[PATCH v2 09/13] can: pruss CAN driver.

Hello,

I had a discussion regarding this with Wolfgang:

http://www.mail-archive.com/socketcan-users at lists.berlios.de/msg00324.html

The problem here is that we must configure the mailbox ID's and this support 
is not available in the socketCan sub-system.

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From: "Kurt Van Dijck" <redacted>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 8:36 PM
To: "Subhasish Ghosh" <redacted>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 09/13] can: pruss CAN driver.

On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 08:21:28PM +0530, Subhasish Ghosh wrote:

quoted

+config DA8XX_PRU_CANID_MBX0
+ hex "CANID for mailbox 0"
+ depends on CAN_TI_DA8XX_PRU
+ default "0x123"
+ ---help---
+ Enter the CANID for mailbox 0
+ Default value is set to 0x123, change this as required.
+
+config DA8XX_PRU_CANID_MBX1
+ hex "CANID for mailbox 1"
+ depends on CAN_TI_DA8XX_PRU
+ default "0x123"
+ ---help---
+ Enter the CANID for mailbox 1
+ Default value is set to 0x123, change this as required.
+
+config DA8XX_PRU_CANID_MBX2
+ hex "CANID for mailbox 2"
+ depends on CAN_TI_DA8XX_PRU
+ default "0x123"
+ ---help---
+ Enter the CANID for mailbox 2
+ Default value is set to 0x123, change this as required.
+
+config DA8XX_PRU_CANID_MBX3
+ hex "CANID for mailbox 3"
+ depends on CAN_TI_DA8XX_PRU
+ default "0x123"
+ ---help---
+ Enter the CANID for mailbox 3
+ Default value is set to 0x123, change this as required.
+
+config DA8XX_PRU_CANID_MBX4
+ hex "CANID for mailbox 4"
+ depends on CAN_TI_DA8XX_PRU
+ default "0x123"
+ ---help---
+ Enter the CANID for mailbox 4
+ Default value is set to 0x123, change this as required.
+
+config DA8XX_PRU_CANID_MBX5
+ hex "CANID for mailbox 5"
+ depends on CAN_TI_DA8XX_PRU
+ default "0x123"
+ ---help---
+ Enter the CANID for mailbox 5
+ Default value is set to 0x123, change this as required.
+
+config DA8XX_PRU_CANID_MBX6
+ hex "CANID for mailbox 6"
+ depends on CAN_TI_DA8XX_PRU
+ default "0x123"
+ ---help---
+ Enter the CANID for mailbox 6
+ Default value is set to 0x123, change this as required.
+
+config DA8XX_PRU_CANID_MBX7
+ hex "CANID for mailbox 7"
+ depends on CAN_TI_DA8XX_PRU
+ default "0x123"
+ ---help---
+ Enter the CANID for mailbox 7
+ Default value is set to 0x123, change this as required.

Why is filling the mailboxes the job of kernel config?

Regards,
Kurt