Johan Hedberg wrote: > Hi, > > As you may know recent BlueZ versions (since 3.30) and the upcoming > 4.x branch will use plugins for several different purposes, including > local bluetooth services (e.g. audio, input, network, etc) which were > previously implemented as separate processes. For the separate process > case we had an API for starting and stopping services but currently > there is no D-Bus methods planned to allow loading or unloading of > plugins at runtime. Instead, there only is a configuration file (/etc/ > bluetooth/main.conf added in 3.32) which can be used to specify which > plugins should not be loaded when hcid starts. > > We were today debating with the developers whether it would be useful > to have a D-Bus API for dynamically loading and unloading of installed > plugins but couldn't really reach a consensus. Personally I have a > "gut" feeling that these would be good to have but don't really have a > really good use case for it. Marcel otoh doesn't feel a need for it > and won't add the API without good use cases. So, we would like to > hear any needs (with use cases) that people on this list might have > for this feature. > > Johan From a general point of view, I would say the following: Dynamically loading functionality is an very good thing! This means no resources are lost during startup and only features are only loaded when needed. If we uses bluez in a mobile device, resources take up power and speed. Having a dynamic feature that loads "input" and "audio" plugins when such devices really are connected would be a great. No need for users to manually enable disable features. Both from usability and technical point of view i would suggest dynamically loading and unloading plugins. Thanks in advance, Jelle ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bluez-devel mailing list Bluez-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-devel
