Re: [PATCH 0/5] can: enable multi-queue for SocketCAN devices

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 9:43 PM, Mark Jonas <mark.jonas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Upon request by Marc Kleine-Budde this patch series does not only
> contain our patch to enable enable multi-queue for SocketCAN devices
> but also a driver (Companion driver suite) which makes active use of
> this feature.
>
> The driver suite implements
>   - two CAN interfaces
>   - one generic command interfaces
> and offers a SocketCAN as well as a char device interface. The
> SocketCAN interface supports multi-queue.
>
> The functionality bases on an external peripheral chip named Companion.
> It offers two CAN interfaces, each has 8 prioritized transmit FIFOs as
> well as one receive FIFO. Besides CAN, undisclosed additional functions
> can be accessed through the char device.
>
> A standard SPI interface with two additional lines for flow control is
> used. The Companion chip is the SPI slave.

Can remoteproc API be utilized here?

>
> The driver suite consists of three separate drivers. The following
> diagram illustrates the dependencies in layers.
>
>            /dev/companion       SocketCAN                User Space
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>          +----------------+ +---------------+
>          | companion-char | | companion-can |
>          +----------------+ +---------------+
>          +----------------------------------+
>          |          companion-spi           |
>          +----------------------------------+
>          +----------------------------------+
>          |     standard SPI subsystem       |
>          +----------------------------------+          Linux Kernel
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>                | | | |      | |                            Hardware
>             CS-+ | | |      | +-BUSY
>             CLK--+ | |      +---REQUEST
>             MOSI---+ |
>             MISO-----+
>
> companion-spi
>    core.c: handles SPI, sysfs entry and interface to upper layer
>    protocol-manager.c: handles protocol with the SPI HW
>    queue-manager.c: handles buffering and packets scheduling
>
> companion-can
>    makes use of multi-queue support and allows to use tc to configure
>    the queuing discipline (e.g. mqprio). Together with the SO_PRIORITY
>    socket option this allows to specify the FIFO a CAN frame shall be
>    sent to.
>
> companion-char
>    handles messages to other undisclosed functionality beyond CAN.
>
> Zhu Yi (5):
>   can: enable multi-queue for SocketCAN devices
>   spi: implement companion-spi driver
>   char: implement companion-char driver
>   can: implement companion-can driver
>   spi,can,char: add companion DT binding documentation
>
>  .../devicetree/bindings/spi/bosch,companion.txt    |   82 ++
>  drivers/char/Kconfig                               |    7 +
>  drivers/char/Makefile                              |    2 +
>  drivers/char/companion-char.c                      |  367 ++++++
>  drivers/net/can/Kconfig                            |    8 +
>  drivers/net/can/Makefile                           |    1 +
>  drivers/net/can/companion-can.c                    |  694 ++++++++++++
>  drivers/net/can/dev.c                              |    8 +-
>  drivers/spi/Kconfig                                |    2 +
>  drivers/spi/Makefile                               |    2 +
>  drivers/spi/companion/Kconfig                      |    5 +
>  drivers/spi/companion/Makefile                     |    2 +
>  drivers/spi/companion/core.c                       | 1189 ++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/spi/companion/protocol-manager.c           | 1035 +++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/spi/companion/protocol-manager.h           |  348 ++++++
>  drivers/spi/companion/protocol.h                   |  273 +++++
>  drivers/spi/companion/queue-manager.c              |  146 +++
>  drivers/spi/companion/queue-manager.h              |  245 ++++
>  include/linux/can/dev.h                            |    7 +-
>  include/linux/companion.h                          |  258 +++++
>  20 files changed, 4677 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/bosch,companion.txt
>  create mode 100644 drivers/char/companion-char.c
>  create mode 100644 drivers/net/can/companion-can.c
>  create mode 100644 drivers/spi/companion/Kconfig
>  create mode 100644 drivers/spi/companion/Makefile
>  create mode 100644 drivers/spi/companion/core.c
>  create mode 100644 drivers/spi/companion/protocol-manager.c
>  create mode 100644 drivers/spi/companion/protocol-manager.h
>  create mode 100644 drivers/spi/companion/protocol.h
>  create mode 100644 drivers/spi/companion/queue-manager.c
>  create mode 100644 drivers/spi/companion/queue-manager.h
>  create mode 100644 include/linux/companion.h
>
> --
> 2.7.4
>



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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko