Problem is with Atheros Bluetooth on kernel 4.14.8-r1. Description is given below. The problem does not appear under kernel 4.12.12. Laptop: MSI GT70 Dominator Pro Linux dominator 4.14.8-gentoo-r1 #1 SMP Sun Dec 24 16:41:58 CET 2017 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4810MQ CPU @ 2.80GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux [ 1.586423] usb 3-11: string descriptor 0 read error: -22 [ 1.587562] usb 3-11: New USB device found, idVendor=0cf3, idProduct=3004 [ 1.588503] usb 3-11: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 [ 1.590058] usb 3-11: Direct firmware load for ar3k/AthrBT_0x11020000.dfu failed with error -2 [ 1.591035] Bluetooth: Patch file not found ar3k/AthrBT_0x11020000.dfu [ 1.592075] Bluetooth: Loading patch file failed [ 1.593000] ath3k: probe of 3-11:1.0 failed with error -2 lsusb: Bus 003 Device 005: ID 0cf3:3004 Qualcomm Atheros Communications AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 usb-devices: T: Bus=03 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=10 Cnt=01 Dev#= 5 Spd=12 MxCh= 0 D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=e0(wlcon) Sub=01 Prot=01 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1 P: Vendor=0cf3 ProdID=3004 Rev=00.01 C: #Ifs= 2 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=100mA I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=e0(wlcon) Sub=01 Prot=01 Driver=(none) I: If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=e0(wlcon) Sub=01 Prot=01 Driver=(none) kernel .config: # # Bluetooth device drivers # CONFIG_BT_HCIBTUSB=y CONFIG_BT_HCIBTUSB_BCM=y CONFIG_BT_HCIBTUSB_RTL=y CONFIG_BT_HCIUART=y CONFIG_BT_HCIUART_H4=y CONFIG_BT_HCIUART_ATH3K=y CONFIG_BT_ATH3K=y root [/usr/src/linux] # eix linux-firmw [I] sys-kernel/linux-firmware Available versions: 20170314 ~20171009 ~20171123 ~20171206 **99999999 {savedconfig} Installed versions: 20170314(10:55:32 AM 01/02/2018)(-savedconfig) Homepage: https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git Description: Linux firmware files Works with kernel 4.12.12 (same config for Bluetooth): Linux dominator 4.12.12-gentoo #5 SMP Tue Jan 2 11:37:29 CET 2018 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4810MQ CPU @ 2.80GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux [ 2.855719] usb 3-11: string descriptor 0 read error: -22 [ 2.855723] usb 3-11: New USB device found, idVendor=0cf3, idProduct=3004 [ 2.855724] usb 3-11: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 lsusb: Bus 003 Device 006: ID 0cf3:3004 Qualcomm Atheros Communications AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 usb-devices: T: Bus=03 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=10 Cnt=01 Dev#= 6 Spd=12 MxCh= 0 D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=e0(wlcon) Sub=01 Prot=01 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1 P: Vendor=0cf3 ProdID=3004 Rev=00.02 C: #Ifs= 2 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=100mA I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=e0(wlcon) Sub=01 Prot=01 Driver=btusb I: If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=e0(wlcon) Sub=01 Prot=01 Driver=btusb
Do you get the same for sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.14.11-r2?
There is no improvement in: sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.14.11-r2 sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.14.12