 D1560B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.582771] ath10k: [0080]: E6560B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 FA560B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  719.592031] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.599779] ath10k: [0088]: 0F570B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 23570B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.609120] ath10k: [0096]: 38570B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 4C570B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.618413] ath10k: [0104]: 61570B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 75570B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.627829] ath10k: [0112]: 8A570B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 9E570B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.637225] ath10k: [0120]: B3570B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 C7570B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.646519] ath10k: [0128]: DC570B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 F0570B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.655790] ath10k: [0136]: 05580B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 19580B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.665054] ath10k: [0144]: 2E580B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000 42580B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.674324] ath10k: [0152]: 57580B00 204CFC0B 09000000 0B000000
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.err kernel: [  719.680370] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: ATH10K_END
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  719.685009] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: [1] next: 0x411ac0 buf: 0x40f90c sz: 1500 len: 0 count: 0 free: 0
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  719.694516] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  719.714648] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: failed to set cts protection for vdev 0: -143
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  719.722579] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: failed to recalculate rts/cts prot for vdev 0: -143
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  719.730956] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: failed to set preamble for vdev 0: -143
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  719.738235] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: failed to set mgmt tx rate -143
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: nl80211: nl80211_recv_beacons->nl_recvmsgs failed: -5
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  719.788010] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  719.890289] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  719.992674] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:20 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  720.095403] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:21 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  720.197820] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:21 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  720.300195] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: SWBA overrun on vdev 0, skipped old beacon
Fri Sep 17 02:55:21 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  720.338630] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: removing peer, cleanup-all, deleting: peer 5e5273ae vdev: 0 addr: 38:53:9c:02:9e:58
Fri Sep 17 02:55:21 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  720.349803] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: removing peer, cleanup-all, deleting: peer cb4865a8 vdev: 0 addr: e8:de:27:67:23:ed
Fri Sep 17 02:55:21 2021 kern.info kernel: [  720.463649] ieee80211 phy0: Hardware restart was requested
Fri Sep 17 02:55:22 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  721.432058] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: 10.1 wmi init: vdevs: 16  peers: 127  tid: 256
Fri Sep 17 02:55:22 2021 kern.info kernel: [  721.449483] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: wmi print 'P 128 V 8 T 410'
Fri Sep 17 02:55:22 2021 kern.info kernel: [  721.455854] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: wmi print 'msdu-desc: 1424  sw-crypt: 0 ct-sta: 0'
Fri Sep 17 02:55:22 2021 kern.info kernel: [  721.464020] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: wmi print 'alloc rem: 24984 iram: 38672'
Fri Sep 17 02:55:22 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  721.532776] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: pdev param 0 not supported by firmware
Fri Sep 17 02:55:22 2021 kern.warn kernel: [  721.540137] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: set-coverage-class, phyclk: 88  value: 0
Fri Sep 17 02:55:22 2021 kern.info kernel: [  721.548515] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: rts threshold -1
Fri Sep 17 02:55:22 2021 kern.info kernel: [  721.564304] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: device successfully recovered

known issue. There's no known solution.

Use non-ct drivers. Fine for me since 19.x, 21.x

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Thank you @Catfriend1, the solution is to replace the -ct drivers with the non "-ct" versions?

From:

ath10k-firmware-qca988x-ct - 2020-11-08-1
kmod-ath10k-ct - 5.4.143+2021-06-03-b44cd7b2-2

to:

ath10k-firmware-qca988x - 20201118-3 
kmod-ath10k - 5.4.143+5.10.42-1-1 

Do I lose any functionality or have other stability issues? I am curious why the "-ct" versions are selected to be the default install, supposedly are the "-ct" versions considered more stable on other platforms?

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From what I have tested so far the 5g scanning function seem to crash the firmware. Either "Status->Channel Analysis" or under "Wireless" to scan for a 5ghz SSID. In both scenarios the firmware keeps crashing until power off.

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@rfc4711 for me it's a win as I gain 802.11s mesh and a lot of stability I've moreoften requested here with some others that non-ct should be default but some said "hey ct is open source".

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Thank you! thats exactly what I need.

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Thank you Catfriend1.

I can confirm that, so far, using the Qualcom-Atheros ath10k firmware, I have had no crashes.

For those wondering, the ath10k drivers from Qualcom-Atheros are not open source.

The ath10k**-ct** drivers are produced by Candela Technologies http://www.candelatech.com/ath10k.php

Candela Technologies obtained ath10k firmware source code NDA in order to add virtual-station emulation to the ath10k firmware and linux driver. In adding these features, Candela made quite a few other bug fixes and changes to the ath10k firmware. Candela makes these firmware images available...

http://www.candelatech.com/ath10k-10.4.php

There are two types of CT firmware: The community version supports all features EXCEPT connecting multiple vifs to the same AP when using encryption. The community version may be used for any purpose allowed by the official firmware from Qualcom-Atheros, including commercial applications.

Any and all bug reports involving this firmware (and the modified kernels from Candela Technologies) should be sent to support@candelatech.com. Qualcom-Atheros is not responsible for the changes made to the modified firmware and should not be bothered with bug reports relating to it. Reports of success are welcome as well! To submit a useful bug report, please include kernel logs, especially any firmware crash logs. These crash logs are often chunks of ascii hex. Candela has tools that can usually decode these, but due to NDA issues, these tools may not be shared with the general public. Candela engineers will attempt to decode any reported crashes and provide help as possible. Note that unless you have a contract with Candela that provides otherwise, any help with bugs may be slow or even not much actual help at all. Please also report the kernel version and any other details about how the problem was triggered.

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