netdev - RE: [PATCH v3] can: rcar_canfd: Add Renesas R-Car CAN FD driver

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Message-ID: <SG2PR06MB1038438FAB232ECD54066FF7C3890@SG2PR06MB1038.apcprd06.prod.outlook.com>
Date:	Tue, 15 Mar 2016 14:26:03 +0000
From:	Ramesh Shanmugasundaram <ramesh.shanmugasundaram@...renesas.com>
To:	Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@...gutronix.de>,
	"wg@...ndegger.com" <wg@...ndegger.com>,
	"robh+dt@...nel.org" <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	"pawel.moll@....com" <pawel.moll@....com>,
	"mark.rutland@....com" <mark.rutland@....com>,
	"ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk" <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	"galak@...eaurora.org" <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	"corbet@....net" <corbet@....net>
CC:	"linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org" 
	<linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-can@...r.kernel.org" <linux-can@...r.kernel.org>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
	"geert+renesas@...der.be" <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
	Chris Paterson <Chris.Paterson2@...esas.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v3] can: rcar_canfd: Add Renesas R-Car CAN FD driver

Hi Marc,

> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] can: rcar_canfd: Add Renesas R-Car CAN FD driver
> 
> On 03/15/2016 10:48 AM, Ramesh Shanmugasundaram wrote:
> > This patch adds support for the CAN FD controller found in Renesas
> > R-Car SoCs. The controller operates in CAN FD only mode by default.
> >
> > CAN FD mode supports both Classical CAN & CAN FD frame formats. The
> > controller supports ISO 11898-1:2015 CAN FD format only.
> >
> > This controller supports two channels and the driver can enable either
> > or both of the channels.
> >
> > Driver uses Rx FIFOs (one per channel) for reception & Common FIFOs
> > (one per channel) for transmission. Rx filter rules are configured to
> > the minimum (one per channel) and it accepts Standard, Extended, Data
> > & Remote Frame combinations.
> >
> > Note: There are few documentation errors in R-Car Gen3 Hardware User
> > Manual v0.5E with respect to CAN FD controller. They are listed below:
> >
> > 1. CAN FD interrupt numbers 29 & 30 are listed as per channel
> > interrupts. However, they are common to both channels (i.e.) they are
> > global and channel interrupts respectively.
> >
> > 2. CANFD clock is derived from PLL1. This is not documented.
> >
> > 3. CANFD clock is further divided by (1/2) within the CAN FD controller.
> > This is not documented.
> >
> > 4. The minimum value of NTSEG1 in RSCFDnCFDCmNCFG register is 2 Tq. It
> > is specified 4 Tq in the manual.
> >
> > 5. The maximum number of message RAM area the controller can use is
> > 3584 bytes. It is specified 10752 bytes in the manual.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ramesh Shanmugasundaram
> > <ramesh.shanmugasundaram@...renesas.com>
> > ---
> > Hi All,
> >
> >    Thanks for the review comments.
> >
> >    This updated patch is based on linux-can-next tag (linux-can-next-
> for-4.6-20160310).
> >
> >    This patch depends on
> >
> >    [RFC] [PATCH v3] can: fix handling of unmodifiable configuration
> options
> >    (http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.can/9126)
> >
> > Changes since v2:
> > 	* Rebased to latest tag (linux-can-next-for-4.6-20160310)
> > 	* Cleaned up leftover debugfs code (Thanks Oliver H)
> > 	* Revised devicetree documentation text (as suggested by Rob H)
> > 	  (https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-renesas-
> soc@...r.kernel.org/msg01597.html)
> > 	* Used new can subsystem api to set static configuration & removed
> check in rcar_canfd_start (as suggested by Oliver H)
> > 	  (Refer: http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.can/9126 &
> > 	   https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-renesas-
> soc@...r.kernel.org/msg01867.html)
> > 	* Clubbed Renesas controller drivers to driver/net/can/rcar dir (as
> > suggested by Oliver H)
> 
> Please make moving of the existing drivers a separate patch.

OK. I'll submit new patch with CAN FD driver in new "rcar" dir and will provide a separate patch on top that will move the CAN driver to "rcar" dir.

Thanks,
Ramesh