Re: [PATCH 0/9] can: netlink: add CAN XL

[Vincent Mailhol <mailhol@kernel.org>]

On 18/10/2025 at 01:02, Marc Kleine-Budde wrote:
> On 18.10.2025 00:40:22, Vincent Mailhol wrote:
>> On 17/10/2025 at 22:53, Marc Kleine-Budde wrote:
>>> On 13.10.2025 20:01:22, Vincent Mailhol wrote:
>>>> Following all the refactoring on the CAN netlink done in series [1],
>>>> [2] and [3], this is now time to finally introduce the CAN XL netlink
>>>> interface.
>>>>
>>>> Similarly to how CAN FD reuses the bittiming logic of Classical CAN,
>>>> CAN XL also reuses the entirety of CAN FD features, and, on top of
>>>> that, adds new features which are specific to CAN XL.
>>>>
>>>> Patch #1 adds a check in can_dev_dropped_skb() to drop CAN FD frames
>>>> when CAN FD is turned off.
>>>>
>>>> Patch #2 adds CAN_CTRLMODE_RESTRICTED. Note that contrary to the other
>>>> CAN_CTRL_MODE_XL_* that are introduced in the later patches, this
>>>> control mode is not specific to CAN XL. The nuance is that because
>>>> this restricted mode was only added in ISO 11898-1:2024, it is made
>>>> mandatory for CAN XL devices but optional for other protocols. This is
>>>> why this patch is added as a preparation before introducing the core
>>>> CAN XL logic.
>>>
>>> What about merging patches 1+2 now?
>>
>> If patch 1 had to be squashed,
> 
> Sorry - I was offering you to take patches 1+2 into can-next-testing
> now.

Ah! This makes more sense. Sorry for misreading you.

Yes, you can pick those two. But could you just push your
can-next-testing branch to git.kernel.org after picking those? This
way, I can rebase my series on top of it instead of dealing with some
complex dependencies.

 
Yours sincerely,
Vincent Mailhol