netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6 v2 1/2] can: add driver for Softing card

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Date:	Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:07:25 +0100
From:	Wolfgang Grandegger <wg@...ndegger.com>
To:	Kurt Van Dijck <kurt.van.dijck@....be>
CC:	socketcan-core@...ts.berlios.de, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6 v2 1/2] can: add driver for Softing card

On 01/10/2011 03:05 PM, Wolfgang Grandegger wrote:
> On 01/10/2011 02:31 PM, Kurt Van Dijck wrote:
>> Wolfgang,
>>
>> A few thoughts ...
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 09:57:16PM +0100, Wolfgang Grandegger wrote:
>>>>  
>>>>  obj-y				+= usb/
>>>> +obj-y				+= softing/
>>>
>>> Please use "obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_SOFTING)" here.
>> As I explained, softing does not depend on softing_cs or vice versa,
>> which makes "obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_SOFTING)" not right.
> 
> OK, another good reason to make softing_cs depend on CONFIG_CAN_SOFTING.
> Does it make sense to compile softing_cs without CONFIG_CAN_SOFTING for
> the *real* user?
> 
> ...
> 
>>>> +	priv->can.ctrlmode_supported =
>>>> +		CAN_CTRLMODE_3_SAMPLES;/* | CAN_CTRLMODE_BERR_REPORTING */;
>>>
>>> Hm, any chance to support CAN_CTRLMODE_BERR_REPORTING? If not, please
>>> remove the comment.
>>
>> I think I better try to write it properly without, and add error reporting
>> later, after serious testing of the error reporting on a softing card.
> 
> OK, then just cleanup properly.
> 
>> The primary goal now is get this driver in mainline kernel since PCMCIA
>> has been changing recently, and I found it hard to keep up. So, first things
>> first ...
> 
> Fine for me. You can then add my:
> 
> Acked-by: Wolfgang Grandegger <wg@...ndegger.com>

Is there a mailing list for the PCMCIA interface? If yes, please add it
to the CC as well.

Wolfgang.
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