Re: [PATCH BlueZ] gatt-database: Fix notifying on indicatable attr

[Luiz Augusto von Dentz <luiz.dentz@gmail.com>]

Hi Curtis,

On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 5:18 PM Curtis Maves <curtis@maves.io> wrote:
>
> Hi Luiz,
> ---- On Fri, 19 Feb 2021 19:55:06 -0500 Luiz Augusto von Dentz <luiz.dentz@gmail.com> wrote ----
>
>  > Hi Curtis,
>  >
>  > On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 10:11 AM Curtis <curtis@maves.io> wrote:
>  > >
>  > > When a local GATT characteristic has both the indicate and notify
>  > > properties, notifications will not be send to clients requesting them.
>  > > This change fixes this, allowing for notifications to be sent.
>  > >
>  > > Also simplifies logic about when notifications/indications should
>  > > be sent.
>  > > ---
>  > >  src/gatt-database.c | 15 ++++++---------
>  > >  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>  > >
>  > > diff --git a/src/gatt-database.c b/src/gatt-database.c
>  > > index d635c3214..bd5864bcd 100644
>  > > --- a/src/gatt-database.c
>  > > +++ b/src/gatt-database.c
>  > > @@ -1344,10 +1344,7 @@ static void send_notification_to_device(void *data, void *user_data)
>  > >         }
>  > >
>  > >         ccc = find_ccc_state(device_state, notify->ccc_handle);
>  > > -       if (!ccc)
>  > > -               return;
>  > > -
>  > > -       if (!ccc->value || (notify->conf && !(ccc->value & 0x0002)))
>  > > +       if (!ccc || !(ccc->value & 0x0003))
>  > >                 return;
>  > >
>  > >         device = btd_adapter_find_device(notify->database->adapter,
>  > > @@ -1374,7 +1371,7 @@ static void send_notification_to_device(void *data, void *user_data)
>  > >          * TODO: If the device is not connected but bonded, send the
>  > >          * notification/indication when it becomes connected.
>  > >          */
>  > > -       if (!notify->conf) {
>  > > +       if (!(ccc->value & 0x0002)) {
>  > >                 DBG("GATT server sending notification");
>  > >                 bt_gatt_server_send_notification(server,
>  > >                                         notify->handle, notify->value,
>  > > @@ -2415,8 +2412,8 @@ static bool sock_io_read(struct io *io, void *user_data)
>  > >                                 gatt_db_attribute_get_handle(chrc->attrib),
>  > >                                 buf, bytes_read,
>  > >                                 gatt_db_attribute_get_handle(chrc->ccc),
>  > > -                               chrc->props & BT_GATT_CHRC_PROP_INDICATE ?
>  > > -                               conf_cb : NULL, chrc->proxy);
>  > > +                               conf_cb,
>  > > +                               chrc->proxy);
>  >
>  > Not why are you changing this code to always set the conf_cb? This
>  > would then always send indication rather then notifications:
>  >
>  > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/bluetooth/bluez.git/tree/src/gatt-database.c#n1387
>  >
>  > We might need to check what value it stored in the ccc state if both
>  > indication and notification is supported.
>  >
>  > >
>  > >         return true;
>  > >  }
>  > > @@ -2725,8 +2722,8 @@ static void property_changed_cb(GDBusProxy *proxy, const char *name,
>  > >                                 gatt_db_attribute_get_handle(chrc->attrib),
>  > >                                 value, len,
>  > >                                 gatt_db_attribute_get_handle(chrc->ccc),
>  > > -                               chrc->props & BT_GATT_CHRC_PROP_INDICATE ?
>  > > -                               conf_cb : NULL, proxy);
>  > > +                               conf_cb,
>  > > +                               proxy);
>  > >  }
>  > >
>  > >  static bool database_add_ccc(struct external_service *service,
>  > > --
>  > > 2.30.1
>  > >
>  > >
>  >
>  >
>  > --
>  > Luiz Augusto von Dentz
>  >
>
> This patch changes the if-statement around sending notifications to check that the
> ccc->value is not indicating rather than checking if conf_cb (notify->conf) is null.
> This change makes unnecessary to conditionally pass the conf_cb. It's now simpler to always pass it.

What Im saying is that we can't do this:

if (!notify->conf) {
DBG("GATT server sending notification");

conf callback will always be set so instead we need to change that to:

if (ccc->value != 0x02)



> --
> Curtis Maves



-- 
Luiz Augusto von Dentz