[BUG] Intel iwlwifi association took too long, failing activation

### Pre-flight checklist

- [x] I have searched existing issues and this is not a duplicate.
- [x] I have read the [Contributing Guidelines](https://github.com/CachyOS/linux-cachyos/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
- [x] I have verified the issue is reproducible with the latest available CachyOS kernel.
- [x] I have tried to reproduce the issue on Arch Linux's `linux` kernel.

### Upstream / vanilla kernel check

I tested with a vanilla/upstream kernel and the issue ALSO reproduces there (upstream bug — please report upstream)

### Kernel variant

linux-cachyos (EEVDF, Clang)

### System information (cachyos-bugreport.sh)

```text
System:
Kernel: 7.1.8-1-cachyos arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: clang v: 22.1.8
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm parameters: quiet nowatchdog splash rw
rootflags=subvol=/@ root=UUID=0016c12f-06a5-47b4-85f0-031f351d08c7
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.7.4 tk: Qt v: N/A wm: kwin_wayland dm: N/A
Distro: CachyOS base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Dell product: Inspiron 3501 v: N/A serial:
Chassis: type: 10 serial:
Mobo: Dell model: 0K7DJ6 v: A00 serial: part-nu: 0A2B
uuid: 4c4c4544-0051-3710-8043-b1c04f594a33 Firmware: UEFI vendor: Dell
v: 1.44.0 date: 03/30/2026
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 15.9 Wh (57.4%) condition: 27.6/42 Wh (65.8%)
volts: 11.33 min: 11.4 model: BYD DELL 1VX1H15 type: Li-poly
serial: charging: status: discharging control: start: 50%
end: 90% type: adaptive avail: adaptive,custom,fast,standard,trickle
cycles: N/A
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i3-1005G1 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Ice Lake
gen: core 10 level: v4 note: check built: 2019-21 process: Intel 10nm
family: 6 model-id: 0x7E (126) stepping: 5 microcode: 0xCE
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 2 cores: 2 threads: 4 tpc: 2
smt: enabled cache: L1: 160 KiB desc: d-2x48 KiB; i-2x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB
desc: 2x512 KiB L3: 4 MiB desc: 1x4 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 492 min/max: 400/3400 base/boost: 3400/1200 scaling:
driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave volts: 1.0 V ext-clock: 100 MHz
cores: 1: 492 2: 492 3: 492 4: 492 bogomips: 9523
Flags-basic: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities:
Type: gather_data_sampling mitigation: Microcode
Type: ghostwrite status: Not affected
Type: indirect_target_selection mitigation: Aligned branch/return thunks
Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: Split huge pages
Type: l1tf status: Not affected
Type: mds status: Not affected
Type: meltdown status: Not affected
Type: mmio_stale_data mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
Type: old_microcode status: Not affected
Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
Type: retbleed mitigation: Enhanced IBRS
Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
prctl
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Enhanced / Automatic IBRS; IBPB:
conditional; PBRSB-eIBRS: SW sequence; BHI: SW loop, KVM: SW loop
Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
Type: tsa status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Type: vmscape status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics G1 vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel
arch: Gen-11 process: Intel 10nm built: 2019-21 ports: active: eDP-1
empty: HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:8a56 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Microdia Integrated_Webcam_HD driver: uvcvideo type: USB
rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-6:2 chip-ID: 0c45:671e
class-ID: 0e02
Display: unspecified server: X.Org v: 24.1.13 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.13
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1366x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 361x203mm (14.21x7.99")
s-diag: 414mm (16.31")
Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: ChiMei InnoLux 0x15e6 built: 2020 res:
mode: 1366x768 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 101 gamma: 1.2
size: 344x193mm (13.54x7.6") diag: 394mm (15.5") ratio: 16:9
modes: 1366x768
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris platforms: device: 0 drv: iris
device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: iris surfaceless: drv: iris x11: drv: iris
inactive: wayland
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 vendor: intel mesa v: 26.1.6-arch3.1 glx-v: 1.4
direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (ICL GT1)
device-ID: 8086:8a56 memory: 11.18 GiB unified: yes
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.357 layers: 5 device: 0 type: integrated-gpu name: Intel
UHD Graphics (ICL GT1) driver: mesa intel v: 26.1.6-arch3.1
device-ID: 8086:8a56 surfaces: N/A device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe
(LLVM 22.1.8 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 26.1.6-arch3.1 (LLVM
22.1.8) device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: N/A
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor wl: wayland-info
x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Ice Lake-LP Smart Sound Audio vendor: Dell
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_avs,snd_sof_pci_intel_icl
bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:34c8 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k7.1.8-1-cachyos status: kernel-api
tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off tools: aucat,midicat,sndioctl
Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: N/A
Server-3: PipeWire v: 1.6.8 status: n/a (root, process) with:
1: pipewire-pulse status: active 2: wireplumber status: active
3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Intel Ice Lake-LP PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
bus-ID: 00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:34f0 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlan0 state: down mac:
Device-2: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet vendor: Dell
driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 3000
bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8136 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp1s0 state: down mac:
Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel Bluetooth 9460/9560 Jefferson Peak (JfP) driver: btusb
v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-10:3
chip-ID: 8087:0aaa class-ID: e001
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: down bt-service: enabled,running
rfk-block: hardware: no software: yes address: bt-v: 5.1 lmp-v: 10
status: discoverable: no pairing: no
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 238.47 GiB used: 46.46 GiB (19.5%)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: A-Data
model: IM2P33F3A NVMe 256GB size: 238.47 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial:
fw-rev: 92310271 temp: 31.9 C scheme: GPT
SMART: yes health: PASSED on: 119d 6h cycles: 4,490
read-units: 161,456,816 [82.6 TB] written-units: 58,421,585 [29.9 TB]
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 234.47 GiB size: 234.47 GiB (100.00%)
used: 45.72 GiB (19.5%) fs: btrfs block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
maj-min: 259:2
ID-2: /boot raw-size: 4 GiB size: 3.99 GiB (99.80%)
used: 762.8 MiB (18.7%) fs: vfat block-size: 512 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1
maj-min: 259:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 234.47 GiB size: 234.47 GiB (100.00%)
used: 45.72 GiB (19.5%) fs: btrfs block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
maj-min: 259:2
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 234.47 GiB size: 234.47 GiB (100.00%)
used: 45.72 GiB (19.5%) fs: btrfs block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
maj-min: 259:2
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 234.47 GiB size: 234.47 GiB (100.00%)
used: 45.72 GiB (19.5%) fs: btrfs block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
maj-min: 259:2
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 150 (default 60) cache-pressure: 50 (default 100)
zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 11.45 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
comp: zstd avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4,lz4hc,deflate,842 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 52.0 C mobo: 39.0 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): cpu: 0
Repos:
Packages: 1417 pm: pacman pkgs: 1392 libs: 386 pm: flatpak pkgs: 25
Active pacman repo servers in: /etc/pacman.d/cachyos-mirrorlist
1: https://mirror5.krfoss.org/cachyos/repo/$arch/$repo
2: https://cdn77.cachyos.org/repo/$arch/$repo
3: https://mirror.krfoss.org/cachyos/repo/$arch/$repo
4: https://ca.mirror.cx/cachyos/repo/$arch/$repo
5: https://at.cachyos.org/repo/$arch/$repo
6: https://us.cachyos.org/repo/$arch/$repo
7: https://nl.mirror.cx/cachyos/repo/$arch/$repo
8: https://us-mnz.soulharsh007.dev/cachyos/repo/$arch/$repo
9: https://cdn.lansing2600.org/cachyos/repo/$arch/$repo
10: https://mirror.cachy-arch.ru/cachyos/repo/$arch/$repo
11: https://mirror.bali0531.hu/repo/$arch/$repo
12: https://cachyos.doridian.net/repo/$arch/$repo
13: https://cachyos.next-works.it/repo/$arch/$repo
14: https://mirror.zyner.org/mirror/cachyos/repo/$arch/$repo
15: https://mirror2.keiminem.com/cachyos/repo/$arch/$repo
16: https://wan.metrosg.ru/cachyos/repo/$arch/$repo
17: https://mirror.keiminem.com/cachyos/repo/$arch/$repo
18: https://no.mirror.cx/cachyos/repo/$arch/$repo
19: https://mirrors.lansing2600.org/cachyos/repo/$arch/$repo
20: https://cachyos-mirror.m1k.cloud/repo/$arch/$repo
21: https://mirror.hjk.gg/cachyos/repo/$arch/$repo
22: https://mirror.jura12.ru/repo/$arch/$repo
23: https://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/cachyos/repo/$arch/$repo
Active pacman repo servers in: /etc/pacman.d/cachyos-v4-mirrorlist
1: https://mirror5.krfoss.org/cachyos/repo/$arch_v4/$repo
2: https://cdn77.cachyos.org/repo/$arch_v4/$repo
3: https://mirror.krfoss.org/cachyos/repo/$arch_v4/$repo
4: https://ca.mirror.cx/cachyos/repo/$arch_v4/$repo
5: https://at.cachyos.org/repo/$arch_v4/$repo
6: https://us.cachyos.org/repo/$arch_v4/$repo
7: https://nl.mirror.cx/cachyos/repo/$arch_v4/$repo
8: https://us-mnz.soulharsh007.dev/cachyos/repo/$arch_v4/$repo
9: https://cdn.lansing2600.org/cachyos/repo/$arch_v4/$repo
10: https://mirror.cachy-arch.ru/cachyos/repo/$arch_v4/$repo
11: https://mirror.bali0531.hu/repo/$arch_v4/$repo
12: https://cachyos.doridian.net/repo/$arch_v4/$repo
13: https://cachyos.next-works.it/repo/$arch_v4/$repo
14: https://mirror.zyner.org/mirror/cachyos/repo/$arch_v4/$repo
15: https://mirror2.keiminem.com/cachyos/repo/$arch_v4/$repo
16: https://wan.metrosg.ru/cachyos/repo/$arch_v4/$repo
17: https://mirror.keiminem.com/cachyos/repo/$arch_v4/$repo
18: https://no.mirror.cx/cachyos/repo/$arch_v4/$repo
19: https://mirrors.lansing2600.org/cachyos/repo/$arch_v4/$repo
20: https://cachyos-mirror.m1k.cloud/repo/$arch_v4/$repo
21: https://mirror.hjk.gg/cachyos/repo/$arch_v4/$repo
22: https://mirror.jura12.ru/repo/$arch_v4/$repo
23: https://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/cachyos/repo/$arch_v4/$repo
Active pacman repo servers in: /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
1: https://archlinux.cachyos.org/repo/$repo/os/$arch
2: https://fastly.mirror.pkgbuild.com/$repo/os/$arch
3: https://mirror.osbeck.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
4: https://mirror.sahil.world/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
5: https://arch-mirror.wtako.net/$repo/os/$arch
6: https://mirror.ufscar.br/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
7: https://at.arch.niranjan.co/$repo/os/$arch
8: https://mirror.givebytes.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
9: https://arch.mirror.constant.com/$repo/os/$arch
10: https://lidsol.fi-b.unam.mx/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
11: https://archlinux.juancho.com.ar/$repo/os/$arch
12: https://archlinux.uk.mirror.allworldit.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
13: https://hu.mirror.frigyes.dev/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
14: https://wan.metrosg.ru/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
15: https://archlinux.nic.cz/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
16: https://mirror.telepoint.bg/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
17: https://mirror.twds.com.tw/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
18: https://mirrors.saswata.cc/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
19: https://archlinux.ip-connect.vn.ua/$repo/os/$arch
20: https://at.arch.mirror.kescher.at/$repo/os/$arch
21: https://mirrors.uni-plovdiv.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
22: https://theswissbay.ch/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
23: https://mirrors.pidginhost.com/arch/$repo/os/$arch
24: https://ftpmirror.infania.net/mirror/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
25: https://archlinux.mailtunnel.eu/$repo/os/$arch
26: https://repository.su/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
27: https://archlinux.mirror.server24.net/$repo/os/$arch
28: https://mirror.raiolanetworks.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
29: https://frankfurt.mirror.pkgbuild.com/$repo/os/$arch
30: https://fi.arch.niranjan.co/$repo/os/$arch
31: https://umea.mirror.pkgbuild.com/$repo/os/$arch
32: https://ro.arch.niranjan.co/$repo/os/$arch
33: https://repo.hyron.dev/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
34: https://ftp.sh.cvut.cz/arch/$repo/os/$arch
35: https://mirror.archlinux.si/$repo/os/$arch
36: https://mirror.neuf.no/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
37: https://ams.nl.mirrors.bjg.at/arch/$repo/os/$arch
38: https://mirror.aria-on-the-planet.es/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
39: https://mirror.tux.si/arch/$repo/os/$arch
40: https://arch.yhtez.xyz/$repo/os/$arch
41: https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/$repo/os/$arch
42: https://mirror.abderraziq.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
43: https://arch.midov.pl/arch/$repo/os/$arch
44: https://ftp.ek-cer.hu/pub/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
45: https://mirror.group.one/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
46: https://mirror.sg.cdn-perfprod.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
47: https://mirror.scd31.com/arch/$repo/os/$arch
48: https://taipei.mirror.pkgbuild.com/$repo/os/$arch
49: https://sg.arch.niranjan.co/$repo/os/$arch
50: https://mirror.juniorjpdj.pl/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
51: https://no.mirror.cx/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
52: https://mirrors.jlu.edu.cn/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Info:
Memory: total: 12 GiB available: 11.45 GiB used: 1.47 GiB (12.8%)
igpu: 64 MiB
Processes: 221 Power: uptime: 1m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 4.55 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
power-profiles-daemon, thermald, upowerd Init: systemd v: 261
default: graphical tool: systemctl
Compilers: clang: 22.1.8 gcc: 16.1.1 Shell: Bash (sudo) v: 5.3.15
running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.41

ago 13 10:05:15 NetworkManager[507]: [1786626315.1333] device (wlan0): Activation: (wifi) association took too long, failing activation

[ 5.946071] pcieport 0000:00:1d.0: AER: Multiple Correctable error message received from 0000:01:00.0
[ 5.946087] r8169 0000:01:00.0: PCIe Bus Error: severity=Correctable, type=Physical Layer, (Receiver ID)
[ 5.946090] r8169 0000:01:00.0: device [10ec:8136] error status/mask=00000001/00006000
[ 5.946092] r8169 0000:01:00.0: [ 0] RxErr (First)
[ 5.951628] pcieport 0000:00:1d.0: AER: Multiple Correctable error message received from 0000:01:00.0
[ 5.951645] r8169 0000:01:00.0: PCIe Bus Error: severity=Correctable, type=Physical Layer, (Receiver ID)
[ 5.951647] r8169 0000:01:00.0: device [10ec:8136] error status/mask=00000001/00006000
[ 5.951650] r8169 0000:01:00.0: [ 0] RxErr (First)
[ 5.952618] pcieport 0000:00:1d.0: AER: Multiple Correctable error message received from 0000:01:00.0
[ 5.952630] r8169 0000:01:00.0: PCIe Bus Error: severity=Correctable, type=Physical Layer, (Receiver ID)
[ 5.952632] r8169 0000:01:00.0: device [10ec:8136] error status/mask=00000001/00006000

[ 21.281736] warning: `kdeconnectd' uses wireless extensions which will stop working for Wi-Fi 7 hardware; use nl80211
```

### Manual system information (if cachyos-bugreport.sh is unavailable)

```text

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### Bug description

My Wi-Fi keeps disconnecting even with the correct password. I had another problem with this notebook where simply disabling the 2.4 GHz network resolved it, but now that doesn't work either.

if I connect using my phone, it connects normally.

### Steps to reproduce

1. Try to connect to wifi

### Expected behavior

Connect as usual

### Actual behavior

System keeps trying to connect unsuccessfully but do not ask for password

### Logs / stack traces

```text

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### Additional system information

_No response_