ath11k

Basic information

• Module name(s): ath11k
• Authorship tag: vendor, community
• License governing driver source code: Dual BSD/GPL
• Status: in-kernel (WIP)

Function

• MAC architecture / mode: SoftMAC
• Driver framework(s): mac80211
• Firmware status tags: required
• Firmware license tags: redistribution allowed, closed source

Limitations / unimplemented functionality NOS

• Currently missing functionality:
• Notable limitations:

Supported modes

• STA (Station) mode: supported
• IBSS (Ad-Hoc) mode: partial
• AP (Master) mode: supported
• Mesh (802.11s) mode: partial
• P2P mode: unsupported
• Monitor mode: firmware dependant
• Packet injection: firmware dependant

Hardware covered

Supported chips

• QCA2062, QCA2066, QCA6290, QCA6390, QCA6391, QCA6698, WCN6855, WCN6856, IPQ6018, IPQ8074, QCN6024, QCN9024, QCN9074

Supported (probably) devices

	Interface	FCC ID	Manuf.	Vendor ID	Device ID	Chip1_model	PHY modes	MIMO config	OUI	FCC_date
Compex PN01.1	PCIe		Compex			QCN9024	bgn+ax	4x4:4
Compex PN02.1	PCIe		Compex			QCN9074	an+ac+ax	4x4:4
Compex PN02.7	PCIe		Compex			QCN9074	an+ac+ax	4x4:4
Compex WLE3000H2	Mini PCIe		Compex			QCN9024	bgn+ax	4x4:4
Compex WLE3000H5	Mini PCIe		Compex			QCN9074	an+ac+ax	4x4:4
Compex WLE3000H6	Mini PCIe		Compex			QCN9074	an+ac+ax	4x4:4
Compex WLT639	M.2		Compex			QCA6391	abgn+ac+ax	2x2:2	04:F0:21
Fn-Link 8291M-PR	M.2					QCA6391	abgn+ac+ax	2x2:2
Qualcomm Atheros QCNFA524	M.2	J9C-QCNFA524		17cb	1101	QCA6390	abgn+ac+ax	2x2:2		2019-11-20
Qualcomm QCNFA765	M.2	J9C-QCNFA765		17cb	1103	WCN6856	abgn+ac+ax	2x2:2		2021-06-07
Rivet Networks Killer Wireless-AX 500s (DBS)	M.2	J9C-QCNFA524	Foxconn	17cb	1101	QCA6390	abgn+ac+ax	2x2:2	9C:B6:D0	2019-11-20

unknown

	Interface	FCC ID	Manuf.	Vendor ID	Device ID	Chip1_model	PHY modes	MIMO config	OUI	FCC_date
Compex PN01.1	PCIe		Compex			QCN9024	bgn+ax	4x4:4
Compex PN02.1	PCIe		Compex			QCN9074	an+ac+ax	4x4:4
Compex PN02.7	PCIe		Compex			QCN9074	an+ac+ax	4x4:4
Compex WLE3000H2	Mini PCIe		Compex			QCN9024	bgn+ax	4x4:4
Compex WLE3000H5	Mini PCIe		Compex			QCN9074	an+ac+ax	4x4:4
Compex WLE3000H6	Mini PCIe		Compex			QCN9074	an+ac+ax	4x4:4
Compex WLT639	M.2		Compex			QCA6391	abgn+ac+ax	2x2:2	04:F0:21
Fn-Link 8291M-PR	M.2					QCA6391	abgn+ac+ax	2x2:2
Qualcomm Atheros QCNFA524	M.2	J9C-QCNFA524		17cb	1101	QCA6390	abgn+ac+ax	2x2:2		2019-11-20
Qualcomm QCNFA765	M.2	J9C-QCNFA765		17cb	1103	WCN6856	abgn+ac+ax	2x2:2		2021-06-07
Rivet Networks Killer Wireless-AX 500s (DBS)	M.2	J9C-QCNFA524	Foxconn	17cb	1101	QCA6390	abgn+ac+ax	2x2:2	9C:B6:D0	2019-11-20

External links

• On the Linux Wireless Wiki

Introduction

ath11k is a driver for Qualcomm 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) devices, first supporting only

Qualcomm IPQ6018/IPQ8074 SoC using the shared memory AHB bus.

ath11k uses mac80211. It was first included in Linux v5.6 released March 2020.

See also ath12k (Wi-Fi 7).

Supported Devices

• IPQ8074 hw2.0 (v5.6) - WiSoC
• IPQ6018 hw1.0 (v5.10) - WiSoC
• QCN9074 hw1.0 (v5.14) - (QCN6024, QCN9024) Pine
• WCN6855 hw2.0/hw2.1 (v5.17) - (WCN6856) Hastings Prime
• QCA6698AQ hw2.1 (v5.17) - (QCA6696) Cockpit
• QCA6390 hw2.0 (v5.10) - (QCA6290) Napier - (QCA6391) Hastings
• QCA2066 hw2.1 (v5.17) Verona
• QCA2062 hw2.1 (v5.17) Verona

 Tested-on: IPQ8074 hw2.0 AHB WLAN.HK.2.1.0.1-00410-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-2
 Tested-on: IPQ6018 hw1.0 AHB WLAN.HK.2.1.0.1-01161-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1
 Tested-on: QCA6390 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HST.1.0.1-01230-QCAHSTSWPLZ_V2_TO_X86-1