Am 17.08.2011 11:43, schrieb Oliver Hartkopp:
> Am 17.08.2011 10:38, schrieb "Müller, René":
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have an performance issue with socketcan and an MPC5200B. My setup looks 
>> like this:
>>   - MPC5200B board (TQM5200)
>>   - custom base board with two PCA82C251, one for each can controller
>>   - linux-2.6.27.18-denx, I use the mpc52xx driver
>>   - booted with uboot and kernel from flash
>>   - mount root filesystem via NFS
>>   - can0 with 1Mbit/s
>>   - candump -l can0 to tmpfs 
>
> Hi René,
>
> can you check if the frames are dropped on socket-level? I assume, that the 
> candump is not able to dump the stuff into tmpfs at full speed.
>
> See details at:
>
> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg00170.html

Hi Oliver,

thanks for the hint. I tried it, and indeed I lose my frames because I'm to 
slow with fetching them. I will take a look, if I find a better mechanism to 
dump the frames.

> As this functionality is only working on a 2.6.33+, i created a patch for our 
> MPC5200 based system (which has a 2.6.28.10), that upgrades the CAN network 
> and drivers to a recent functionality (including dropcount, isotp, cangw and 
> a recent mpc52xx driver).
>
> I can send the (huge) patches to you, if you're interested.

Thanks for the offer. For the moment I got a 2.6.35.7 working for testing 
purposes. If I need a back port later, I will come back to you.


Best regards,
René


> Regards,
> Oliver
>
>>
>> Now I play with the busload on can0 (generated by CANalyzer and three 
>> CANcaseXL). This leads to the following results:
>>   - 0% to 71% busload ->  no missing frames
>>   - 74% busload ->  5% missing frames
>>   - 77% busload ->  10% missing frames
>>   - 90% busload ->  45% missing frames
>>
>> The missing frames are measured by comparison of the candump log file 
>> against the CANalyzer log file. The indicated busload is measured by 
>> CANalyzer. The cause seems to be very simple: the cpu load is too high (or 
>> the cpu is too slow). When the busload is under 71%, the cpu load is under 
>> 100%. When the busload goes higher than 71%, the cpu load is 100%. This 
>> seems to be the cause for the missing frames.
>>
>> Has anyone else ever seen such an performance issue? Does someone use the 
>> MPC5200B in high busload environments? Maybe I configured something wrong in 
>> my linux.
>>
>> What about lincan? It has an character device approach with very little 
>> overhead. Is there an chance, that this will solve my problem?
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>> René
>>
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