From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Marc Kleine-Budde Subject: Re: [Socketcan-users] AM335x CAN/D_CAN Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 09:05:09 +0200 Message-ID: <4FBC8C25.3050107@pengutronix.de> References: <4FBBE272.5020807@grandegger.com> <331ABD5ECB02734CA317220B2BBEABC13E9C2E10@DBDE01.ent.ti.com> <4FBC8B5D.7000302@grandegger.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig01F2AB2A55DD3EEFE18282ED" Return-path: Received: from metis.ext.pengutronix.de ([92.198.50.35]:33558 "EHLO metis.ext.pengutronix.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752266Ab2EWHFX (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 May 2012 03:05:23 -0400 In-Reply-To: <4FBC8B5D.7000302@grandegger.com> Sender: linux-can-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: To: Wolfgang Grandegger Cc: "AnilKumar, Chimata" , bruce bushby , Linux-CAN This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig01F2AB2A55DD3EEFE18282ED Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 05/23/2012 09:01 AM, Wolfgang Grandegger wrote: > On 05/23/2012 08:56 AM, AnilKumar, Chimata wrote: >> Hi Wolfgang, >> >> On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 00:31:06, Wolfgang Grandegger wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I switched the discussion to the new Linux-CAN mailing list. >>> >>> On 05/22/2012 05:50 PM, bruce bushby wrote: >>>> Greetings >>>> >>>> I'm hoping a list member would be so kind as to offer some basic >>>> explanations of how one would use the CAN bus provided by AM335x. I >>>> understand Linux, but struggle with electronics. >>>> >>>> I have read this discussion: http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.c= an/1142 >>>> What is the difference between C_CAN and D_CAN? >>> >>> As I see it, the D_CAN is a more advanced variant of the C_CAN >>> controller. See also: >>> >>> http://www.semiconductors.bosch.de/en/ipmodules/can/canipmodules/c_ca= n/c_can.asp >>> http://www.semiconductors.bosch.de/en/ipmodules/can/canipmodules/d_ca= n/d_can.asp >>> >>> Patches to add D_CAN support to the Linux-CAN C_CAN driver have been >>> posted recently for mainline inclusion and are currently reviewed. >> >> Is there a possibility of pushing my driver into 3.5 kernel? >=20 > Yes, I think we should push it forward, even if the C_CAN part remains > untested for the moment. IIRC, the patch series is already in a good > shape. I personally do also not have a board with a C_CAN controller at= > hand. Marc, what is your opinion? I don't have any of the *_CAN hardware. But the driver looks quite good. I'm quite busy at the moment, but currently we've the merge window. I'll do a review now, anyway. Wolfgang can I have your Acked-by? Marc --=20 Pengutronix e.K. | Marc Kleine-Budde | Industrial Linux Solutions | Phone: +49-231-2826-924 | Vertretung West/Dortmund | Fax: +49-5121-206917-5555 | Amtsgericht Hildesheim, HRA 2686 | http://www.pengutronix.de | --------------enig01F2AB2A55DD3EEFE18282ED Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk+8jCwACgkQjTAFq1RaXHO3ewCghfMKHTpllO7B5DGjPLcPPZgb uuIAn2q09GtlTI/gHQOPrH3+oVBYITe3 =btcy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig01F2AB2A55DD3EEFE18282ED--