Hi Alain,
> > This patch adds an le_supported_roles features which allows a
> > clients to determine if the controller is able to support peripheral and
> > central connections separately and at the same time.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Alain Michaud <alainm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >
> > Changes in v2:
> > - Slight change of design based on offline feedback
> >
> > net/bluetooth/mgmt.c | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> > 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
> > index 5e9b9728eeac..c13fcc21745f 100644
> > --- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
> > +++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
> > @@ -3753,10 +3753,36 @@ static const u8 debug_uuid[16] = {
> > };
> > #endif
> >
> > +/* 671b10b5-42c0-4696-9227-eb28d1b049d6 */
> > +static const u8 le_supported_roles[16] = {
> > + 0xd6, 0x49, 0xb0, 0xd1, 0x28, 0xeb, 0x27, 0x92,
> > + 0x96, 0x46, 0xc0, 0x42, 0xb5, 0x10, 0x1b, 0x67,
> > +};
> > +
> > +static u32 get_le_roles_flags(struct hci_dev *hdev)
> > +{
> > + u32 flags = 0;
> > +
> > + /* Central connections supported */
> > + if (hdev->le_states[4] & 0x08)
> > + flags |= BIT(0);
> > +
> > + /* Peripheral connections supported */
> > + if (hdev->le_states[4] & 0x40)
> > + flags |= BIT(1);
> > +
> > + /* Simult central and peripheral connections supported */
> > + if (test_bit(HCI_QUIRK_VALID_LE_STATES, &hdev->quirks) &&
> > + (hdev->le_states[3] & 0x10))
> > + flags |= BIT(2);
> > +
> > + return flags;
> > +}
>
> this is not what we can do here. The flags are defined like this.
>
> The following bits are defined for the Flags parameter:
>
> 0 Feature active
> 1 Causes change in supported settings
>
> And I want these flags for generic handling of experimental features. Individual features can not overwrite it.
>
> So if you only want to support a the “read" functionality, then something like this please.
>
> if ((hdev->le_states[4] & 0x08) && /* Central */
> (hdev->le_states[4] & 0x40) && /* Peripheral */
> (hdev->le_states[3] & 0x10) && /* Simultaneous */
> test_bit(HCI_QUIRK_VALID_LE_STATES, &hdev->quirks))
> flags |= BIT(0);
>
> OK, Since the userspace Api we discussed reports individual states, would you suggest if LE is supported that the Central and Peripheral roles are supported and just use this to query the simultaneous support?
you get the Central state support from the LE setting and Peripheral from the Advertising setting. So I think the only extra information you would need is the support for both at the same time.
That said, I have been discussing with Daniel if we could extend (and with that rename) the Read Security Information command and allow it to report static information about the controller support. Maybe it fits better there. However for now, I would just export this via a simple experimental feature.
Regards
Marcel
