Re: [PATCH 2/6] btbcm: disable read tx power for MacBook Pro 16,1 (16 inch, 2019)

From: Marcel Holtmann
Date: Mon Nov 29 2021 - 03:24:10 EST


Hi Aditya,

>>> Bluetooth on Apple MacBook Pro 16,1 is unable to start due to LE Min/Max Tx Power being queried on startup. Add a DMI based quirk so that it is disabled.
>>
>> list all the MacBooks that you found problematic right now. We add the
>> initial as a large batch instead of all individual.
>>
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Aditya Garg <gargaditya08@xxxxxxxx>
>>> Tested-by: Aditya Garg <gargaditya08@xxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>> drivers/bluetooth/btbcm.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
>>> 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btbcm.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btbcm.c
>>> index e4182acee488c5..c1b0ca63880a68 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/bluetooth/btbcm.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btbcm.c
>>> @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
>>>
>>> #include <linux/module.h>
>>> #include <linux/firmware.h>
>>> +#include <linux/dmi.h>
>>> #include <asm/unaligned.h>
>>>
>>> #include <net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h>
>>> @@ -343,9 +344,23 @@ static struct sk_buff *btbcm_read_usb_product(struct hci_dev *hdev)
>>> return skb;
>>> }
>>>
>>> +static const struct dmi_system_id disable_broken_read_transmit_power[] = {
>>> + {
>>> + /* Match for Apple MacBook Pro 16,1 which needs
>>> + * Read LE Min/Max Tx Power to be disabled.
>>> + */
>>
>> Actually leave the comment out. You are not adding any value that isn’t
>> already in the variable name or the DMI. It is just repeating the obvious.
> Alright, I prepare the patches into a single one

two patches, one for adding the quirk to the core and one for adjusting the driver.

Regards

Marcel