Hi Wolfgang,

> Hi Bhupesh,
> 
> On 12/21/2010 05:48 AM, Bhupesh SHARMA wrote:
> > Hi Wolfgang,
> ...
> >> In the meantime I compared the CAN chapter of the PCH manual with
> the
> >> C_CAN manual. The paragraphs I checked are *identical*. This makes
> >> clear, that the "pch_can" is a clone of the  C_CAN CAN controller,
> with
> >> a few extensions, though. Therefore it would make sense, to
> implement a
> >> bus sensitive interface like for the SJA1000 allowing to handle both
> >> CAN
> >> controllers with one driver sooner than later. Therefore, could you
> >> please implement:
> >>
> >>   drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can.c
> >>                        /c_can_platform.c
> >>
> >> Then an interface to the PCI based PCH CAN controller could be added
> >> easily, e.g. as "pch_pci.c". You already had something similar in
> your
> >> RFC version of the patch, IIRC.
> >
> > This was the approach I initially proposed in my RFC V1 patch :)
> > But unfortunately we could not agree to it.
> 
> I know. But at that time I was not aware of any other bus used for the
> C_CAN controller.
> 
> > So, please let me reiterate what I understood and what was present
> > in RFC version of the patch. Please add your comments/views:
> >
> >         - drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can.c (similar on lines of
> sja1000.c)
> >         i.e. a)no *probe* / *remove* functions here,
> >              b)register read/write implemented here.
> >
> >         - drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can_platform.c (similar on lines of
> sja1000_platform.c)
> >         i.e. *probe* / *remove* implemented here,
> 
> Yes, that's what I'm thinking about.
> 
> > Marc and Tomoya can also add their suggestions so that I can finalize
> V3 a.s.a.p.
> 
> That would be nice, indeed. Also have a look to Tomoya's PCH driver,
> which also looks very good in the meantime.

I am having a look at Tomoya's PCH driver, but as I mentioned in 
RFC V1 patch, I would rather like to have a bus sensitive `c_can` driver
on top of which we can have the platform driver `c_can_platform` which
essentially caters to the details of registers mapping/arch differences.
Any other functionality like USB/PCI should be present in a separate file
like `usb_c_can.c` or `pci_c_can.c` 

If you agree I will try to circulate V3 a.s.ap.

Regards,
Bhupesh
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