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From: Kevin Dewald <kevin@simpleble.org>
To: linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Luiz Augusto von Dentz <luiz.dentz@gmail.com>,
	Kevin Dewald <kevin@simpleble.org>
Subject: [RFC PATCH BlueZ 1/4] org.bluez.Bearer: Add ReadRSSI method
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:22:47 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261112032250.37687-2-kevin@simpleble.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261112032250.37687-1-kevin@simpleble.org>

Add a method to read the RSSI of the current connection on LE bearer.
Device1.RSSI only covers inquiry and advertising, so an application
cannot follow the signal strength of a device once it is connected and
no longer advertising.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-5.5
---
 doc/org.bluez.Bearer.LE.rst | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/org.bluez.Bearer.LE.rst b/doc/org.bluez.Bearer.LE.rst
index 3db5237b4..589b54873 100644
--- a/doc/org.bluez.Bearer.LE.rst
+++ b/doc/org.bluez.Bearer.LE.rst
@@ -57,6 +57,23 @@ Possible errors:
 
 :org.bluez.Error.NotConnected:
 
+int16 ReadRSSI()
+````````````````
+
+Reads the Received Signal Strength Indicator of the current connection on LE
+bearer from the controller, in dBm.
+
+The kernel caches the value for a few seconds, so calls made in quick succession
+may return the same value. Right after the connection is established, while it
+is still being set up, the method fails with org.bluez.Error.NotReady.
+
+Possible errors:
+
+:org.bluez.Error.NotConnected:
+:org.bluez.Error.NotReady:
+:org.bluez.Error.NotAvailable:
+:org.bluez.Error.Failed:
+
 Signals
 -------
 
-- 
2.54.0 (Apple Git-157)


  reply	other threads:[~2026-11-12  3:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-11-12  3:22 [RFC PATCH BlueZ 0/4] Bearer.LE1: Add ReadRSSI Kevin Dewald
2026-11-12  3:22 ` Kevin Dewald [this message]
2026-11-12  9:03   ` bluez.test.bot
2026-11-12  3:22 ` [RFC PATCH BlueZ 2/4] adapter: Add btd_adapter_get_conn_info Kevin Dewald
2026-11-12  3:22 ` [RFC PATCH BlueZ 3/4] bearer: Add ReadRSSI method Kevin Dewald
2026-11-12  3:22 ` [RFC PATCH BlueZ 4/4] test: functional: add bearer ReadRSSI test Kevin Dewald

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