From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Wolfgang Grandegger Subject: Re: [Socketcan-users] AM335x CAN/D_CAN Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 10:06:13 +0200 Message-ID: <4FBC9A75.7020208@grandegger.com> References: <4FBBE272.5020807@grandegger.com> <331ABD5ECB02734CA317220B2BBEABC13E9C2E10@DBDE01.ent.ti.com> <4FBC8B5D.7000302@grandegger.com> <4FBC8C25.3050107@pengutronix.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Return-path: Received: from ngcobalt02.manitu.net ([217.11.48.102]:41127 "EHLO ngcobalt02.manitu.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755407Ab2EWIG0 (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 May 2012 04:06:26 -0400 In-Reply-To: <4FBC8C25.3050107@pengutronix.de> Sender: linux-can-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: To: Marc Kleine-Budde Cc: "AnilKumar, Chimata" , bruce bushby , Linux-CAN On 05/23/2012 09:05 AM, Marc Kleine-Budde wrote: > 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.can/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_can/c_can.asp >>>> http://www.semiconductors.bosch.de/en/ipmodules/can/canipmodules/d_can/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? >> >> 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? I just tried to compile check the patches but they do not apply properly :(. AnilKumar, for what kernel tree are the patches you posted? They should be against David Miller's net-next tree? Wolfgang.