From: StefanCondorache <condorachest@gmail.com>
To: linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org
Cc: marcel@holtmann.org, luiz.dentz@gmail.com, davem@davemloft.net,
edumazet@google.com, kuba@kernel.org, pabeni@redhat.com,
horms@kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
StefanCondorache <condorachest@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH] Bluetooth: Add HCI_QUIRK_NO_SCAN_WHILE_CONNECTED for combo chips
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:24:33 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260419072433.55976-1-condorachest@gmail.com> (raw)
Realtek combo chips share a single antenna between Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Background LE passive scanning while an active connection exists causes
antenna multiplexing conflicts via Packet Traffic Arbitration (PTA),
resulting in audio stuttering and Wi-Fi packet loss.
Add HCI_QUIRK_NO_SCAN_WHILE_CONNECTED to suppress passive scanning in
hci_update_passive_scan_sync() when active connections are present.
Set this quirk for all Realtek devices in btrtl_set_quirks().
Also add device ID 0x0bda:0xc829 to the btusb Realtek device table.
Signed-off-by: StefanCondorache <condorachest@gmail.com>
---
drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c | 6 ++++++
drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c | 2 ++
include/net/bluetooth/hci.h | 11 +++++++++++
net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c | 7 +++++++
4 files changed, 26 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c
index 62f9d4df3a4f..00dfba656970 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c
@@ -1299,6 +1299,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(btrtl_download_firmware);
void btrtl_set_quirks(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct btrtl_device_info *btrtl_dev)
{
+ /* Realtek combo chips share the antenna between Wi-Fi and
+ * Bluetooth. Suppress passive scanning while connected to
+ * prevent coexistence issues.
+ */
+ hci_set_quirk(hdev, HCI_QUIRK_NO_SCAN_WHILE_CONNECTED);
+
/* Enable controller to do both LE scan and BR/EDR inquiry
* simultaneously.
*/
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
index 5f57953393be..87972f5fc567 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
@@ -516,6 +516,8 @@ static const struct usb_device_id quirks_table[] = {
/* Realtek 8822CU Bluetooth devices */
{ USB_DEVICE(0x13d3, 0x3549), .driver_info = BTUSB_REALTEK |
BTUSB_WIDEBAND_SPEECH },
+ { USB_DEVICE(0x0bda, 0xc829), .driver_info = BTUSB_REALTEK |
+ BTUSB_WIDEBAND_SPEECH },
/* Realtek 8851BE Bluetooth devices */
{ USB_DEVICE(0x0bda, 0xb850), .driver_info = BTUSB_REALTEK },
diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
index 572b1c620c5d..8466dc52aeca 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
@@ -378,6 +378,17 @@ enum {
*/
HCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_READ_PAGE_SCAN_TYPE,
+ /* When this quirk is set, the controller suppresses passive LE
+ * background scanning while an active connection exists.
+ * This is required for combo chips with shared Wi-Fi/Bluetooth
+ * antennas to prevent coexistence issues causing audio drops
+ * and Wi-Fi packet loss.
+ *
+ * This quirk can be set before hci_register_dev is called or
+ * during the hdev->setup vendor callback.
+ */
+ HCI_QUIRK_NO_SCAN_WHILE_CONNECTED,
+
__HCI_NUM_QUIRKS,
};
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
index fd3aacdea512..5e30e725efa2 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
@@ -3194,6 +3194,13 @@ int hci_update_passive_scan_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev)
if (hdev->discovery.state != DISCOVERY_STOPPED)
return 0;
+ /* If the controller requires no scanning while connected,
+ * suppress passive scanning when an active connection exists.
+ */
+ if (hci_test_quirk(hdev, HCI_QUIRK_NO_SCAN_WHILE_CONNECTED) &&
+ !list_empty(&hdev->conn_hash.list))
+ return 0;
+
/* Reset RSSI and UUID filters when starting background scanning
* since these filters are meant for service discovery only.
*
--
2.53.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-04-19 7:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-19 7:24 StefanCondorache [this message]
2026-04-19 8:37 ` Bluetooth: Add HCI_QUIRK_NO_SCAN_WHILE_CONNECTED for combo chips bluez.test.bot
2026-04-19 10:35 ` [PATCH] " Pauli Virtanen
2026-04-20 9:08 ` Bastien Nocera
2026-04-20 21:01 ` Luiz Augusto von Dentz
[not found] ` <CAGfCjSajE4hBroEUXa=LNw1Z=52b6oT7DsFBm_X_LVphpLoLBA@mail.gmail.com>
2026-04-21 7:33 ` Bastien Nocera
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