TechInfoDepot:linux driver/ath12k

Basic information

• Module name(s): ath12k
• 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

• QCN6274, QCN9274, WCN7850, WCN7851

Supported (probably) devices

	Interface	FCC ID	Manuf.	Vendor ID	Device ID	Chip1_model	PHY modes	MIMO config	OUI	FCC_date
Gigabyte AORUS GC-WIFI7	PCIe	J9C-QCNCM865 RAS-MT7927 PD9BE200NG JCK-QCNCM865		17cb	1107	WCN7851	abgn+ac+ax+be	2x2:2		2023-08-16
Qualcomm QCNCM865	M.2	J9C-QCNCM865 JCK-QCNCM865		17cb	1107	WCN7851	abgn+ac+ax+be	2x2:2		2023-04-05

unknown

	Interface	FCC ID	Manuf.	Vendor ID	Device ID	Chip1_model	PHY modes	MIMO config	OUI	FCC_date
Gigabyte AORUS GC-WIFI7	PCIe	J9C-QCNCM865 RAS-MT7927 PD9BE200NG JCK-QCNCM865		17cb	1107	WCN7851	abgn+ac+ax+be	2x2:2		2023-08-16
Qualcomm QCNCM865	M.2	J9C-QCNCM865 JCK-QCNCM865		17cb	1107	WCN7851	abgn+ac+ax+be	2x2:2		2023-04-05

External links

• On the Linux Wireless Wiki

Introduction

ath12k is a Linux driver for Qualcomm Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) devices.

ath12k uses mac80211.

• ath12k (LKDDB)

Supported Devices

• WCN7850 (hw2.0) • [17cb:1107]
• WCN7851 (hw2.0) • [17cb:1107] √

Quectel QCNCM865 (M.2) [17cb:1107/1eac:8000]

• QCN6274 (hw2.0) • QCN62xx/92xx • [17cb:1109]
• QCN9274 (hw2.0) • QCN62xx/92xx • [17cb:1109] √

Askey SBE1V1K (IPQ9574, WSI single-phy/3-radio ath12k)

TP-LINK BE800 (V1) • TP-LINK Deco BE85 (IPQ9574)

• IPQ5332 (hw1.0 AHB) (7.0+) • [17cb:1112] ?
• IPQ5424 (hw1.0 AHB) (7.1+) •