RE: [PATCH] BT_SECURITY_HIGH requires 16 digit pin code

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 Hi Johan,

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Johan Hedberg [mailto:johan.hedberg@xxxxxxxxx] 
>Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 3:51 PM
>> I attached slightly updated patches.

>Thanks. However, the kernel patch and new ioctl will need 
>comments at least from Marcel. Once we add an ioctl we're 
>stuck with it for quite some time and have to maintain it, no 
>matter what kind of newer/better kernel-userspace interfaces 
>we come up with. So the choice of accepting a new ioctl isn't so easy.

Then, wait for Marcel's comment.

>One thing that you'd definitely need to fix in your patches is 
>to keep at least the same level of support that the current 
>BlueZ has with kernels that don't have the new ioctl. Right 
>now your patch would make legacy pairing fail in such cases 
>which is not acceptable. Only with a major version change 
>(5.x) would it be possible to consider requiring a newer 
>kernel version in order to have essential functionality in place.

I  updated the bluez patch. Now paring will not fail due to not compatible kernel api.


Regards,
/Waldek

Attachment: 0001-BT_SECURITY_HIGH-requires-16-digit-pin-code.patch
Description: 0001-BT_SECURITY_HIGH-requires-16-digit-pin-code.patch


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