netdev - Re: [PATCH V3 net-next] can-raw: add msg_flags to distinguish local traffic

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Date:	Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:12:56 +0200
From:	Alexander Stein <alexander.stein@...tec-electronic.com>
To:	Kurt Van Dijck <kurt.van.dijck@....be>
Cc:	socketcan-core@...ts.berlios.de, netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@...tkopp.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 net-next] can-raw: add msg_flags to distinguish local traffic

Hello Kurt,

On Tuesday 19 October 2010, 11:02:47 Kurt Van Dijck wrote:
> diff --git a/Documentation/networking/can.txt
> b/Documentation/networking/can.txt index cd79735..bc015d0 100644
> --- a/Documentation/networking/can.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/networking/can.txt
> @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ This file contains
>        4.1.2 RAW socket option CAN_RAW_ERR_FILTER
>        4.1.3 RAW socket option CAN_RAW_LOOPBACK
>        4.1.4 RAW socket option CAN_RAW_RECV_OWN_MSGS
> +      4.1.5 RAW socket returned flags
>      4.2 Broadcast Manager protocol sockets (SOCK_DGRAM)
>      4.3 connected transport protocols (SOCK_SEQPACKET)
>      4.4 unconnected transport protocols (SOCK_DGRAM)
> @@ -471,6 +472,18 @@ solution for a couple of reasons:
>      setsockopt(s, SOL_CAN_RAW, CAN_RAW_RECV_OWN_MSGS,
>                 &recv_own_msgs, sizeof(recv_own_msgs));
> 
> +  4.1.5 RAW socket returned flags
> +
> +  When using recvmsg() call, the msg->msg_flags may contain following
> flags: +
> +    MSG_DONTROUTE: set when the received frame was created on the local
> host. +
> +    MSG_CONFIRM: set when the frame was sent via the socket it is received
> on. +        This flag can be interpreted as a 'transmission confirmation'
> +	when the CAN driver supports the echo of CAN frames on driver level,
> +	see 3.2 and 6.2.
> +	In order to receive such messages, CAN_RAW_RECV_OWN_MSGS must be set.
> +

You mixed tabs and spaces at MSG_CONFIRM entry. Dunno if that was intended.

Regards,
Alexander
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