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Date:   Sun, 4 Oct 2020 15:18:44 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To:     Bastien Nocera <hadess@hadess.net>
Cc:     Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>,
        Johan Hedberg <johan.hedberg@gmail.com>,
        Sathish Narsimman <sathish.narasimman@intel.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>,
        linux-bluetooth <linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org>,
        "open list:NETWORKING [GENERAL]" <netdev@vger.kernel.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Revert "Bluetooth: Update resolving list when updating
 whitelist"
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On Sun, Oct 04, 2020 at 02:17:06PM +0200, Bastien Nocera wrote:
> On Sun, 2020-10-04 at 12:51 +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Sat, Oct 03, 2020 at 08:33:18PM +0200, Marcel Holtmann wrote:
> > > Hi Greg,
> > > 
> > > > > > This reverts commit 0eee35bdfa3b472cc986ecc6ad76293fdcda59e2
> > > > > > as it
> > > > > > breaks all bluetooth connections on my machine.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Cc: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
> > > > > > Cc: Sathish Narsimman <sathish.narasimman@intel.com>
> > > > > > Fixes: 0eee35bdfa3b ("Bluetooth: Update resolving list when
> > > > > > updating whitelist")
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman
> > > > > > <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > > net/bluetooth/hci_request.c | 41 ++--------------------------
> > > > > > ---------
> > > > > > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > This has been bugging me for since 5.9-rc1, when all
> > > > > > bluetooth devices
> > > > > > stopped working on my desktop system.? I finally got the time
> > > > > > to do
> > > > > > bisection today, and it came down to this patch.? Reverting
> > > > > > it on top of
> > > > > > 5.9-rc7 restored bluetooth devices and now my input devices
> > > > > > properly
> > > > > > work.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > As it's almost 5.9-final, any chance this can be merged now
> > > > > > to fix the
> > > > > > issue?
> > > > > 
> > > > > can you be specific what breaks since our guys and I also think
> > > > > the
> > > > > ChromeOS guys have been testing these series of patches
> > > > > heavily.
> > > > 
> > > > My bluetooth trackball does not connect at all.? With this
> > > > reverted, it
> > > > all "just works".
> > > > 
> > > > Same I think for a Bluetooth headset, can check that again if you
> > > > really
> > > > need me to, but the trackball is reliable here.
> > > > 
> > > > > When you run btmon does it indicate any errors?
> > > > 
> > > > How do I run it and where are the errors displayed?
> > > 
> > > you can do btmon -w trace.log and just let it run like tcdpump.
> > 
> > Ok, attached.
> > 
> > The device is not connecting, and then I open the gnome bluetooth
> > dialog
> > and it scans for devices in the area, but does not connect to my
> > existing devices at all.
> > 
> > Any ideas?
> 
> Use bluetoothctl instead, the Bluetooth Settings from GNOME also run a
> discovery the whole time the panel is opened, and this breaks a fair
> number of poor quality adapters. This is worked-around in the most
> recent version, but using bluetoothctl is a better debugging option in
> all cases.

Ok, but how do I use that tool?  How do I shut down the gnome bluetooth
stuff?

I need newbie steps here please for what to run and what to show you.

thanks,

greg k-h