Re: [PATCH v4 05/12] can: slcan: use CAN network device driver API

[Dario Binacchi]

Hi Marc,

On Tue, Jun 28, 2022 at 11:28 AM Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 14.06.2022 14:28:14, Dario Binacchi wrote:
> > As suggested by commit [1], now the driver uses the functions and the
> > data structures provided by the CAN network device driver interface.
> >
> > Currently the driver doesn't implement a way to set bitrate for SLCAN
> > based devices via ip tool, so you'll have to do this by slcand or
> > slcan_attach invocation through the -sX parameter:
> >
> > - slcan_attach -f -s6 -o /dev/ttyACM0
> > - slcand -f -s8 -o /dev/ttyUSB0
> >
> > where -s6 in will set adapter's bitrate to 500 Kbit/s and -s8 to
> > 1Mbit/s.
> > See the table below for further CAN bitrates:
> > - s0 ->   10 Kbit/s
> > - s1 ->   20 Kbit/s
> > - s2 ->   50 Kbit/s
> > - s3 ->  100 Kbit/s
> > - s4 ->  125 Kbit/s
> > - s5 ->  250 Kbit/s
> > - s6 ->  500 Kbit/s
> > - s7 ->  800 Kbit/s
> > - s8 -> 1000 Kbit/s
> >
> > In doing so, the struct can_priv::bittiming.bitrate of the driver is not
> > set and since the open_candev() checks that the bitrate has been set, it
> > must be a non-zero value, the bitrate is set to a fake value (-1U)
> > before it is called.
> >
> > The patch also changes the slcan_devs locking from rtnl to spin_lock. The
> > change was tested with a kernel with the CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING option
> > enabled that did not show any errors.
>
> You're not allowed to call alloc_candev() with a spin_lock held. See
> today's kernel test robot mail:
>
> | https://lore.kernel.org/all/YrpqO5jepAvv4zkf@xsang-OptiPlex-9020
>
> I think it's best to keep the rtnl for now.

The rtnl_lock() uses a mutex while I used a spin_lock.

static DEFINE_MUTEX(rtnl_mutex);

void rtnl_lock(void)
{
mutex_lock(&rtnl_mutex);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtnl_lock);

So might it be worth trying with a mutex instead of rtnl_lock(), or do
you think it is
safer to return to rtn_lock () anyway?

Thanks and regards,
Dario

>
> regards,
> Marc
>
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