Hi Claudio, * Claudio Takahasi <claudio.takahasi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [2011-04-20 19:20:57 -0300]: > Hi guys, > > we need to read the RSSI of LE and basic rate connections to implement > the Proximity profile. RSSI included in the advertising packets can't > be used for Proximity, it requires an "active" connection. > > Here are some suggestions: > > 1. Add a new command to mgmt interface to add a given address into a > RSSI "monitoring list". > When the connection is established the kernel will automatically > track the RSSI of the connection on regular intervals sending > HCI_Read_RSSI. Read RSSI value can be reported through a new event in > the management interface > > Forgetting SMP, we can keep the hciops compatibility implementing the > same logic inside the hciops plugin. I'm against this in hciops. Let's add the new features only to mgmtopts, so we force people to use it and deprecate hciops. > > 2. Add a new command to mgmt interface to actively read the RSSI of a > given connection/address If the user use this in the wrong way it will waste power. Let's do (1) and not give him this option to actively read RSSI. -- Gustavo F. Padovan http://profusion.mobi -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-bluetooth" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
