--- doc/mgmt-api.txt | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/mgmt-api.txt b/doc/mgmt-api.txt index d4df8d94208d..fdca60fc6c1a 100644 --- a/doc/mgmt-api.txt +++ b/doc/mgmt-api.txt @@ -1565,12 +1565,33 @@ Set Advertising Command Return Parameters: Current_Settings (4 Octets) This command is used to enable LE advertising on a controller - that supports it. The allowed values for the Advertising - command parameter are 0x00 and 0x01. All other values will - return Invalid Parameters. + that supports it. The allowed values for the Advertising command + parameter are 0x00, 0x01 and 0x02. All other values will return + Invalid Parameters. - A pre-requisite is that LE is already enabled, otherwise - this command will return a "rejected" response. + The value 0x00 disables advertising, the value 0x01 enables + advertising with considering of connectable setting and the + value 0x02 enables advertising in connectable mode. + + Using value 0x01 means that when connectable setting is disabled, + the advertising happens with undirected non-connectable advertising + packets and a non-resovable random address is used. If connectable + setting is enabled, then undirected connectable advertising packets + and the identity address or resolvable private address are used. + + Devices configured via Add Device command have no affect when using + value 0x01 since only the connectable setting is taken into account. + + To utilize undirect connectable advertising without changing the + connectable setting, the value 0x02 can be utilized. It makes the + device connectable via LE without the requirement for being + connectable on BR/EDR (and/or LE). + + The value 0x02 should be the preferred mode of operation when + implementing peripheral mode. + + A pre-requisite is that LE is already enabled, otherwise this + command will return a "rejected" response. This command generates a Command Complete event on success or a Command Status event on failure. -- 2.1.0 -- 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
