RTL8723DE Network Adapter Doesn't Work on Linux 5.9.1-1

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Hello,
I just tried the new Kernel Updates that were pushed to the stable branch, and decided to try the new Linux 5.9.1-1 kernel. Upon doing so, my network adapter refused to show any nearby WiFi networks. I am now running the Linux 5.8.16-2 kernel after trying the other one and I am able to connect to my WiFi just fine. There is no problem that is hindering the usability of my computer, just that the latest Linux kernel breaks my WiFi compatibility. I am posting this hoping that this will go to the right people and that this will be fixed in a later version of the Linux 5.9 Kernel.

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Please post the output of inxi -Nazy and lspci -k for both kernels.

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Just stay on 5.8 for the moment or do you have a specific reason to change to 5.9? Enjoy that Manjaro offers you to select a kernel easily and to choose which fits best to your hardware. 5.8 will be updated for a long time, so no hurry to change to 5.9 now.

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No specific reason to switch to 5.9 other than just to see if it improves performance of my computer at all. I just like to try the newest updates out to see how they run on my machine, knowing I have the ability to roll back if needed.

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Something bizarre happened during the switch back to 5.9. For some reason, now my WiFi adapter is working fine on this new version. Maybe a bug occurred during the 1st session when I made the OP. Anyways, I will still provide you with the outputs of those commands.
5.8.16-2:
Command 1
inxi -Nazy
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: r8169 v: kernel port: 3000 bus ID: 02:00.0
chip ID: 10ec:8168
Device-2: Realtek RTL8723DE 802.11b/g/n PCIe Adapter vendor: Hewlett-Packard
driver: rtw_8723de v: N/A modules: rtw88_8723de port: 2000 bus ID: 03:00.0
chip ID: 10ec:d723
Command 2
lspci -k
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Processor Root Complex
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
00:00.2 IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) I/O Memory Management Unit
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Stoney [Radeon R2/R3/R4/R5 Graphics] (rev ea)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: amdgpu
Kernel modules: amdgpu
00:01.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Device 15b3
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:02.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Host Bridge
00:02.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Processor Root Port
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:02.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Processor Root Port
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:02.3 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Processor Root Port
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:03.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Host Bridge
00:08.0 Encryption controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Carrizo Platform Security Processor
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
00:09.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Carrizo Audio Dummy Host Bridge
00:09.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Audio Controller
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:10.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB XHCI Controller (rev 20)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
Kernel modules: xhci_pci
00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 4b)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller (rev 49)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
Kernel modules: ehci_pci
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 4b)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: piix4_smbus
Kernel modules: i2c_piix4, sp5100_tco
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 11)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Stoney HT Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Stoney Address Maps
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Stoney DRAM Configuration
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Stoney Miscellaneous Configuration
Kernel driver in use: k10temp
Kernel modules: k10temp
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Stoney PM Configuration
Kernel driver in use: fam15h_power
Kernel modules: fam15h_power
00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Stoney NB Performance Monitor
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 15)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169
03:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8723DE 802.11b/g/n PCIe Adapter
DeviceName: WLAN
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 8319
Kernel driver in use: rtw_8723de
Kernel modules: rtw88_8723de

5.9.1-1
Command 1
inxi -Nazy
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: r8169 v: kernel port: 3000 bus ID: 02:00.0
chip ID: 10ec:8168
Device-2: Realtek RTL8723DE 802.11b/g/n PCIe Adapter vendor: Hewlett-Packard
driver: rtw_8723de v: N/A modules: rtw88_8723de port: 2000 bus ID: 03:00.0
chip ID: 10ec:d723
Command 2
lspci -k
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Processor Root Complex
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
00:00.2 IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) I/O Memory Management Unit
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Stoney [Radeon R2/R3/R4/R5 Graphics] (rev ea)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: amdgpu
Kernel modules: amdgpu
00:01.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Device 15b3
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:02.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Host Bridge
00:02.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Processor Root Port
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:02.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Processor Root Port
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:02.3 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Processor Root Port
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:03.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Host Bridge
00:08.0 Encryption controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Carrizo Platform Security Processor
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
00:09.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Carrizo Audio Dummy Host Bridge
00:09.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Audio Controller
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:10.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB XHCI Controller (rev 20)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
Kernel modules: xhci_pci
00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 4b)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller (rev 49)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
Kernel modules: ehci_pci
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 4b)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: piix4_smbus
Kernel modules: i2c_piix4, sp5100_tco
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 11)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Stoney HT Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Stoney Address Maps
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Stoney DRAM Configuration
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Stoney Miscellaneous Configuration
Kernel driver in use: k10temp
Kernel modules: k10temp
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Stoney PM Configuration
Kernel driver in use: fam15h_power
Kernel modules: fam15h_power
00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Stoney NB Performance Monitor
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 15)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 84ac
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169
03:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8723DE 802.11b/g/n PCIe Adapter
DeviceName: WLAN
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 8319
Kernel driver in use: rtw_8723de
Kernel modules: rtw88_8723de

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