Hi Marcel,
* Marcel Holtmann <[email protected]> [2011-08-11 15:39:40 -0700]:
> Hi Gustavo,
>
> > > > I am trying to set up a simple HFP demonstrator using
> > > > BlueZ+oFono+PulseAudio, with a dbus client that coordinates the three
> > > > of
> > > > them. Being a simple prototype, the goal is to see how they behave and
> > > > analyze how well it would all scale.
> > > >
> > > > The first question that arises is quite simple. In a multi-phone
> > > > scenario (all of them connected to our PC using Bluetooth HFP), oFono
> > > > properly lists all the phones as available modems. I would like to know
> > > > whether these modems can be associated to their underlying bluetooth
> > > > device (mac address, bluez device dbus path, or whatever). I have been
> > > > looking on the available modem properties but this seems not to be
> > > > present. Could somebody confirm this or otherwise explain how it can be
> > > > done?
> > > >
> > > > The purpose of my interest is that, depending on the use-case, the
> > > > final
> > > > user would have to choose the modem (or device) manually.
> > >
> > > you would need to be a bit more specific on what the actual use case
> > > entails here. How would selection work and how the user is involved in
> > > it. Depending on that, things should be done differently.
> > >
> > > So besides that, some simple pieces that come to mind quickly are to
> > > create a HFP devinfo atom driver that just exports the BD_ADDR as serial
> > > number.
> >
> > Only the BD_ADDR is not enough, the device can paired with two or more
> > adapters. Exports its DBUS path seems a best option.
> > HFP plugin already keep the path for internal use, so its just a matter of
> > put
> > it devinfo.
> > Also, the modem path gives you the information you need. The numbers there
> > are
> > the adapter bd_addr followed by the remove device bd_add.
>
> you can not get the BD_ADDR out of the device path. The device path is
> arbitrary. And if anybody considers to misuse it, then I will add even
> more random bits into it.
Yes, but I am talking about the oFono modem path, you can extract the bd_addr
from there and call BlueZ api to discover the remove device path.
But add the device path to modem devinfo is a best option, I just wanted to
mention that this extraction is possible.
Gustavo
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