Hi Wolfgang,

> >>>> 2. Why don't you use kernel existing kfifo infrastructure? ([2]).
> >>> Just take a look at kfifo.h. This structure has been changed. I remembered
> >> there was a spin_lock from kfifo previously. Currently it's been removed, 
> >> good.
> >>> OKI-sans, would you please take a look at ./include/linux/kfifo.h, and 
> >>> try to
> >> use this structure and APIs?
> >>
> >> As I see it, the code related to that fifo is not used (== dead code)?
> > I'm not familiar with kfifo structure, and I didn't like it because there 
> > need a spin_lock to use it.

We are about to study kfifo infra structure.
I have a question.

It seems all CAN drivers accepted by upstream don't use kfifo infrastructure, 
right ?
(I couldn't see message with "grep kfifo * in drivers/net/can")

If yes, why should we use the kfifo ?
If no, please show me the kfifo reference driver

Thanks, Ohtake(OKISEMI)
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wolfgang Grandegger" <[email protected]>
To: "Wang, Qi" <[email protected]>
Cc: "Khor, Andrew Chih Howe" <[email protected]>; 
<[email protected]>;
<[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; "Wang, Yong Y" 
<[email protected]>; "Masayuki Ohtak"
<[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: [MeeGo-Dev][PATCH] Topcliff: Update PCH_CAN driver to 2.6.35


> On 08/13/2010 02:23 AM, Wang, Qi wrote:
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Wolfgang Grandegger [mailto:[email protected]]
> >> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 5:04 PM
> >> To: Wang, Qi
> >> Cc: Daniel Baluta; Masayuki Ohtak; [email protected];
> >> [email protected]; [email protected]; Khor, Andrew Chih
> >> Howe; [email protected]; [email protected]; Wang, Yong Y
> >> Subject: Re: [MeeGo-Dev][PATCH] Topcliff: Update PCH_CAN driver to 2.6.35
> >>
> >> On 08/12/2010 03:42 AM, Wang, Qi wrote:
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: Daniel Baluta [mailto:[email protected]]
> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 6:37 PM
> >>>> To: Masayuki Ohtak
> >>>> Cc: [email protected]; Wolfgang Grandegger;
> >>>> [email protected]; [email protected]; Khor, Andrew
> >> Chih
> >>>> Howe; [email protected]; [email protected]; Wang, Qi; Wang, Yong Y
> >>>> Subject: Re: [MeeGo-Dev][PATCH] Topcliff: Update PCH_CAN driver to 2.6.35
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> 2010/8/11 Masayuki Ohtak <[email protected]>:
> >>>>> CAN driver of Topcliff PCH
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Topcliff PCH is the platform controller hub that is going to be used in
> >>>>> Intel's upcoming general embedded platform. All IO peripherals in
> >>>>> Topcliff PCH are actually devices sitting on AMBA bus.
> >>>>> Topcliff PCH has CAN I/F. This driver enables CAN function.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Signed-off-by: Masayuki Ohtake <[email protected]>
> >>>>
> >>>> I have a few questions:
> >>>>
> >>>> 1. Is your code based on Intel's CAN EP80579 ([1]) ?
> >>> No.
> >>
> >> For curiosity, is the controller similar to the OKI MSM9225 or ML9620?
> > The Topcliff IOH is developed by OKI actually.
> >
> >>
> >>>> 2. Why don't you use kernel existing kfifo infrastructure? ([2]).
> >>> Just take a look at kfifo.h. This structure has been changed. I remembered
> >> there was a spin_lock from kfifo previously. Currently it's been removed, 
> >> good.
> >>> OKI-sans, would you please take a look at ./include/linux/kfifo.h, and 
> >>> try to
> >> use this structure and APIs?
> >>
> >> As I see it, the code related to that fifo is not used (== dead code)?
> > I'm not familiar with kfifo structure, and I didn't like it because there 
> > need a spin_lock to use it.
> >>
> >>> Daniel,
> >>>
> >>> We're anxious to integrate those codes now. Perhaps it'll take us quite a 
> >>> long
> >> time to use kfifo. How about implementing it with the next version?
> >>
> >> See above. What do you mean with the next version. The driver posted by
> >> Masayuki is far away from being accepted as it does not yet comply with
> >> the Socket-CAN driver API, to say the least.
> > I've few experience on CAN driver and it's also the first time for OKI-san 
> > to write Can driver. Would you please
give us a reference and we'll follow it up. We only read 'can.txt' from kernel 
document. Thank you for your help in
advance.
>
> You are welcome. I think I/we already gave useful hints on what is
> missing and what examples to follow.
>
> Wolfgang.
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