Re: [PATCH 2/7] Bluetooth: mgmt: Restrict BR/EDR settings to BR/EDR-only adapters

[Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>]

Hi Anderson,

> > That is why I like the explanation above, if we set ourselves as
> > peripheral, then we are peripheral and everything else is out of the
> > question. So either LE is enabled and we act as central or we are acting
> > as peripheral.
> >
> > So broadcaster and observer are extra features on top of central. For me
> > that means we have treat them independent. How much you can be
> > broadcaster and observer and central at the same time is then again a
> > different question that we need to answer.
> 
> So do you suggest we keep Broadcaster/Observer as separate settings
> (which actually we prefer, given that we have been working on
> supporting those modes for BR/EDR only adapters, by using EIR for
> broadcasting data allowed on EIR, such as Manufacturer Specific Data,
> and parsing them from Device Found mgmt event when on Observer mode),
> and keep "Set Low Energy" setting just for Central/Peripheral modes?

if we can stay in central role and do broadcaster/observer as an
additional feature, then yes. If they are mutually exclusive, we have to
find something else.

But with all of this, I do not have the final answer until we tried it
and had a couple of review rounds.

Regards

Marcel