Bug 2440298 - linux-firmware-20260110-1: Severe download throughput regression on MediaTek MT7922 (mt7921e)
Summary: linux-firmware-20260110-1: Severe download throughput regression on MediaTek ...
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Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: linux-firmware
Version: 43
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
unspecified
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: David Woodhouse
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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: 2441661 (view as bug list)
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-02-16 21:06 UTC by Justin Christensen
Modified: 2026-05-21 02:19 UTC (History)
7 users (show)

Fixed In Version: linux-firmware-20260410-1.fc42 linux-firmware-20260410-1.fc43 linux-firmware-20260410-1.fc44
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Last Closed: 2026-04-23 00:55:43 UTC
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Description Justin Christensen 2026-02-16 21:06:40 UTC
Brand new machine with brand new installation of Fedora Server 43. Updated all packages and firmware to the latest and greatest. Wi-Fi download speeds were at to ~6 Mbps, while upload speeds remained normal (~140-150 Mbps). Download latency also spiked significantly during throughput tests (reaching ~200ms). Downgrading firmware brought download speeds back to normal.

Steps to Reproduce:

    Install linux-firmware-20260110-1.fc43.

    Connect to a 5GHz WiFi network.

    Speed test through Ookla CLI.

    Observe near-total loss of download performance.

Actual Results: Download: 6.62 Mbps | Upload: 140.05 Mbps | Download Latency: 196.36 ms

Expected Results: Download: >600 Mbps | Upload: >900 Mbps (symmetric/Gigabit line speed)

Workaround/Fix: Downgrading to the previous firmware package (linux-firmware-20251021-1) followed by a cold boot (complete power cycle to clear the chip's SRAM) restores full performance.

Confirmed Working Results (after downgrade): Download: 609.35 Mbps | Upload: 938.39 Mbps | Download Latency: 10.10 ms

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install linux-firmware-20260110-1.fc43.
2. Connect to a 5GHz WiFi network.
3. Speed test through Ookla speed test CLI or similar.
Actual Results:
Download: 6.62 Mbps | Upload: 140.05 Mbps | Download Latency: 196.36 ms

Expected Results:
Download: >600 Mbps | Upload: >900 Mbps (symmetric/Gigabit line speed)

Comment 1 Marcin 2026-02-20 12:52:41 UTC
Hi,
I have the same issue on my Asus Vivobook S14 M5406WA with MT7922 802.11ax
Downgrading Mediatek Firmware fixes this issue. Hope Mediatek team will release fix in future version.

Comment 2 Peter Robinson 2026-02-22 12:47:05 UTC
*** Bug 2441661 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2026-04-11 14:01:57 UTC
FEDORA-2026-445b31d485 (linux-firmware-20260410-1.fc44) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 44.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-445b31d485

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2026-04-11 14:02:09 UTC
FEDORA-2026-5d86317e79 (linux-firmware-20260410-1.fc42) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 42.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-5d86317e79

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2026-04-11 14:02:20 UTC
FEDORA-2026-f0f802a460 (linux-firmware-20260410-1.fc43) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 43.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-f0f802a460

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2026-04-13 01:42:10 UTC
FEDORA-2026-445b31d485 has been pushed to the Fedora 44 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-445b31d485`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-445b31d485

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2026-04-13 02:05:29 UTC
FEDORA-2026-f0f802a460 has been pushed to the Fedora 43 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-f0f802a460`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-f0f802a460

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 8 Fedora Update System 2026-04-13 02:22:14 UTC
FEDORA-2026-5d86317e79 has been pushed to the Fedora 42 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-5d86317e79`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-5d86317e79

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 9 Fedora Update System 2026-04-23 00:55:43 UTC
FEDORA-2026-5d86317e79 (linux-firmware-20260410-1.fc42) has been pushed to the Fedora 42 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 10 Fedora Update System 2026-04-23 01:09:12 UTC
FEDORA-2026-f0f802a460 (linux-firmware-20260410-1.fc43) has been pushed to the Fedora 43 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 11 Marcin 2026-04-23 05:57:43 UTC
Please reopen, the problem is still there with linux-firmware-20260410-1.fc44.
Roughly 2-3Mbit/s with this firmware. No issues with linux-firmware-20251021-1

Comment 12 Fedora Update System 2026-04-25 01:42:28 UTC
FEDORA-2026-445b31d485 (linux-firmware-20260410-1.fc44) has been pushed to the Fedora 44 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 13 Justin Christensen 2026-05-02 00:45:40 UTC
Marcin is reporting that this is still a problem.

Comment 14 Peter Robinson 2026-05-03 09:05:40 UTC
(In reply to Justin Christensen from comment #13)
> Marcin is reporting that this is still a problem.

are you as the original reporter still seeing an issue? Trying to ascertain if we have one or two different problems.

Comment 15 Justin Christensen 2026-05-21 02:19:59 UTC
Unfortunately I don't have the time to re-verify this. I'm assuming if it's still an issue others will report the bug.


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