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From: Benedikt Spranger <b.spranger@linutronix.de>
Subject: Re: API to support hardware priorities
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2015 17:36:36 +0100
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Am Mon, 9 Nov 2015 16:38:09 +0100
schrieb Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@pengutronix.de>:

> OK, I was not aware of that feature. I'll have a look to the
> datasheets. What's the benefit of associating a mailbox to a specific
> ID in the hardware?
A "stop all engines. NOW!"-message would not blocked by 1001 bulk
messages telling about air pressure, temperature and sunshine.
Look at it from a "classic" microcontroller POV.

> ...one serving the bulk hardware FIFO and one serving the high prio HW
"tree/net/sched/em_canid.c" and multiple queues look promising.

Will have a deeper look at it.

Regards
    Bene