From: "Frédéric Danis" <frederic.danis@collabora.com>
To: linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH BlueZ 3/7] doc: document admin.allow optional controller argument
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2026 10:36:37 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260702083641.378994-3-frederic.danis@collabora.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260702083641.378994-1-frederic.danis@collabora.com>
Update bluetoothctl usage to 'admin.allow [ctrl] [clear/uuid1 uuid2 ...]'
and add explicit controller examples.
Refresh AdminPolicySet examples to include the controller-qualified
admin.allow form.
Assisted-by: GPT:GPT-5.3-Codex
---
doc/bluetoothctl-admin.rst | 13 +++++++++++--
doc/org.bluez.AdminPolicySet.rst | 1 +
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/bluetoothctl-admin.rst b/doc/bluetoothctl-admin.rst
index d4446ce95..ce15b8728 100644
--- a/doc/bluetoothctl-admin.rst
+++ b/doc/bluetoothctl-admin.rst
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Admin Policy Submenu
:Version: BlueZ
:Copyright: Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU
Lesser General Public Licenses (LGPL).
-:Date: November 2022
+:Date: June 2026
:Manual section: 1
:Manual group: Linux System Administration
@@ -30,15 +30,22 @@ allow
Allow service UUIDs and block rest of them.
-:Usage: **> allow [clear/uuid1 uuid2 ...]**
+:Usage: **> allow [ctrl] [clear/uuid1 uuid2 ...]**
+:[ctrl]: Bluetooth controller address (optional; defaults to the selected controller)
:Uses: **org.bluez.AdminPolicySet(5)** property **ServiceAllowList**
:[clear/uuid1 uuid2 ...]: List of service UUIDs to allow, or "clear" to remove all restrictions
:Example Get current allowed UUIDs list:
| **> allow**
+:Example Get current allowed UUIDs list for a specific controller:
+ | **> allow 00:11:22:33:44:55**
:Example Allow Serial Port Profile only:
| **> allow 0x1101**
+:Example Allow Serial Port Profile on a specific controller:
+ | **> allow 00:11:22:33:44:55 0x1101**
:Example Allow Serial Port Profile and LAN Access Profile:
| **> allow 0x1101 0x1102**
+:Example Allow Serial Port Profile and LAN Access Profile on a specific controller:
+ | **> allow 00:11:22:33:44:55 0x1101 0x1102**
:Example Allow Serial Port Profile, LAN Access Profile, and Dialup Networking Profile:
| **> allow 0x1101 0x1102 0x1103**
:Example Allow Advanced Audio Distribution Profile only:
@@ -51,6 +58,8 @@ Allow service UUIDs and block rest of them.
| **> allow 00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb 00001102-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb**
:Example Remove all UUID restrictions:
| **> allow clear**
+:Example Remove all UUID restrictions on a specific controller:
+ | **> allow 00:11:22:33:44:55 clear**
:Example Allow SPP, LAP, and DUN using mixed UUID formats:
| **> allow 0x1101 00001102-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb 0x1103**
diff --git a/doc/org.bluez.AdminPolicySet.rst b/doc/org.bluez.AdminPolicySet.rst
index db132b7de..29fe3bdf7 100644
--- a/doc/org.bluez.AdminPolicySet.rst
+++ b/doc/org.bluez.AdminPolicySet.rst
@@ -55,3 +55,4 @@ Possible errors:
Examples:
:bluetoothctl: > admin.allow [clear/uuid1 uuid2 ...]
+:bluetoothctl: > admin.allow [ctrl] [clear/uuid1 uuid2 ...]
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-02 8:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-02 8:36 [PATCH BlueZ 1/7] plugins/admin: make AdminPolicy state per-adapter Frédéric Danis
2026-07-02 8:36 ` [PATCH BlueZ 2/7] client/bluetoothctl: make admin.allow controller-aware Frédéric Danis
2026-07-02 8:36 ` Frédéric Danis [this message]
2026-07-02 8:36 ` [PATCH BlueZ 4/7] src/adapter: enforce allowlist for local services Frédéric Danis
2026-07-02 8:36 ` [PATCH BlueZ 5/7] plugins/admin: reapply allowlist on policy updates Frédéric Danis
2026-07-02 8:36 ` [PATCH BlueZ 6/7] doc: describe admin allowlist runtime enforcement Frédéric Danis
2026-07-02 8:36 ` [PATCH BlueZ 7/7] profiles/audio: fix UAF on external media service teardown Frédéric Danis
2026-07-02 11:57 ` [BlueZ,1/7] plugins/admin: make AdminPolicy state per-adapter bluez.test.bot
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