[RFC] [PATCH 0/2] HFP AG integration with PulseAudio

[Zhenhua Zhang]

Hi Jprvita,

On 02/04/2010 02:30 AM, João Paulo Rechi Vita wrote:
>>>
>>> Just updating, this patch actually worked when testing with a
>>> different adapter (Fujitsu-Siemens CSR-based). The adapter causing
>>> problems was a Broadcom 2.1, the internal adapter of a Dell Mini10.
>>> Also, suspending the source / sink actually doesn't interfere.
>>>
>>> I did a small video of the whole stuff: http://www.vimeo.com/9078799
>>>
>>> There are still some problems when testing against Nokia N900 and
>>> 2660. After the "enable-modem" step, the RFCOMM link is connected and
>>> the SCO just after that, leading module-bluetooth-discover to load
>>> module-bluetooth-device. Sometimes after that the polling on the
>>> stream fd get a POLLHUP and the module-bluetooth-device unloads
>>> itself. Other times the POLLHUP doesn't happen and the remaining steps
>>> go without any problem.
>>>
>>> Ideas on how to improve this scenario will be very helpful.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> The output from bluetoothd likes below:
>>
>> bluetoothd[21141]: Accepted AG connection from 00:BD:3A:D4:4E:53 for
>> /org/bluez/21141/hci0/dev_00_BD_3A_D4_4E_53
>> bluetoothd[21141]: Accepted SCO connection from 00:BD:3A:D4:4E:53
>> bluetoothd[21141]: No matching connection found for handle 6
>> bluetoothd[21141]: sco connection is released
>>
>> I think you should not load module-bluetooth-device until a voice call is
>> started, no matter incoming or outgoing. Because PA may play music from
>> other device at the same time. And bluetooth-device and loopback module are
>> loaded together. According to HFP v1.5 4.13, there are two cases for
>> incoming call. And outgoing call is simpler than incoming call.
>>
>> If AG and HF both support in band ring tones, we should send a signal from
>> oFono to PA when callsetup=1. If not, we should send it when call=1.
>>
>> I had a patch originally but I cannot find it now. :-(. The basic idea is to
>> add a filter in ciev_notify() to emit signal (CallStarted and CallEnded) to
>> PA. And PA loads module once it got that signal. Maybe the signal name was
>> bad and you could choose better one as you want. ;-)
>>
>
> I think loading module-bluetooth-device only when there is an active
> call can be a good solution. But I'm concerned about other audio
> events, i. e.: ringing, SMS notification etc.: doesn't the AG
> establishes a SCO channel for the these events? Also, I don't think
> pulse should listen to ofono signals, it should be agent-agnostic. But
> a signal could be added to the agent interface in this case.

Yeah. Maybe you are right. PA should not listen to ofono signal directly 
but through an agent signal to make it more generic. AFAK, SMS 
notification doesn't require SCO. Upper app could simply watch the 
property changes from oFono.

> And I'm not sure if automatically loading module-loopback is a good
> idea, I think we better expose through the UI how to handle the audio
> stream. Some users may have a bunch of soundcards or some very weird
> audio setup, and it's up to them to decide which soundcard to connect
> the HFP stream.
>

I am not audio expert but AFAK PA has variant policies to control which 
audio stream should be feeded into the speaker/mic. Loading 
module-bluetooth-device is only the 1st step to create source/sink. I 
think the voicecall have the higher priority than other steam like 
music, etc. And yes, loading module-loopback could be decided by PA policy.

Thanks.
Zhenhua.