Re: [PATCH 1/3] Bluetooth: Add new quirk for broken local ext features max_page

From: Marcel Holtmann
Date: Mon Jul 13 2020 - 12:32:54 EST


Hi Vasily,

>> maybe just the read sync train params command is broken? Can you change the init code and not send it and see if the rest of the init phase proceeds. I would rather have the secure connections actually tested before dismissing it altogether.
>
> I don't think that I have any devices that support secure connections
> to test, I've got only a bluetooth mouse and headphones, both are from
> the 2.0 era.
>
> FWIW unofficial recommendation from Realtek to Pine64 was to avoid
> using any 4.1+ features on this chip. Unfortunately I don't have any
> contacts with Realtek, so I can't confirm that.
>
>> Mind you, there were broken Broadcom implementation of connectionless slave broadcast as well. Maybe this is similar.
>
> I'd prefer to stick to what works unless there's some comprehensive
> test that can figure out what's broken.

check if removing the read sync trains params command makes the controller initialize and usable. Then we see about the rest.

Regards

Marcel