Re: [PATCH v5 5/7] can: netlink: add interface for CAN-FD Transmitter Delay Compensation (TDC)

From: Marc Kleine-Budde
Date: Wed Aug 18 2021 - 04:43:24 EST


On 18.08.2021 17:37:17, Vincent MAILHOL wrote:
> > It's not a race. Consider this command:
> >
> > | ip up tdc-mode manual tdco 111 tdcv 33 # 111 is out of range, 33 is valid
> >
> > tdcv is checked first and valid, then it's assigned to the priv->tdc.
> > tdco is checked second and invalid, then can_tdc_changelink() returns -EINVAL.
> >
> > tdc ends up being half set :(
> >
> > So the setting of tdc is inconsistent and when you do a "ip down" "ip
> > up" then it results in a tdco=0 tdcv=33 mode=manual.
>
> My bad. Now I understand the issue.
> I was confused because tdco=111 is in the valid range of my driver...

:D

> I will squash your patch.
>
> Actually, I think that there is one more thing which needs to be
> fixed: If can_tdc_changelink() fails (e.g. value out of range),
> the CAN_CTRLMODE_TDC_AUTO or CAN_CTRLMODE_TDC_MANUAL would still
> be set, meaning that can_tdc_is_enabled() would return true. So I
> will add a "fail" branch to clear the flags.

Ok.

regard,
Marc

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