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Re: [PATCH 7/7] can: m_can: workaround for transmit data less than 4 bytes

From: Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@pengutronix.de>
Date: 2014-11-03 16:48:17
Also in: linux-arm-kernel, linux-can

On 10/29/2014 11:45 AM, Dong Aisheng wrote:
We meet an IC issue that we have to write the full 8 bytes (whatever
value for the second word) in Message RAM to avoid bit error for transmit
data less than 4 bytes.
Is this a SoC or a m_can problem? Are all versions of the SoC/m_can
affected? Is there a m_can version register somewhere?
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
Without the workaround, we can easily see the following errors:
root@imx6qdlsolo:~# ip link set can0 up type can bitrate 1000000
[   66.882520] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): can0: link becomes ready
root@imx6qdlsolo:~# cansend can0 123#112233
[   66.935640] m_can 20e8000.can can0: Bit Error Uncorrected

Signed-off-by: Dong Aisheng <redacted>
---
 drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c b/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c
index 219e0e3..f2d9ebe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c
@@ -1058,10 +1058,19 @@ static netdev_tx_t m_can_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	m_can_fifo_write(priv, 0, M_CAN_FIFO_ID, id);
 	m_can_fifo_write(priv, 0, M_CAN_FIFO_DLC, can_len2dlc(cf->len) << 16);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < cf->len; i += 4)
+	for (i = 0; i < cf->len; i += 4) {
 		m_can_fifo_write(priv, 0, M_CAN_FIFO_DATA(i / 4),
 				 *(u32 *)(cf->data + i));
 
+		/* FIXME: we meet an IC issue that we have to write the full 8
FIXME usually indicates that the driver needs some work here. Just
describe your hardware bug, you might add a reference to an errata if
available, though.
+		 * bytes (whatever value for the second word) in Message RAM to
+		 * avoid bit error for transmit data less than 4 bytes
+		 */
+		if (cf->len <= 4)
+			m_can_fifo_write(priv, 0, M_CAN_FIFO_DATA(i / 4 + 1),
+					 0x0);
This workaround doesn't handle the dlc == 0 case, your error description
isn't completely if this is a problem, too.

It should be possible to change the for loop to go always to 8, or
simply unroll the loop:

/* errata description goes here */
m_can_fifo_write(priv, 0, M_CAN_FIFO_DATA(0), *(u32 *)(cf->data + 0));
m_can_fifo_write(priv, 0, M_CAN_FIFO_DATA(1), *(u32 *)(cf->data + 4));
+	}
+
 	can_put_echo_skb(skb, dev, 0);
 
 	if (priv->can.ctrlmode & CAN_CTRLMODE_FD) {
Marc

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