iwlwifi and ieee80211 phy5 kernel messages on ubuntu 20.04

[djnoah]

Hi there,

I am trying to figure out what the following messages are for and why are they filling up my message log.  OS version details follows the messages.  The base OS is Ubuntu 20.04.4.

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May 12 01:58:06 nuc2 kernel: ieee80211 phy5: Hardware restart was requested
May 12 01:58:06 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Applying debug destination EXTERNAL_DRAM
May 12 01:58:06 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: FW already configured (0) - re-configuring
May 12 02:00:11 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Collecting data: trigger 2 fired.
May 12 02:00:11 nuc2 kernel: ieee80211 phy5: Hardware restart was requested
May 12 02:00:11 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Applying debug destination EXTERNAL_DRAM
May 12 02:00:11 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: FW already configured (0) - re-configuring
May 12 02:00:46 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Collecting data: trigger 2 fired.
May 12 02:00:46 nuc2 kernel: ieee80211 phy5: Hardware restart was requested
May 12 02:00:46 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Applying debug destination EXTERNAL_DRAM
May 12 02:00:46 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: FW already configured (0) - re-configuring
May 12 02:02:06 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Collecting data: trigger 2 fired.
May 12 02:02:06 nuc2 kernel: ieee80211 phy5: Hardware restart was requested
May 12 02:02:06 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Applying debug destination EXTERNAL_DRAM
May 12 02:02:06 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: FW already configured (0) - re-configuring
May 12 02:02:21 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Collecting data: trigger 2 fired.
May 12 02:02:21 nuc2 kernel: ieee80211 phy5: Hardware restart was requested
May 12 02:02:21 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Applying debug destination EXTERNAL_DRAM
May 12 02:02:21 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: FW already configured (0) - re-configuring
May 12 02:04:11 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Collecting data: trigger 2 fired.
May 12 02:04:11 nuc2 kernel: ieee80211 phy5: Hardware restart was requested
May 12 02:04:11 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Applying debug destination EXTERNAL_DRAM
May 12 02:04:11 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: FW already configured (0) - re-configuring
May 12 02:06:06 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Collecting data: trigger 2 fired.
May 12 02:06:06 nuc2 kernel: ieee80211 phy5: Hardware restart was requested
May 12 02:06:06 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Applying debug destination EXTERNAL_DRAM
May 12 02:06:06 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: FW already configured (0) - re-configuring
May 12 02:07:41 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Collecting data: trigger 2 fired.
May 12 02:07:41 nuc2 kernel: ieee80211 phy5: Hardware restart was requested
May 12 02:07:41 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Applying debug destination EXTERNAL_DRAM
May 12 02:07:41 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: FW already configured (0) - re-configuring
May 12 02:08:06 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Collecting data: trigger 2 fired.
May 12 02:08:06 nuc2 kernel: ieee80211 phy5: Hardware restart was requested
May 12 02:08:06 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Applying debug destination EXTERNAL_DRAM
May 12 02:08:06 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: FW already configured (0) - re-configuring
May 12 02:08:46 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Collecting data: trigger 2 fired.
May 12 02:08:46 nuc2 kernel: ieee80211 phy5: Hardware restart was requested
May 12 02:08:46 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Applying debug destination EXTERNAL_DRAM
May 12 02:08:46 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: FW already configured (0) - re-configuring
May 12 02:09:01 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Collecting data: trigger 2 fired.
May 12 02:09:01 nuc2 kernel: ieee80211 phy5: Hardware restart was requested
May 12 02:09:01 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Applying debug destination EXTERNAL_DRAM
May 12 02:09:01 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: FW already configured (0) - re-configuring
May 12 02:09:06 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Collecting data: trigger 2 fired.
May 12 02:09:06 nuc2 kernel: ieee80211 phy5: Hardware restart was requested
May 12 02:09:06 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Applying debug destination EXTERNAL_DRAM
May 12 02:09:06 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: FW already configured (0) - re-configuring
May 12 05:52:59 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Collecting data: trigger 2 fired.
May 12 05:52:59 nuc2 kernel: ieee80211 phy5: Hardware restart was requested
May 12 05:53:00 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Applying debug destination EXTERNAL_DRAM
May 12 05:53:00 nuc2 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: FW already configured (0) - re-configuring

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❯ cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="20.04.4 LTS (Focal Fossa)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS"
VERSION_ID="20.04"
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
VERSION_CODENAME=focal
UBUNTU_CODENAME=focal

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