** Description changed:

  [Impact]
  
  The btrtl driver in the 5.15 jammy kernel sometimes doesn't (re-) load
  firmware which results in the BT adapter running potentially old
  firmware rather than the current version from /lib/firmware provided by
  the linux-firmware package.
  
+ This will show in logs like so:
+ Jul 04 14:57:23 vivo kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: RTL: examining hci_ver=0a 
hci_rev=dfc6 lmp_ver=0a lmp_subver=d922
+ Jul 04 14:57:23 vivo kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: RTL: unknown IC info, lmp 
subver d922, hci rev dfc6, hci ver 000a
+ Jul 04 14:57:23 vivo kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: RTL: assuming no firmware 
upload needed
+ 
+ The driver reads subver from the adapter to determine chip type. But
+ that value is overwritten by a firmware load. In the above case, a
+ firmware was already loaded which returns subver d922 which the driver
+ does not recognize and it therefore won't load new firmware.
+ 
  [Test Case]
  
- TBD.
+ TBD. Not sure yet how to reliably reproduce this problem.
  
  [Where Problems Could Occur]
  
  Limited to Realtek USB bluetooth adapters that use the btrtl driver.
  Issues could show up as Bluetooth connection/initialization problems.

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Title:
  usbrtl sometimes doesn't reload firmware

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux source package in Jammy:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  [Impact]

  The btrtl driver in the 5.15 jammy kernel sometimes doesn't (re-) load
  firmware which results in the BT adapter running potentially old
  firmware rather than the current version from /lib/firmware provided
  by the linux-firmware package.

  This will show in logs like so:
  Jul 04 14:57:23 vivo kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: RTL: examining hci_ver=0a 
hci_rev=dfc6 lmp_ver=0a lmp_subver=d922
  Jul 04 14:57:23 vivo kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: RTL: unknown IC info, lmp 
subver d922, hci rev dfc6, hci ver 000a
  Jul 04 14:57:23 vivo kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: RTL: assuming no firmware 
upload needed

  The driver reads subver from the adapter to determine chip type. But
  that value is overwritten by a firmware load. In the above case, a
  firmware was already loaded which returns subver d922 which the driver
  does not recognize and it therefore won't load new firmware.

  [Test Case]

  TBD. Not sure yet how to reliably reproduce this problem.

  [Where Problems Could Occur]

  Limited to Realtek USB bluetooth adapters that use the btrtl driver.
  Issues could show up as Bluetooth connection/initialization problems.

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