Hi Wolfgang,

Many thanks for your answer. I'll take a look into the sja1000 source code.

Regards,
Sandro

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Wolfgang Grandegger [mailto:[email protected]]
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 6. Juli 2010 19:17
> An: Sandro Anders | CarMediaLab
> Cc: [email protected]
> Betreff: Re: [Socketcan-users] local loopback timestamp
> 
> Hi Sandro,
> 
> On 07/06/2010 04:55 PM, Sandro Anders | CarMediaLab wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a question according the local loopback. At which time the
> > timestamp for the sent messages is created (and the message is forwarded
> > to the local clients)? Is it on calling write() inside the client code
> > or when the driver calls netif_wake_queue() after successful
> > transmission?
> 
> Most drivers send the loop back message upstream when the TX done
> interrupt is handled. Here is the code for the SJA1000:
> 
> http://lxr.linux.no/#linux+v2.6.34.1/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000.c#L50
> 5
> 
> netif_rx() ist called in can_get_echo_skb().
> 
> Unfortunately, a few CAN controllers do not trigger TX done interrupts
> and therefor the message is sent upstream earlier. Some other
> controllers, like the AT91 CAN, are even able to do the local loopback
> in hardware.
> 
> Wolfgang.
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