Re: [PATCH 2/4 v4] doc/mgmt-api: Add support for Set Phy Configuration command

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Hi Lukasz,

On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 3:28 PM, Łukasz Rymanowski
<lukasz.rymanowski@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Jaganath,
>
> On 19 February 2018 at 10:25, Jaganath K <jaganath.k.os@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi Luiz,
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 2:17 PM, Luiz Augusto von Dentz
>> <luiz.dentz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Hi Jaganath,
>>>
>>> On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 5:40 AM, Jaganath K <jaganath.k.os@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Hi Marcel,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 12:22 PM, Jaganath Kanakkassery
>>>> <jaganath.k.os@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> This also adds PHY Configuration Changed Event.
>>>>> ---
>>>>>  doc/mgmt-api.txt | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>  1 file changed, 52 insertions(+)
>>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/doc/mgmt-api.txt b/doc/mgmt-api.txt
>>>>> index c07c48c..628ff18 100644
>>>>> --- a/doc/mgmt-api.txt
>>>>> +++ b/doc/mgmt-api.txt
>>>>> @@ -2940,9 +2940,46 @@ Get PHY Configuration Command
>>>>>         LE 1M TX and LE 1M RX would be supported by default.
>>>>>
>>>>>         This command is only available for LE capable controllers.
>>>>> +        It will return Not Supported otherwise.
>>>>> +
>>>>> +        Possible errors:        Not Supported
>>>>> +                               Invalid Index
>>>>> +
>>>>> +Set PHY Configuration Command
>>>>> +=============================
>>>>> +
>>>>> +       Command Code:           0x0044
>>>>> +       Controller Index:       <controller id>
>>>>> +       Command Parameters:     Default_phys (2 Octet)
>>>>> +       Return Parameters:
>>>>> +
>>>>> +       This command is used to set the default phy to the controller.
>>>>> +
>>>>> +       This will be stored and used for all the subsequent scanning
>>>>> +       and connection initiation.
>>>>> +
>>>>> +       The list of supported PHYs can be retrieved via the
>>>>> +       Get PHY Configuration command. Selecting unsupported PHYs will
>>>>> +       result in an Invalid Parameters error.
>>>>> +
>>>>> +       This can be called at any point to change the preferred PHYs.
>>>>> +
>>>>> +       Default_phy is a bitmask with the following bits.
>>>>> +               0       LE 1M TX
>>>>> +               1       LE 1M RX
>>>>> +               2       LE 2M TX
>>>>> +               3       LE 2M RX
>>>>> +               4       LE CODED TX
>>>>> +               5       LE CODED RX
>>>>> +
>>>>> +       This command generates a Command Complete event on success
>>>>> +       or a Command Status event on failure.
>>>>> +
>>>>> +       This command is only available for LE capable controllers.
>>>>>         It will return Not Supported otherwise.
>>>>>
>>>>>         Possible errors:        Not Supported
>>>>> +                               Invalid Parameters
>>>>>                                 Invalid Index
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think there is a limitation with current API proposal, user cannot do extended
>>>> scanning in only 1M (to scan secondary channel in 1M) since with 1M we will
>>>> switch to legacy scanning.
>>>
>>> Why do we have to switch to legacy scanning for 1M? It seems it would
>>> be possible to use extended scanning whenever it is supported
>>> regardless of the PHY, or perhaps the spec imposes limitations to
>>> certain PHYs? Coded perhaps?
>>>
>>
>> The idea is to enable application to use legacy scanning even if
>> controller supports
>> extended. (ie if application dont want extended features to be used)
>> and unlike advertising
>> legacy scanning can not be emulated using extended scanning.
>
> Bluetooth controller which is doing extended scanning will report legacy
> advertisings as well. It will just use Extended Advertising Report
> Event for this purpose and Linux Kernel should handle it.
>

Yes, but the idea here is more on perspective of power savings
where in application dont want to scan on secondary channels itself and
API should support it.

Thanks,
Jaganath
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