Re: [PATCH] Bluetooth: Check authorization when sec_level goes high.

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Hello

On Thu, 2011-01-13 at 00:31 +0200, ext Luiz Augusto von Dentz wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Matti J. Aaltonen
> <matti.j.aaltonen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Initiate authorization check also in cases where the
> > security level of an existing connection changes to
> > BT_SECURITY_HIGH.
> >
> > This patch fixes a bug which makes commands bluez-test-device and
> > bluez-simple-agent fail, if the latter is given before the connection
> > created by bluez-test-device has expired.
> >
> I don't think this fixes the problem properly, the authentication
> request could have been sent before because other levels might require
> it, also Im afraid this can break sockets using the same link since
> the state got reseted to BT_CONFIG when it could previously be
> BT_CONNECTED, what happens if there a socket in use and the link is
> set back to BT_CONFIG after connected?

Yes. One of our bluetooth specialists suggested a simpler and probably
better fix for this. He'll probably send his patch shortly...

Thanks,
Matti


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