netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6 v5 1/1] can: c_can: Added support for Bosch C

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Date:	Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:28:08 +0100
From:	Wolfgang Grandegger <wg@...ndegger.com>
To:	Bhupesh SHARMA <bhupesh.sharma@...com>
CC:	"socketcan-core@...ts.berlios.de" <socketcan-core@...ts.berlios.de>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@...gutronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6 v5 1/1] can: c_can: Added support for Bosch
 C_CAN controller

On 02/08/2011 11:45 AM, Bhupesh SHARMA wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Wolfgang Grandegger [mailto:wg@...ndegger.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 4:01 PM
>> To: Bhupesh SHARMA
>> Cc: socketcan-core@...ts.berlios.de; netdev@...r.kernel.org; Marc
>> Kleine-Budde
>> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6 v5 1/1] can: c_can: Added support for
>> Bosch C_CAN controller
>>
>> On 02/08/2011 10:04 AM, Bhupesh SHARMA wrote:
>>> Hi Wolfgang,
>>>
>>>>> + stats->rx_errors++;
>>>>> + cf->can_id |= CAN_ERR_PROT | CAN_ERR_BUSERROR;
>>>>> + cf->data[2] |= CAN_ERR_PROT_UNSPEC;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + switch (lec_type) {
>>>>> + case LEC_STUFF_ERROR:
>>>>> + netdev_dbg(dev, "stuff error\n");
>>>>> + cf->data[2] |= CAN_ERR_PROT_STUFF;
>>>>> + break;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + case LEC_FORM_ERROR:
>>>>> + netdev_dbg(dev, "form error\n");
>>>>> + cf->data[2] |= CAN_ERR_PROT_FORM;
>>>>> + break;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + case LEC_ACK_ERROR:
>>>>> + netdev_dbg(dev, "ack error\n");
>>>>> + cf->data[2] |= (CAN_ERR_PROT_LOC_ACK |
>>>>> + CAN_ERR_PROT_LOC_ACK_DEL);
>>>>> + break;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + case LEC_BIT1_ERROR:
>>>>> + netdev_dbg(dev, "bit1 error\n");
>>>>> + cf->data[2] |= CAN_ERR_PROT_BIT1;
>>>>> + break;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + case LEC_BIT0_ERROR:
>>>>> + netdev_dbg(dev, "bit0 error\n");
>>>>> + cf->data[2] |= CAN_ERR_PROT_BIT0;
>>>>> + break;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + case LEC_CRC_ERROR:
>>>>> + netdev_dbg(dev, "CRC error\n");
>>>>> + cf->data[2] |= (CAN_ERR_PROT_LOC_CRC_SEQ |
>>>>> + CAN_ERR_PROT_LOC_CRC_DEL);
>>>>> + break;
>>>>> + }
>>>
>>> >From the C_CAN manual:
>>>>
>>>> "The LEC field holds a code which indicates the type of the last
>> error
>>>> to occur on the CAN bus. This field will be cleared to '0' when a
>>>> message has been transferred (reception or transmission) without
>> error.
>>>> The unused code '7' may be written by the CPU to check for updates."
>>>
>>>> Not sure if it's necessary to reset the lec at init and after an
>> error
>>>> to 0x7 and check it. More below...
>>>
>>> I worked on your suggestion and instead found that the follow algo
>> must be used
>>> for reading updated `lec` values:
>>> a. Init lec by 0x07 at start.
>>> b. In function `c_can_err` check if lec is 0x7 (no bus error since
>> this value was
>>> written by CPU on status register) or 0x0 (no error). If so, return
>> without
>>> sending an error frame on stack. Else, check for the lec error type
>> and
>>> submit error frame on stack accordingly.
>>> c. In case a lec error is found and served in `c_can_err` routine,
>> write
>>> lec value to 0x07 again in status reg to check for updated lec later.
>>>
>>> This is my understanding after reading the specs time and again and
>>> implementing/testing the logic.
>>>
>>> Do you think this is fine or do you have any better approach?
>>
>> That's what I remember from the CC770 driver. Search for lec in:
>>
>> http://svn.berlios.de/wsvn/socketcan/trunk/kernel/2.6/drivers/net/can/c
>> c770/cc770.c
>>
> 
> Seems similar. But step (c) mentioned above seems missing from cc770.c driver,
> i.e. "In case a lec error is found and served (by means of sending an error
> frame on the bus) write lec value to 0x07 again in status reg to check for updated
> lec later-on. In my view seems logical to add it also. 

It's done in cc770_status_interrupt():

        status = cc770_read_reg(priv, status);
        /* Reset the status register including RXOK and TXOK */
        cc770_write_reg(priv, status, STAT_LEC_MASK);

Wolfgang.

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