On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Gustavo Padovan <padovan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: ..snip.. > I think this patch can do handling, let's see what others think. > > Gustavo > > > --- > Author: Gustavo F. Padovan <padovan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Wed Dec 28 13:40:02 2011 -0200 > > Bluetooth: Fix lmp_host_le_capable() check for broken devices > > Some dongles reports a wrong Local Extended Features leading the kernel > think that dongle support LE while it don't. > > The fix here is just rely on a bit in Local Features (LE Capable) to tell > us if the device really supports LE. > > LE Host Capable is the only bit used from Local Extended Features in our > kernel. > > Signed-off-by: Gustavo F. Padovan <padovan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h > index 5e2e984..c693111 100644 > --- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h > +++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h > @@ -676,7 +676,11 @@ void hci_conn_del_sysfs(struct hci_conn *conn); > #define lmp_le_capable(dev) ((dev)->features[4] & LMP_LE) > > /* ----- Extended LMP capabilities ----- */ > -#define lmp_host_le_capable(dev) ((dev)->extfeatures[0] & LMP_HOST_LE) > +/* Some crap dongles does not report a proper Local Extended Features causing > + * the kernel to wrongly init it as a LE device. So first check if it is LE > + * capable (controller) which is a info from the Local Features */ > +#define lmp_host_le_capable(dev) ( lmp_le_capable(dev) && \ > + (dev)->extfeatures[0] & LMP_HOST_LE) > > /* ----- HCI protocols ----- */ > static inline int hci_proto_connect_ind(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *bdaddr, Next time we use the extfeatures for something else, we will break this device again. Can't we fix dev->extfeatures on initialization based on a blacklist/quirklist? Or is dev->extfeatures modified after initialzation of the device somewhere? Regards David -- 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