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I have this strange problem as described in the title. My system is the latest Debian stretch (9.4) on a ThinkPad L380 which has a Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 card. The special key for enabling/disabling wifi works but does not change the hard blocked condition.

rfkill list all yields the following

0: hci0: Bluetooth
 Soft blocked: yes
 Hard blocked: no
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
 Soft blocked: no
 Hard blocked: yes

rfkill unblock all doesn't change anything.

dmesg:

[ 2.872137] Intel(R) Wireless WiFi driver for Linux
[ 2.872139] Copyright(c) 2003- 2015 Intel Corporation
[ 2.872486] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[ 2.876566] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: firmware: failed to load iwlwifi-8265-26.ucode (-2)
[ 2.876573] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-8265-26.ucode failed with error -2
[ 2.876585] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: firmware: failed to load iwlwifi-8265-25.ucode (-2)
[ 2.876589] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-8265-25.ucode failed with error -2
[ 2.876598] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: firmware: failed to load iwlwifi-8265-24.ucode (-2)
[ 2.876602] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-8265-24.ucode failed with error -2
[ 2.876611] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: firmware: failed to load iwlwifi-8265-23.ucode (-2)
[ 2.876615] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-8265-23.ucode failed with error -2
[ 2.878550] vgaarb: device changed decodes: PCI:0000:00:02.0,olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=io+mem:owns=io+mem
[ 2.880064] i915 0000:00:02.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware i915/kbl_dmc_ver1_01.bin
[ 2.880899] [drm] Finished loading i915/kbl_dmc_ver1_01.bin (v1.1)
[ 2.881548] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware iwlwifi-8265-22.ucode
[ 2.882171] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: loaded firmware version 22.361476.0 op_mode iwlmvm
[ 2.896266] kvm: disabled by bios
[ 2.898967] [drm] GuC firmware load skipped
[ 2.899261] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless AC 8265, REV=0x230
[ 2.900584] intel_rapl: Found RAPL domain package
[ 2.900586] intel_rapl: Found RAPL domain core
[ 2.900588] intel_rapl: Found RAPL domain uncore
[ 2.900590] intel_rapl: Found RAPL domain dram
[ 2.903322] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[ 2.905080] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[ 2.910783] ACPI: Video Device [GFX0] (multi-head: yes rom: no post: no)
[ 2.911257] input: Video Bus as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0A08:00/LNXVIDEO:00/input/input8
[ 2.911369] [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20160919 for 0000:00:02.0 on minor 0
[ 2.930964] ucsi_acpi: probe of USBC000:00 failed with error -110
[ 2.931015] input: PC Speaker as /devices/platform/pcspkr/input/input9
[ 2.946639] i2c_hid i2c-INT3515:02: unexpected HID descriptor bcdVersion (0x0000)
[ 2.969235] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-mvm-rs'
[ 2.969634] thermal thermal_zone8: failed to read out thermal zone (-5)
[ 2.973763] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0 wlp2s0: renamed from wlan0
[ 2.993050] clocksource: Switched to clocksource tsc
[ 3.097358] EXT4-fs (nvme0n1p4): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
[ 3.154598] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1f.3: bound 0000:00:02.0 (ops i915_audio_component_bind_ops [i915])
[ 3.154599] fbcon: inteldrmfb (fb0) is primary device
[ 3.179329] snd_hda_codec_generic hdaudioC0D0: autoconfig for Generic: line_outs=1 (0x14/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:speaker
[ 3.179331] snd_hda_codec_generic hdaudioC0D0: speaker_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[ 3.179334] snd_hda_codec_generic hdaudioC0D0: hp_outs=1 (0x21/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[ 3.179335] snd_hda_codec_generic hdaudioC0D0: mono: mono_out=0x0
[ 3.179337] snd_hda_codec_generic hdaudioC0D0: inputs:
[ 3.179339] snd_hda_codec_generic hdaudioC0D0: Mic=0x19
[ 3.179341] snd_hda_codec_generic hdaudioC0D0: Internal Mic=0x12
[ 3.191106] input: HDA Intel PCH Mic as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0/input10
[ 3.191189] input: HDA Intel PCH Headphone as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0/input11
[ 3.191265] input: HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=3 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0/input12
[ 3.191343] input: HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=7 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0/input13
[ 3.191430] input: HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=8 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0/input14
[ 3.274143] random: crng init done
[ 3.373058] Bluetooth: BNEP (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3
[ 3.373058] Bluetooth: BNEP filters: protocol multicast
[ 3.373061] Bluetooth: BNEP socket layer initialized
[ 3.570603] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): enp0s31f6: link is not ready
[ 3.785160] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): enp0s31f6: link is not ready
[ 3.793653] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0: link is not ready
[ 4.418209] Bluetooth: hci0: Waiting for firmware download to complete
[ 4.418301] Bluetooth: hci0: Firmware loaded in 1686937 usecs
[ 4.418426] Bluetooth: hci0: Waiting for device to boot
[ 4.430367] Bluetooth: hci0: Device booted in 11735 usecs
[ 4.432598] bluetooth hci0: firmware: direct-loading firmware intel/ibt-12-16.ddc
[ 4.432604] Bluetooth: hci0: Found Intel DDC parameters: intel/ibt-12-16.ddc
[ 4.434334] Bluetooth: hci0: Applying Intel DDC parameters completed
[ 4.434512] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 240x67
[ 4.457449] i915 0000:00:02.0: fb0: inteldrmfb frame buffer device
[ 4.817747] [drm] RC6 on
[ 183.889440] Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized
[ 183.889445] Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized
[ 183.889450] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.11

dmesg after suspend:

[ 365.379893] PM: Syncing filesystems ... done.
[ 365.382921] PM: Preparing system for sleep (mem)
[ 365.383087] (NULL device *): firmware: direct-loading firmware i915/kbl_dmc_ver1_01.bin
[ 365.383332] (NULL device *): firmware: direct-loading firmware intel/ibt-12-16.sfi
[ 365.383362] (NULL device *): firmware: direct-loading firmware intel/ibt-12-16.ddc
[ 365.383573] (NULL device *): firmware: direct-loading firmware iwlwifi-8265-22.ucode
[ 365.383620] Freezing user space processes ... (elapsed 0.001 seconds) done.
[ 365.384944] Freezing remaining freezable tasks ... (elapsed 0.001 seconds) done.
[ 365.386059] PM: Suspending system (mem)
[ 365.386098] Suspending console(s) (use no_console_suspend to debug)
[ 365.518772] e1000e: EEE TX LPI TIMER: 00000011
[ 365.800524] PM: suspend of devices complete after 294.867 msecs
[ 365.828976] PM: late suspend of devices complete after 28.444 msecs
[ 365.837474] e1000e 0000:00:1f.6: System wakeup enabled by ACPI
[ 365.880923] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: System wakeup enabled by ACPI
[ 365.916944] PM: noirq suspend of devices complete after 87.962 msecs
[ 365.917688] ACPI: Preparing to enter system sleep state S3
[ 366.020987] ACPI : EC: event blocked
[ 366.020988] ACPI : EC: EC stopped
[ 366.020989] PM: Saving platform NVS memory
[ 366.021000] Disabling non-boot CPUs ...
[ 366.022735] smpboot: CPU 1 is now offline
[ 366.039307] smpboot: CPU 2 is now offline
[ 366.063297] smpboot: CPU 3 is now offline
[ 366.087841] smpboot: CPU 4 is now offline
[ 366.110934] smpboot: CPU 5 is now offline
[ 366.134904] smpboot: CPU 6 is now offline
[ 366.158874] smpboot: CPU 7 is now offline
[ 366.180266] ACPI: Low-level resume complete
[ 366.180375] ACPI : EC: EC started
[ 366.180376] PM: Restoring platform NVS memory
[ 366.181093] Suspended for 14.006 seconds
[ 366.181149] Enabling non-boot CPUs ...
[ 366.192664] x86: Booting SMP configuration:
[ 366.192665] smpboot: Booting Node 0 Processor 1 APIC 0x2
[ 366.195048] cache: parent cpu1 should not be sleeping
[ 366.195208] CPU1 is up
[ 366.208592] smpboot: Booting Node 0 Processor 2 APIC 0x4
[ 366.211383] cache: parent cpu2 should not be sleeping
[ 366.211679] CPU2 is up
[ 366.224603] smpboot: Booting Node 0 Processor 3 APIC 0x6
[ 366.227400] cache: parent cpu3 should not be sleeping
[ 366.227700] CPU3 is up
[ 366.240619] smpboot: Booting Node 0 Processor 4 APIC 0x1
[ 366.243639] cache: parent cpu4 should not be sleeping
[ 366.243981] CPU4 is up
[ 366.256644] smpboot: Booting Node 0 Processor 5 APIC 0x3
[ 366.259517] cache: parent cpu5 should not be sleeping
[ 366.259858] CPU5 is up
[ 366.272656] smpboot: Booting Node 0 Processor 6 APIC 0x5
[ 366.275536] cache: parent cpu6 should not be sleeping
[ 366.275897] CPU6 is up
[ 366.288664] smpboot: Booting Node 0 Processor 7 APIC 0x7
[ 366.291540] cache: parent cpu7 should not be sleeping
[ 366.292063] CPU7 is up
[ 366.303628] ACPI: Waking up from system sleep state S3
[ 366.661536] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: System wakeup disabled by ACPI
[ 366.661575] PM: noirq resume of devices complete after 65.045 msecs
[ 366.673068] PM: early resume of devices complete after 11.452 msecs
[ 366.673178] ACPI : EC: event unblocked
[ 366.673671] e1000e 0000:00:1f.6: System wakeup disabled by ACPI
[ 366.674032] ACPI : button: The lid device is not compliant to SW_LID.
[ 366.674067] rtc_cmos 00:03: System wakeup disabled by ACPI
[ 366.674076] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: RF_KILL bit toggled to enable radio.
[ 366.681335] [drm] GuC firmware load skipped
[ 366.739793] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: port 6 resume PLC timeout
[ 366.977498] usb 1-5: reset high-speed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd
[ 367.297291] usb 1-7: reset full-speed USB device number 3 using xhci_hcd
[ 367.439880] PM: resume of devices complete after 766.807 msecs
[ 367.440297] usb 1-7:1.0: rebind failed: -517
[ 367.440301] usb 1-7:1.1: rebind failed: -517
[ 367.440685] PM: Finishing wakeup.
[ 367.440687] Restarting tasks ... done.
[ 367.444167] thermal thermal_zone8: failed to read out thermal zone (-5)
[ 367.446979] Bluetooth: hci0: Bootloader revision 0.0 build 26 week 38 2015
[ 367.447922] [drm] RC6 on
[ 367.447954] Bluetooth: hci0: Device revision is 16
[ 367.447955] Bluetooth: hci0: Secure boot is enabled
[ 367.447956] Bluetooth: hci0: OTP lock is enabled
[ 367.447957] Bluetooth: hci0: API lock is enabled
[ 367.447958] Bluetooth: hci0: Debug lock is disabled
[ 367.447959] Bluetooth: hci0: Minimum firmware build 1 week 10 2014
[ 367.447962] Bluetooth: hci0: Found device firmware: intel/ibt-12-16.sfi
[ 367.572753] e1000e: enp0s31f6 NIC Link is Down
[ 367.573316] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): enp0s31f6: link is not ready
[ 367.788561] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): enp0s31f6: link is not ready
[ 367.789646] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0: link is not ready
[ 367.792250] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[ 367.793168] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[ 367.910290] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[ 367.910749] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[ 367.972456] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0: link is not ready
[ 367.984050] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[ 367.985447] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[ 368.103032] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[ 368.103417] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[ 368.162578] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0: link is not ready
[ 368.240193] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0: link is not ready
[ 368.956315] Bluetooth: hci0: Waiting for firmware download to complete
[ 368.957013] Bluetooth: hci0: Firmware loaded in 1475934 usecs
[ 368.957104] Bluetooth: hci0: Waiting for device to boot
[ 368.968956] Bluetooth: hci0: Device booted in 11659 usecs
[ 368.968960] Bluetooth: hci0: Found Intel DDC parameters: intel/ibt-12-16.ddc
[ 368.971033] Bluetooth: hci0: Applying Intel DDC parameters completed
[ 371.590758] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0: link is not ready
[ 371.717298] wlp2s0: authenticate with 50:c7:bf:f0:1a:f9
[ 371.728900] wlp2s0: send auth to 50:c7:bf:f0:1a:f9 (try 1/3)
[ 371.733499] wlp2s0: authenticated
[ 371.736554] wlp2s0: associate with 50:c7:bf:f0:1a:f9 (try 1/3)
[ 371.740114] wlp2s0: RX AssocResp from 50:c7:bf:f0:1a:f9 (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=1)
[ 371.742706] wlp2s0: associated
[ 371.763991] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlp2s0: link becomes ready
[ 421.946525] wlp2s0: deauthenticating from 50:c7:bf:f0:1a:f9 by local choice (Reason: 3=DEAUTH_LEAVING)
[ 421.971128] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0: link is not ready
[ 422.801433] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0: link is not ready
[ 423.825836] wlp2s0: authenticate with 50:c7:bf:72:0d:72
[ 423.833627] wlp2s0: send auth to 50:c7:bf:72:0d:72 (try 1/3)
[ 423.841483] wlp2s0: authenticated
[ 423.844477] wlp2s0: associate with 50:c7:bf:72:0d:72 (try 1/3)
[ 423.847587] wlp2s0: RX AssocResp from 50:c7:bf:72:0d:72 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=4)
[ 423.850208] wlp2s0: associated
[ 423.859782] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlp2s0: link becomes ready
[ 615.260094] wlp2s0: disconnect from AP 50:c7:bf:72:0d:72 for new auth to 50:c7:bf:f0:1a:f9
[ 615.267474] wlp2s0: authenticate with 50:c7:bf:f0:1a:f9
[ 615.276197] wlp2s0: send auth to 50:c7:bf:f0:1a:f9 (try 1/3)
[ 615.276915] wlp2s0: authenticated
[ 615.283055] wlp2s0: associate with 50:c7:bf:f0:1a:f9 (try 1/3)
[ 615.284028] wlp2s0: RX AssocResp from 50:c7:bf:f0:1a:f9 (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=1)
[ 615.284930] wlp2s0: associated
[ 718.274056] wlp2s0: disconnect from AP 50:c7:bf:f0:1a:f9 for new auth to 50:c7:bf:72:0d:72
[ 718.285258] wlp2s0: authenticate with 50:c7:bf:72:0d:72
[ 718.294788] wlp2s0: send auth to 50:c7:bf:72:0d:72 (try 1/3)
[ 718.399207] wlp2s0: send auth to 50:c7:bf:72:0d:72 (try 2/3)
[ 718.411186] wlp2s0: authenticated
[ 718.415211] wlp2s0: associate with 50:c7:bf:72:0d:72 (try 1/3)
[ 718.498645] wlp2s0: RX AssocResp from 50:c7:bf:72:0d:72 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=4)
[ 718.507714] wlp2s0: associated

Another thing I noticed is that the special keys for adjusting display brightness show the same behaviour.

Thanks in advance!