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From: Wolfgang Grandegger <wg-5Yr1BZd7O62+XT7JhA+gdA@public•gmane.org>
To: "Wang, Qi" <qi.wang-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public•gmane.org>
Cc: "Khor,
	Andrew Chih Howe"
	<andrew.chih.howe.khor-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public•gmane.org>,
	Masayuki Ohtak
	<masa-korg-ECg8zkTtlr0C6LszWs/t0g@public•gmane.org>,
	"netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public•gmane.org"
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	"Wang,
	Yong Y" <yong.y.wang-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public•gmane.org>,
	"socketcan-core-0fE9KPoRgkgATYTw5x5z8w@public•gmane.org"
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Subject: Re: [MeeGo-Dev][PATCH] Topcliff: Update PCH_CAN driver to 2.6.35
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:58:39 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4C65255F.4010709@grandegger.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <D5AB6E638E5A3E4B8F4406B113A5A19A28EA2AB1-QQHDSDV1ERZpB2pF5aRoyrfspsVTdybXVpNB7YpNyf8@public.gmane.org>

On 08/13/2010 02:23 AM, Wang, Qi wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Wolfgang Grandegger [mailto:wg-5Yr1BZd7O62+XT7JhA+gdA@public•gmane.org]
>> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 5:04 PM
>> To: Wang, Qi
>> Cc: Daniel Baluta; Masayuki Ohtak; meego-dev-WXzIur8shnEAvxtiuMwx3w@public•gmane.org;
>> socketcan-core-0fE9KPoRgkgATYTw5x5z8w@public•gmane.org; netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public•gmane.org; Khor, Andrew Chih
>> Howe; gregkh-l3A5Bk7waGM@public•gmane.org; arjan-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public•gmane.org; Wang, Yong Y
>> Subject: Re: [MeeGo-Dev][PATCH] Topcliff: Update PCH_CAN driver to 2.6.35
>>
>> On 08/12/2010 03:42 AM, Wang, Qi wrote:
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Daniel Baluta [mailto:daniel.baluta-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public•gmane.org]
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 6:37 PM
>>>> To: Masayuki Ohtak
>>>> Cc: meego-dev-WXzIur8shnEAvxtiuMwx3w@public•gmane.org; Wolfgang Grandegger;
>>>> socketcan-core-0fE9KPoRgkgATYTw5x5z8w@public•gmane.org; netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public•gmane.org; Khor, Andrew
>> Chih
>>>> Howe; gregkh-l3A5Bk7waGM@public•gmane.org; arjan-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public•gmane.org; Wang, Qi; Wang, Yong Y
>>>> Subject: Re: [MeeGo-Dev][PATCH] Topcliff: Update PCH_CAN driver to 2.6.35
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> 2010/8/11 Masayuki Ohtak <masa-korg-ECg8zkTtlr0C6LszWs/t0g@public•gmane.org>:
>>>>> CAN driver of Topcliff PCH
>>>>>
>>>>> Topcliff PCH is the platform controller hub that is going to be used in
>>>>> Intel's upcoming general embedded platform. All IO peripherals in
>>>>> Topcliff PCH are actually devices sitting on AMBA bus.
>>>>> Topcliff PCH has CAN I/F. This driver enables CAN function.
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Masayuki Ohtake <masa-korg-ECg8zkTtlr0C6LszWs/t0g@public•gmane.org>
>>>>
>>>> I have a few questions:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Is your code based on Intel's CAN EP80579 ([1]) ?
>>> No.
>>
>> For curiosity, is the controller similar to the OKI MSM9225 or ML9620?
> The Topcliff IOH is developed by OKI actually.
> 
>>
>>>> 2. Why don't you use kernel existing kfifo infrastructure? ([2]).
>>> Just take a look at kfifo.h. This structure has been changed. I remembered
>> there was a spin_lock from kfifo previously. Currently it's been removed, good.
>>> OKI-sans, would you please take a look at ./include/linux/kfifo.h, and try to
>> use this structure and APIs?
>>
>> As I see it, the code related to that fifo is not used (== dead code)?
> I'm not familiar with kfifo structure, and I didn't like it because there need a spin_lock to use it.
>>
>>> Daniel,
>>>
>>> We're anxious to integrate those codes now. Perhaps it'll take us quite a long
>> time to use kfifo. How about implementing it with the next version?
>>
>> See above. What do you mean with the next version. The driver posted by
>> Masayuki is far away from being accepted as it does not yet comply with
>> the Socket-CAN driver API, to say the least.
> I've few experience on CAN driver and it's also the first time for OKI-san to write Can driver. Would you please give us a reference and we'll follow it up. We only read 'can.txt' from kernel document. Thank you for your help in advance.

You are welcome. I think I/we already gave useful hints on what is
missing and what examples to follow.

Wolfgang.

  parent reply	other threads:[~2010-08-13 10:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-08-11  0:25 [MeeGo-Dev][PATCH] Topcliff: Update PCH_CAN driver to 2.6.35 Masayuki Ohtak
     [not found] ` <4C61EDE5.4030505-ECg8zkTtlr0C6LszWs/t0g@public.gmane.org>
2010-08-11 10:37   ` Daniel Baluta
2010-08-12  1:42     ` Wang, Qi
2010-08-12  2:04       ` Greg KH
2010-08-12  2:13         ` Wang, Qi
     [not found]         ` <20100812020414.GD14121-l3A5Bk7waGM@public.gmane.org>
2010-08-12  6:25           ` Oliver Hartkopp
2010-08-12  6:29             ` Wang, Qi
2010-08-12  2:39       ` Masayuki Ohtake
     [not found]       ` <D5AB6E638E5A3E4B8F4406B113A5A19A28EA26EB-QQHDSDV1ERZpB2pF5aRoyrfspsVTdybXVpNB7YpNyf8@public.gmane.org>
2010-08-12  5:17         ` Daniel Baluta
2010-08-12  9:03         ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2010-08-13  0:23           ` Wang, Qi
     [not found]             ` <D5AB6E638E5A3E4B8F4406B113A5A19A28EA2AB1-QQHDSDV1ERZpB2pF5aRoyrfspsVTdybXVpNB7YpNyf8@public.gmane.org>
2010-08-13  6:11               ` Daniel Baluta
2010-08-13 10:58               ` Wolfgang Grandegger [this message]
2010-08-20  6:01                 ` Masayuki Ohtake
     [not found]                   ` <000f01cb402d$34b675b0$66f8800a-a06+6cuVnkTSQfdrb5gaxUEOCMrvLtNR@public.gmane.org>
2010-08-20  7:59                     ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2010-08-20  8:37                       ` Masayuki Ohtake
2010-08-11 12:31   ` Wolfgang Grandegger
     [not found]     ` <D5AB6E638E5A3E4B8F4406B113A5A19A28EA26CC@shsmsx501.ccr.corp.intel.com>
     [not found]       ` <4C63B6C9.5050804@grandegger.com>
     [not found]         ` <D5AB6E638E5A3E4B8F4406B113A5A19A28EA29DF@shsmsx501.ccr.corp.intel.com>
2010-09-01  7:45           ` Masayuki Ohtake
     [not found]             ` <000501cb49a9$9cd4bf00$66f8800a-a06+6cuVnkTSQfdrb5gaxUEOCMrvLtNR@public.gmane.org>
2010-09-01 17:04               ` out-of-order tx objects - was " Oliver Hartkopp
2010-09-01 18:51               ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2010-09-02  3:19                 ` Masayuki Ohtake
     [not found]                   ` <001301cb4a4d$b4c4ba80$66f8800a-a06+6cuVnkTSQfdrb5gaxUEOCMrvLtNR@public.gmane.org>
2010-09-02  6:32                     ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2010-08-11 13:04   ` Marc Kleine-Budde
2010-09-13 12:07     ` Masayuki Ohtake
     [not found]       ` <005f01cb533e$5c21d530$66f8800a-a06+6cuVnkTSQfdrb5gaxUEOCMrvLtNR@public.gmane.org>
2010-09-13 12:29         ` Marc Kleine-Budde
2010-09-14  0:46           ` Masayuki Ohtake
2010-09-14  7:08             ` Marc Kleine-Budde
     [not found]             ` <003a01cb53a6$4ca724d0$66f8800a-a06+6cuVnkTSQfdrb5gaxUEOCMrvLtNR@public.gmane.org>
2010-09-15  7:42               ` Wolfgang Grandegger
     [not found]                 ` <4C9078D3.50300-5Yr1BZd7O62+XT7JhA+gdA@public.gmane.org>
2010-09-15  9:42                   ` Oliver Hartkopp
2010-09-15 10:55                     ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2010-09-15 12:04                       ` Marc Kleine-Budde
2010-09-15 12:11                         ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2010-09-13 15:22         ` Greg KH
2010-09-14  8:48           ` Masayuki Ohtake
     [not found]             ` <00ca01cb53e9$a50c1930$66f8800a-a06+6cuVnkTSQfdrb5gaxUEOCMrvLtNR@public.gmane.org>
2010-09-14 13:10               ` Greg KH
2010-09-15  1:21                 ` Masayuki Ohtake

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