sudo wpa_supplicant -D nl80211,wext -i $MY_NETWORK -c ~/wpa_supplicant.conf
Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant
Could not set interface wlp3s0 flags (UP): Resource temporarily unavailable
nl80211: Could not set interface 'wlp3s0' UP
nl80211: deinit ifname=wlp3s0 disabled_11b_rates=0
Could not set interface wlp3s0 flags (UP): Resource temporarily unavailable
WEXT: Could not set interface 'wlp3s0' UP
wlp3s0: Failed to initialize driver interface



sudo lshw -c network
  *-network DISABLED
       description: Wireless interface
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
       logical name: wlp3s0
       version: 32
       serial: cc:b0:da:a3:3a:a1
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath10k_pci driverversion=4.8.6 firmware=WLAN.RM.2.0-00180-QCARMSWPZ-1 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11
       resources: irq:281 memory:b2000000-b21fffff



sudo lspci -v

03:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter (rev 32)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device 0827
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 281
        Memory at b2000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2M]
        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
        Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/8 Maskable+ 64bit-
        Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
        Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
        Capabilities: [148] Virtual Channel
        Capabilities: [168] Device Serial Number 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
        Capabilities: [178] Latency Tolerance Reporting
        Capabilities: [180] L1 PM Substates
        Kernel driver in use: ath10k_pci


$ lsmod | grep ath
ath10k_pci             45056  0
ath10k_core           237568  1 ath10k_pci
ath                    28672  1 ath10k_core
mac80211              532480  1 ath10k_core
cfg80211              466944  3 mac80211,ath,ath10k_core


uname -a
Linux chez-sboo 4.8.6 #1-NixOS SMP Mon Oct 31 11:26:46 UTC 2016 x86_64 GNU/Linux