Hi, Thanks for all the input so far. I found out that the disconnection is coming from Bluetooth SMP in Kernel. After host transmits SMP_CMD_PAIRING_RANDOM, the HID device sends: SMP_CMD_ENCRYPT_INFO SMP_CMD_MASTER_IDENT SMP_CMD_IDENT_ADDR_INFO SMP_CMD_IDENT_INFO messages which get filtered out in smp_sig_channel as they don't seem to be allowed. This resulted in smp->security_timer firing and disconnection. I made the following change to smp to allow these commands in SMP. I am not sure if this the best way to fix it. Looking for input. With this change, the mouse device pairs successfully (see bluetoothctl logs below) However, I see the following "Unable to register GATT service with handle 0x0008 for device F5:95:EC:6F:0F:D3" in /var/log/syslog from bluetoothd. I am not sure if this is concerning. I understand I am trying to mix and match older Kernel stack with newer Bluez. But the tree for my ARM64 board has divereged from mainline. Hence upgrading the kernel is not easy. (3.18.20 based Kernel and 5.41 Bluez). Thanks in advance. Logs below. ****************** Begin Kernel Change ***************************************** @@ -1515,6 +1515,10 @@ static int smp_sig_channel(struct l2cap_chan *chan, struct sk_buff *skb) case SMP_CMD_PAIRING_RANDOM: reason = smp_cmd_pairing_random(conn, skb); + SMP_ALLOW_CMD(smp, SMP_CMD_ENCRYPT_INFO); + SMP_ALLOW_CMD(smp, SMP_CMD_MASTER_IDENT); + SMP_ALLOW_CMD(smp, SMP_CMD_IDENT_ADDR_INFO); + SMP_ALLOW_CMD(smp, SMP_CMD_IDENT_INFO); break; ****************** End Kernel Change ******************************************* ******************************* /var/log/syslog begin ************************** Jan 6 18:26:58 Deb-Jessie kernel: [ 118.599398] Bluetooth: Frame Reassembly Failed Jan 6 18:26:58 Deb-Jessie bluetoothd[629]: Unable to register GATT service with handle 0x0008 for device F5:95:EC:6F:0F:D3 Jan 6 18:27:00 Deb-Jessie kernel: [ 121.224593] Bluetooth: Frame Reassembly Failed Jan 6 18:27:01 Deb-Jessie kernel: [ 121.692871] Bluetooth: Frame Reassembly Failed Jan 6 18:27:01 Deb-Jessie bluetoothd[629]: bt_uhid_send: Invalid argument (22) Jan 6 18:27:01 Deb-Jessie bluetoothd[629]: bt_uhid_send: Invalid argument (22) Jan 6 18:27:01 Deb-Jessie bluetoothd[629]: bt_uhid_send: Invalid argument (22) Jan 6 18:27:01 Deb-Jessie bluetoothd[629]: bt_uhid_send: Invalid argument (22) Jan 6 18:27:01 Deb-Jessie bluetoothd[629]: bt_uhid_send: Invalid argument (22) Jan 6 18:27:01 Deb-Jessie bluetoothd[629]: bt_uhid_send: Invalid argument (22) Jan 6 18:27:01 Deb-Jessie bluetoothd[629]: bt_uhid_send: Invalid argument (22) Jan 6 18:27:01 Deb-Jessie bluetoothd[629]: bt_uhid_send: Invalid argument (22) Jan 6 18:27:01 Deb-Jessie bluetoothd[629]: bt_uhid_send: Invalid argument (22) Jan 6 18:27:01 Deb-Jessie bluetoothd[629]: bt_uhid_send: Invalid argument (22) Jan 6 18:27:01 Deb-Jessie bluetoothd[629]: bt_uhid_send: Invalid argument (22) Jan 6 18:27:01 Deb-Jessie bluetoothd[629]: bt_uhid_send: Invalid argument (22) Jan 6 18:27:01 Deb-Jessie bluetoothd[629]: bt_uhid_send: Invalid argument (22) Jan 6 18:27:01 Deb-Jessie bluetoothd[629]: bt_uhid_send: Invalid argument (22) Jan 6 18:27:01 Deb-Jessie bluetoothd[629]: bt_uhid_send: Invalid argument (22) Jan 6 18:27:01 Deb-Jessie bluetoothd[629]: bt_uhid_send: Invalid argument (22) Jan 6 18:27:01 Deb-Jessie kernel: [ 122.146168] input: Designer Mouse as /devices/virtual/misc/uhid/0005:0000:0000.0003/input/input8 Jan 6 18:27:01 Deb-Jessie kernel: [ 122.146868] hid-generic 0005:0000:0000.0003: input,hidraw2: BLUETOOTH HID v0.00 Mouse [Designer Mouse] on 44:1C:A8:6C:8F:5E ******************************* /var/log/syslog end **************************** ******************************* bluetoothctl logs **************************** root@Deb-Jessie:~# bluetoothctl [NEW] Controller 44:1C:A8:6C:8F:5E Deb-Jessie [default] [bluetooth]# select 44:1C:A8:6C:8F:5E [bluetooth]# power on Changing power on succeeded [bluetooth]# discoverable on Changing discoverable on succeeded [bluetooth]# pairable on Changing pairable on succeeded [bluetooth]# agent on Agent registered [bluetooth]# default-agent Default agent request successful [bluetooth]# scan on Discovery started [CHG] Controller 44:1C:A8:6C:8F:5E Discovering: yes [NEW] Device F5:95:EC:6F:0F:D3 Designer Mouse [bluetooth]# pair F5:95:EC:6F:0F:D3 Attempting to pair with F5:95:EC:6F:0F:D3 [CHG] Device F5:95:EC:6F:0F:D3 Connected: yes [CHG] Device F5:95:EC:6F:0F:D3 UUIDs: 00001800-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb [CHG] Device F5:95:EC:6F:0F:D3 UUIDs: 00001801-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb [CHG] Device F5:95:EC:6F:0F:D3 UUIDs: 0000180a-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb [CHG] Device F5:95:EC:6F:0F:D3 UUIDs: 0000180f-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb [CHG] Device F5:95:EC:6F:0F:D3 UUIDs: 00001812-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb [CHG] Device F5:95:EC:6F:0F:D3 ServicesResolved: yes [CHG] Device F5:95:EC:6F:0F:D3 Paired: yes [NEW] Primary Service /org/bluez/hci0/dev_F5_95_EC_6F_0F_D3/service0008 Generic Attribute Profile [NEW] Primary Service /org/bluez/hci0/dev_F5_95_EC_6F_0F_D3/service0009 Device Information [NEW] Characteristic /org/bluez/hci0/dev_F5_95_EC_6F_0F_D3/service0009/char000a Manufacturer Name String [NEW] Characteristic /org/bluez/hci0/dev_F5_95_EC_6F_0F_D3/service0009/char000c PnP ID [NEW] Primary Service /org/bluez/hci0/dev_F5_95_EC_6F_0F_D3/service000e Battery Service [NEW] Characteristic /org/bluez/hci0/dev_F5_95_EC_6F_0F_D3/service000e/char000f Battery Level [NEW] Descriptor /org/bluez/hci0/dev_F5_95_EC_6F_0F_D3/service000e/char000f/desc0011 Client Characteristic Configuration Pairing successful [CHG] Device F5:95:EC:6F:0F:D3 Modalias: usb:v045Ep0805d0110 [Designer Mouse]# info F5:95:EC:6F:0F:D3 Device F5:95:EC:6F:0F:D3 Name: Designer Mouse Alias: Designer Mouse Appearance: 0x03c2 Icon: input-mouse Paired: yes Trusted: no Blocked: no Connected: yes LegacyPairing: no UUID: Generic Access Profile (00001800-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb) UUID: Generic Attribute Profile (00001801-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb) UUID: Device Information (0000180a-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb) UUID: Battery Service (0000180f-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb) UUID: Human Interface Device (00001812-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb) Modalias: usb:v045Ep0805d0110 RSSI: -46 **************************** bluetoothctl end ********************************** Thanks, Naveen -- 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