Hi Luiz, On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 1:37 AM, Luiz Augusto von Dentz <luiz.dentz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Petri, > > On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 10:36 AM, Luiz Augusto von Dentz > <luiz.dentz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi Petri, >>> >>> This primary services re-discovery on every reconnect is actually now >>> causing a problem for us. >>> >>> Basically, this is what happens: >>> 1. HoG remote control reconnects to BlueZ host for firmware update check. >>> 2. BlueZ starts re-discovering the services of the remote, but doesn't >>> yet complete it. >>> 3. The remote disconnects after being connected for 2 seconds (no >>> firmware update was available, so quickly disconnect to save battery). >>> 4. BlueZ declares the HoG remote "bad" since it couldn't complete step >>> (2). And then, BlueZ ends up removing the HoG remote services from its >>> GATT database completely. >>> 5. On the next reconnect attempt, the remote does not work. Re-pairing >>> is required. >>> >>> Obviously, this is bad for user experience. Therefore, I'm asking: >>> 1. Is there a way to avoid services re-discovery on every reconnect? >>> 2. If the remote control is successfully bonded previously, and BlueZ >>> experiences a problem during reconnect (services re-discovery), can we >>> avoid destroying the bonding and GATT info on BlueZ side? A failed >>> reconnect should not be a reason to remove a bonded device. >> >> The second point should definitely be fixed, but I wonder how the >> firmware update check does actually detects if the host is not doing >> something important before it decides it has to save power. Also if I >> recall this correctly dfu was exactly why some devices needed the >> database check, they boot in dfu mode which has a different database >> but they completely lost the state of service changed subscriptions so >> basically nothing works since all handles are invalid and even if >> service changed would work it would cause a rediscover anyway. > > Checking the code I did not find anything that could have break the > remote services, or perhaps it is the passive scanning/reconnection > logic that gets broken if we failed to discover the services? > > -- > Luiz Augusto von Dentz Here is a sample BlueZ log that shows HoG remote reconnect, quick disconnect, primary services re-discovery failure, and subsequent removal of all GATT services of the remote: 11/12,060338.676 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/gatt-database.c:connect_cb() New incoming LE ATT connection 11/12,060338.677 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/device.c:device_attach_att() Elevating security level since LTK is available 11/12,060338.700 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: attrib/gattrib.c:g_attrib_ref() 0x50b138: g_attrib_ref=1 11/12,060338.700 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/device.c:attio_connected() 11/12,060338.701 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: profiles/input/hog.c:attio_connected_cb() HoG connected 11/12,060338.701 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/device.c:attio_connected() 11/12,060338.702 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/device.c:attio_connected() 11/12,060338.702 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: profiles/battery/battery.c:attio_connected_cb() BATT connected 11/12,060338.703 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/device.c:attio_connected() 11/12,060338.703 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: profiles/oad/oad.c:oad_attio_connected_cb() OAD connected 11/12,060338.704 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: profiles/oad/oad.c:oad_is_time_for_upgrade_check() OAD not time for upgrade check yet (15164 seconds left) 11/12,060338.704 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/gatt-client.c:btd_gatt_client_connected() Device connected. 11/12,060343.426 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/device.c:gatt_debug() MTU exchange complete, with MTU: 23 11/12,060343.476 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: profiles/battery/battery.c:level_read_char_cb() BATT level=78 ==== HoG remote disconnects below; primary services re-discovery was still in progress ==== 11/12,060343.691 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/adapter.c:dev_disconnected() Device LEFQAU disconnected, reason 3 11/12,060343.692 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/adapter.c:dev_disconnected() device 0x522c18 paired 1 bonded 1 bonding 0 11/12,060343.694 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/adapter.c:adapter_remove_connection() 11/12,060343.694 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: plugins/policy.c:disconnect_cb() reason 3 11/12,060343.695 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/adapter.c:bonding_attempt_complete() hci0 bdaddr LEFQAU type 1 status 0xe 11/12,060343.695 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/device.c:device_bonding_complete() bonding (nil) status 0x0e 11/12,060343.696 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/device.c:device_bonding_failed() status 14 11/12,060343.696 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/adapter.c:resume_discovery() ==== primary services discovery failure noted below; all GATT services of the remote are then removed and become unavailable ==== 11/12,060343.698 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/device.c:gatt_debug() Primary service discovery failed. ATT ECODE: 0x00 11/12,060343.698 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/device.c:gatt_service_removed() start: 0x0001, end: 0x000b 11/12,060343.702 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/service.c:change_state() 0x53dd48: device LEFQAU profile gap-profile state changed: connecting -> disconnected (-130) 11/12,060343.707 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/device.c:device_profile_connected() gap-profile Software caused connection abort (130) 11/12,060343.707 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/service.c:change_state() 0x53dd48: device LEFQAU profile gap-profile state changed: disconnected -> unavailable (0) 11/12,060343.711 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: profiles/gap/gas.c:gap_driver_remove() GAP profile remove (LEFQAU) 11/12,060343.712 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/service.c:btd_service_unref() 0x53dd48: ref=0 11/12,060343.723 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/gatt-client.c:btd_gatt_client_service_removed() GATT Services Removed - start: 0x0001, end: 0x000b 11/12,060343.837 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/device.c:gatt_service_removed() start: 0x000c, end: 0x000f 11/12,060343.838 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/gatt-client.c:btd_gatt_client_service_removed() GATT Services Removed - start: 0x000c, end: 0x000f 11/12,060343.838 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/gatt-client.c:unregister_service() Removing GATT service: /org/bluez/hci0/dev_LEFQAU/service000c 11/12,060343.839 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/gatt-client.c:unregister_characteristic() Removing GATT characteristic: /org/bluez/hci0/dev_LEFQAU/service000c/char000d 11/12,060343.840 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/gatt-client.c:unregister_descriptor() Removing GATT descriptor: /org/bluez/hci0/dev_LEFQAU/service000c/char000d/desc000f 11/12,060343.893 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/device.c:gatt_service_removed() start: 0x0010, end: 0x0022 11/12,060343.894 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/service.c:change_state() 0x53dce8: device LEFQAU profile deviceinfo state changed: connecting -> disconnected (-130) 11/12,060343.895 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/device.c:device_profile_connected() deviceinfo Software caused connection abort (130) 11/12,060343.898 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/service.c:change_state() 0x53dce8: device LEFQAU profile deviceinfo state changed: disconnected -> unavailable (0) 11/12,060343.898 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/service.c:btd_service_unref() 0x53dce8: ref=0 11/12,060343.902 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/gatt-client.c:btd_gatt_client_service_removed() GATT Services Removed - start: 0x0010, end: 0x0022 11/12,060343.905 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/gatt-client.c:unregister_service() Removing GATT service: /org/bluez/hci0/dev_LEFQAU/service0010 11/12,060343.906 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/gatt-client.c:unregister_characteristic() Removing GATT characteristic: /org/bluez/hci0/dev_LEFQAU/service0010/char0011 11/12,060343.910 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/gatt-client.c:unregister_characteristic() Removing GATT characteristic: /org/bluez/hci0/dev_LEFQAU/service0010/char0013 11/12,060343.914 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/gatt-client.c:unregister_characteristic() Removing GATT characteristic: /org/bluez/hci0/dev_LEFQAU/service0010/char0015 11/12,060343.920 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/gatt-client.c:unregister_characteristic() Removing GATT characteristic: /org/bluez/hci0/dev_LEFQAU/service0010/char0017 11/12,060343.922 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/gatt-client.c:unregister_characteristic() Removing GATT characteristic: /org/bluez/hci0/dev_LEFQAU/service0010/char0019 11/12,060343.926 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/gatt-client.c:unregister_characteristic() Removing GATT characteristic: /org/bluez/hci0/dev_LEFQAU/service0010/char001b 11/12,060343.940 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/gatt-client.c:unregister_characteristic() Removing GATT characteristic: /org/bluez/hci0/dev_LEFQAU/service0010/char001d 11/12,060343.941 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/gatt-client.c:unregister_characteris 11/12,061849.049 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/gatt-client.c:btd_gatt_client_disconnected() Device disconnected. Cleaning up. 11/12,061849.056 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: attrib/gattrib.c:g_attrib_unref() 0x51c360: g_attrib_unref=0tic() Removing GATT characteristic: /org/bluez/hci0/dev_LEFQAU/service0010/char001f 11/12,060343.942 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/gatt-client.c:unregister_characteristic() Removing GATT characteristic: /org/bluez/hci0/dev_LEFQAU/service0010/char0021 11/12,060344.021 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/device.c:gatt_service_removed() start: 0x0023, end: 0x0028 11/12,060344.022 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/service.c:change_state() 0x53dd80: device LEFQAU profile Battery state changed: connecting -> disconnected (-130) 11/12,060344.023 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/device.c:device_profile_connected() Battery Software caused connection abort (130) 11/12,060344.025 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/service.c:change_state() 0x53dd80: device LEFQAU profile Battery state changed: disconnected -> unavailable (0) 11/12,060344.033 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: profiles/battery/battery.c:batt_remove() BATT path /org/bluez/hci0/dev_LEFQAU 11/12,060344.036 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/service.c:btd_service_unref() 0x53dd80: ref=0 11/12,060344.037 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/gatt-client.c:btd_gatt_client_service_removed() GATT Services Removed - start: 0x0023, end: 0x0028 11/12,060344.046 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: Error storing included service - can't find it 11/12,060344.128 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/device.c:gatt_service_removed() start: 0x0029, end: 0x002e 11/12,060344.129 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/service.c:change_state() 0x53dd08: device LEFQAU profile Scan Parameters Client Driver state changed: connecting -> disconnected (-130) 11/12,060344.129 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/device.c:device_profile_connected() Scan Parameters Client Driver Software caused connection abort (130) 11/12,060344.133 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/service.c:change_state() 0x53dd08: device LEFQAU profile Scan Parameters Client Driver state changed: disconnected -> unavailable (0) 11/12,060344.141 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: profiles/scanparam/scan.c:scan_param_remove() GAP profile remove (LEFQAU) 11/12,060344.145 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/service.c:btd_service_unref() 0x53dd08: ref=0 11/12,060344.226 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/service.c:btd_service_unref() 0x53dc38: ref=0 11/12,060344.239 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/gatt-client.c:btd_gatt_client_service_removed() GATT Services Removed - start: 0x002f, end: 0x0037 11/12,060344.247 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: Error storing included service - can't find it 11/12,060344.291 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/device.c:gatt_service_removed() start: 0x0038, end: 0x005c 11/12,060344.292 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/service.c:change_state() 0x53d3a0: device LEFQAU profile input-hog state changed: connecting -> disconnected (-130) 11/12,060344.293 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/device.c:device_profile_connected() input-hog Software caused connection abort (130) 11/12,060344.293 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/service.c:change_state() 0x53d3a0: device LEFQAU profile input-hog state changed: disconnected -> unavailable (0) 11/12,060344.296 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: profiles/input/hog.c:hog_remove() path /org/bluez/hci0/dev_LEFQAU 11/12,060344.313 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/service.c:btd_service_unref() 0x53d3a0: ref=0 11/12,060344.313 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/gatt-client.c:btd_gatt_client_service_removed() GATT Services Removed - start: 0x0038, end: 0x005c 11/12,060344.382 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/device.c:gatt_service_removed() start: 0x005d, end: 0x0070 11/12,060344.383 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/gatt-client.c:btd_gatt_client_service_removed() GATT Services Removed - start: 0x005d, end: 0x0070 11/12,060344.575 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/device.c:device_svc_resolved() /org/bluez/hci0/dev_LEFQAU err 0 11/12,060344.584 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/device.c:att_disconnected_cb() 11/12,060344.591 bluez: bluetoothd[3980]: src/device.c:att_disconnected_cb() Connection reset by peer (131) So, if we can somehow avoid removing the GATT services of the remote in this scenario, it would be a big usability win. Next reconnect attempt would just work, since the services would be left in disconnected state. -- Petri -- 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