Re: l2cap connection id in user-space

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Hi Pavan,

* Pavan Savoy <pavan_savoy@xxxxxxxxxxx> [2010-04-14 02:54:00 +0530]:

> 
> --- On Wed, 14/4/10, Gustavo F. Padovan <gustavo@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > From: Gustavo F. Padovan <gustavo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: l2cap connection id in user-space
> > To: "Pavan Savoy" <pavan_savoy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: linux-bluetooth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, shitiz_kumar@xxxxxx
> > Date: Wednesday, 14 April, 2010, 2:49 AM
> > Hi Pavan,
> > 
> > * Pavan Savoy <pavan_savoy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > [2010-04-14 02:26:41 +0530]:
> > 
> > > Is there a possibility as of now for me to extract the
> > l2cap connection ID into my application ?
> > 
> > bluez-hcidump does that. Look to its source code to learn
> > how.
> 
> Yeah, correct, it does.
> However for that wouldn't I have to set filter for all ACL (or L2CAP) packets to even start receiving ACL (or L2CAP) packets ?
> strip off the l2cap_hdr and then get the channel ID from it.
> 
> I was more or less looking to add in 1 more getsockopt option to specifically request for the l2cap_hdr ? (like the imtu/omtu which happens currently).
> Wouldn't this be the right way ?

No, we do not want such info on getsockopt. If you do that you'll have
to mantain it by yourself, which is not a good idea. The cid is L2CAP
specific, upper layers should not care about it.

> 
> > > 
> > > I require 2 sets of information about an L2CAP
> > connection in my bluetooth application, I require the
> > connection ID on connection to a remote headset/sink, and
> > also the maximum packet size for that connection (which I
> > think is the MTU, I can get via the getsockopt).
> > > 
> > 
-- 
Gustavo F. Padovan
http://padovan.org
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