Re: [PATCH 2/2] Bluetooth: Add mgmt_remote_name event

[Johan Hedberg <johan.hedberg@gmail.com>]

Hi,

On Wed, Mar 30, 2011, Anderson Lizardo wrote:
> > This patch adds a new remote_name event to the Management interface
> > which is sent every time the name of a remote device is resolved (over
> > BR/EDR).
> 
> Just wondering if we could ever reuse this for LE. For LE (and GATT
> over BR/EDR ?), I believe the "remote device name resolution" is done
> by looking at the GAP "Device Name" characteristic after a service
> discovery (see spec page 1739).
> 
> The advertising data may contain the "full" device name as well, but
> it is not mandatory to include it. GAP Device Name OTOH is mandatory.

I suppose it can't be reused for LE. Btw, this event will *not* be sent
for advertising data or extended inquiry response data containing a
remote name. User space is expected to do that extraction from the data
(which comes in the mgmt_device_found event).

Johan