From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <50766DFE.1000808@grandegger.com> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 08:58:06 +0200 From: Wolfgang Grandegger MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <503227B5.9070002@basystemes.fr> <50322F06.4000009@wanadoo.fr> <503C63BE.8010201@xenomai.org> <503C709C.3020702@grandegger.com> <503C758B.9000906@wanadoo.fr> <503C7D77.2060209@grandegger.com> <50744BD3.1030703@wanadoo.fr> <50747C29.2060504@grandegger.com> <50748733.80709@wanadoo.fr> In-Reply-To: <50748733.80709@wanadoo.fr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [Xenomai] [PATCH] rtcan: driver for the Advantech PCI cards List-Id: Discussions about the Xenomai project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: Thierry Bultel Cc: "Xenomai@xenomai.org" On 10/09/2012 10:21 PM, Thierry Bultel wrote: > Le 09/10/2012 21:34, Wolfgang Grandegger a =E9crit : >> Hi Thierry, >> >> please do not drop the CC to the Xenomai mailing list. >=20 > ok, sorry >=20 >> >> On 10/09/2012 06:07 PM, Thierry Bultel wrote: >>>>> Do you still plan to add the flexcan RTDM ? >>>> I have already something running but it's not yet good enough for >>>> mainline. Will need more time. Anyway, I could send my preliminary >>>> patches in case you are interested, especially to test them. >>> Hi Wolfgang, >>> How are you ? >>> >>> I should receive my devkit for iMX6 in 2 weeks, and immediately start= on >>> first applying the ipipe patch to it (the provided kernel is likely t= o >>> be the 3.2 from Freescale, >>> with some little modifications), and then work on the flexcan rtdm >>> driver. >> Why v3.2 from Freescale? For the SabreLite or Nitrohen6x I know about >> 3.0.36 from Freescale (rel_imx_3.0.35_12.09.02 from >> git.freecale.com/linux-2.6) or, much better, mainline Linux 3.4. >> Concerning the iPipe patches I think you have currently no other choic= e. >=20 > The SOM manufacturer is announcing a 3.2.x kernel for the iMX6. > My understanding is that they take Freescale one and bring their BSP > specific changes. I don't know of a v3.2.x from Freescale. Maybe it's the Linaro kernel. > I will see. In my plan there is the (hopefully not) ipipe port stuff. >=20 >=20 > For 3.0.36, I see that there is MXC specific patching (pre and post sch= eme) > But the README says that the latest ipipe patches are on > http://download.gna.org/adeos/patches/v3.x/arm/ The patches I mentioned are not yet in the official trees. > At that location, there is a single ipipe-core-3.2.21-arm-1.patch > That does not fit for the iMX6 / and freescale kernel ? I'm afraid the patch it will not apply to the kernel you have in mind. Let's wait and see what you get. Maybe it's simpler to port over the board specific stuff to v3.4 or even higher. > I think I need some clarification. >> >>> If you have the flexcan not achieved yet, and if you still agree to s= end >>> it to me, >>> that is fine, I would be pleased to test it. >> I have posted the patch two weeks ago to this mailing list: >> >> http://www.xenomai.org/pipermail/xenomai/2012-September/026337.html >> >> Would be nice if you could test it on i.MX6 as well. Awaiting your >> "Tested-by". >=20 > I will do so; and keep you informed of the results asap. Thanks, Wolfgang.