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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] Bluetooth: Ignore CC events not matching the last HCI
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From:   Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
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Date:   Fri, 26 Apr 2019 19:01:43 +0200
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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@endlessm.com>
> ---
> 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.

Regards

Marcel