On Sat, Apr 27, 2019 at 1:01 AM Marcel Holtmann <marcel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Joao,
>
> > This commit makes the kernel not send the next queued HCI command until
> > a command complete arrives for the last HCI command sent to the
> > controller. This change avoids a problem with some buggy controllers
> > (seen on two SKUs of QCA9377) that send an extra command complete event
> > for the previous command after the kernel had already sent a new HCI
> > command to the controller.
> >
> > The problem was reproduced when starting an active scanning procedure,
> > where an extra command complete event arrives for the LE_SET_RANDOM_ADDR
> > command. When this happends the kernel ends up not processing the
> > command complete for the following commmand, LE_SET_SCAN_PARAM, and
> > ultimately behaving as if a passive scanning procedure was being
> > performed, when in fact controller is performing an active scanning
> > procedure. This makes it impossible to discover BLE devices as no device
> > found events are sent to userspace.
> >
> > This problem is reproducible on 100% of the attempts on the affected
> > controllers. The extra command complete event can be seen at timestamp
> > 27.420131 on the btmon logs bellow.
> >
> > Bluetooth monitor ver 5.50
> > = Note: Linux version 5.0.0+ (x86_64) 0.352340
> > = Note: Bluetooth subsystem version 2.22 0.352343
> > = New Index: 80:C5:F2:8F:87:84 (Primary,USB,hci0) [hci0] 0.352344
> > = Open Index: 80:C5:F2:8F:87:84 [hci0] 0.352345
> > = Index Info: 80:C5:F2:8F:87:84 (Qualcomm) [hci0] 0.352346
> > @ MGMT Open: bluetoothd (privileged) version 1.14 {0x0001} 0.352347
> > @ MGMT Open: btmon (privileged) version 1.14 {0x0002} 0.352366
> > @ MGMT Open: btmgmt (privileged) version 1.14 {0x0003} 27.302164
> > @ MGMT Command: Start Discovery (0x0023) plen 1 {0x0003} [hci0] 27.302310
> > Address type: 0x06
> > LE Public
> > LE Random
> > < HCI Command: LE Set Random Address (0x08|0x0005) plen 6 #1 [hci0] 27.302496
> > Address: 15:60:F2:91:B2:24 (Non-Resolvable)
> >> HCI Event: Command Complete (0x0e) plen 4 #2 [hci0] 27.419117
> > LE Set Random Address (0x08|0x0005) ncmd 1
> > Status: Success (0x00)
> > < HCI Command: LE Set Scan Parameters (0x08|0x000b) plen 7 #3 [hci0] 27.419244
> > Type: Active (0x01)
> > Interval: 11.250 msec (0x0012)
> > Window: 11.250 msec (0x0012)
> > Own address type: Random (0x01)
> > Filter policy: Accept all advertisement (0x00)
> >> HCI Event: Command Complete (0x0e) plen 4 #4 [hci0] 27.420131
> > LE Set Random Address (0x08|0x0005) ncmd 1
> > Status: Success (0x00)
> > < HCI Command: LE Set Scan Enable (0x08|0x000c) plen 2 #5 [hci0] 27.420259
> > Scanning: Enabled (0x01)
> > Filter duplicates: Enabled (0x01)
> >> HCI Event: Command Complete (0x0e) plen 4 #6 [hci0] 27.420969
> > LE Set Scan Parameters (0x08|0x000b) ncmd 1
> > Status: Success (0x00)
> >> HCI Event: Command Complete (0x0e) plen 4 #7 [hci0] 27.421983
> > LE Set Scan Enable (0x08|0x000c) ncmd 1
> > Status: Success (0x00)
> > @ MGMT Event: Command Complete (0x0001) plen 4 {0x0003} [hci0] 27.422059
> > Start Discovery (0x0023) plen 1
> > Status: Success (0x00)
> > Address type: 0x06
> > LE Public
> > LE Random
> > @ MGMT Event: Discovering (0x0013) plen 2 {0x0003} [hci0] 27.422067
> > Address type: 0x06
> > LE Public
> > LE Random
> > Discovery: Enabled (0x01)
> > @ MGMT Event: Discovering (0x0013) plen 2 {0x0002} [hci0] 27.422067
> > Address type: 0x06
> > LE Public
> > LE Random
> > Discovery: Enabled (0x01)
> > @ MGMT Event: Discovering (0x0013) plen 2 {0x0001} [hci0] 27.422067
> > Address type: 0x06
> > LE Public
> > LE Random
> > Discovery: Enabled (0x01)
> >
> > Signed-off-by: João Paulo Rechi Vita <jprvita@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > include/net/bluetooth/hci.h | 2 ++
> > net/bluetooth/hci_core.c | 5 +++++
> > net/bluetooth/hci_event.c | 12 ++++++++++++
> > net/bluetooth/hci_request.c | 4 ----
> > net/bluetooth/hci_request.h | 4 ++++
> > 5 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
> > index fbba43e9bef5..883a8c25ccfb 100644
> > --- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
> > +++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
> > @@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ enum {
> > HCI_RAW,
> >
> > HCI_RESET,
> > +
> > + HCI_CMD_PENDING,
> > };
>
> no new flags here please. This is userspace visible use the hdev->dev_flags.
>
Ok, moved to hdev->dev_flags. Sending new revision now.
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João Paulo Rechi Vita
http://about.me/jprvita
