Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] can: length: refactor frame lengths definition to add size in bits

From: Simon Horman
Date: Tue May 30 2023 - 11:52:29 EST


On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 11:46:37PM +0900, Vincent Mailhol wrote:
> Introduce a method to calculate the exact size in bits of a CAN(-FD)
> frame with or without dynamic bitsuffing.
>
> These are all the possible combinations taken into account:
>
> - Classical CAN or CAN-FD
> - Standard or Extended frame format
> - CAN-FD CRC17 or CRC21
> - Include or not intermission
>
> Instead of doing several individual macro definitions, declare the
> can_frame_bits() function-like macro. To this extent, do a full
> refactoring of the length definitions.
>
> In addition add the can_frame_bytes(). This function-like macro
> replaces the existing macro:
>
> - CAN_FRAME_OVERHEAD_SFF: can_frame_bytes(false, false, 0)
> - CAN_FRAME_OVERHEAD_EFF: can_frame_bytes(false, true, 0)
> - CANFD_FRAME_OVERHEAD_SFF: can_frame_bytes(true, false, 0)
> - CANFD_FRAME_OVERHEAD_EFF: can_frame_bytes(true, true, 0)
>
> The different maximum frame lengths (maximum data length, including
> intermission) are as follow:
>
> Frame type bits bytes
> -------------------------------------------------------
> Classic CAN SFF no-bitstuffing 111 14
> Classic CAN EFF no-bitstuffing 131 17
> Classic CAN SFF bitstuffing 135 17
> Classic CAN EFF bitstuffing 160 20
> CAN-FD SFF no-bitstuffing 579 73
> CAN-FD EFF no-bitstuffing 598 75
> CAN-FD SFF bitstuffing 712 89
> CAN-FD EFF bitstuffing 736 92
>
> The macro CAN_FRAME_LEN_MAX and CANFD_FRAME_LEN_MAX are kept as an
> alias to, respectively, can_frame_bytes(false, true, CAN_MAX_DLEN) and
> can_frame_bytes(true, true, CANFD_MAX_DLEN).
>
> In addition to the above:
>
> - Use ISO 11898-1:2015 definitions for the name of the CAN frame
> fields.
> - Include linux/bits.h for use of BITS_PER_BYTE.
> - Include linux/math.h for use of mult_frac() and
> DIV_ROUND_UP(). N.B: the use of DIV_ROUND_UP() is not new to this
> patch, but the include was previously omitted.
> - Add copyright 2023 for myself.
>
> Signed-off-by: Vincent Mailhol <mailhol.vincent@xxxxxxxxxx>

...

> +/**
> + * can_bitstuffing_len() - Calculate the maximum length with bitsuffing
> + * @bitstream_len: length of a destuffed bit stream

Hi Vincent,

it looks like an editing error has crept in here:

s/bitstream_len/destuffed_len/

> + *
> + * The worst bit stuffing case is a sequence in which dominant and
> + * recessive bits alternate every four bits:
> + *
> + * Destuffed: 1 1111 0000 1111 0000 1111
> + * Stuffed: 1 1111o 0000i 1111o 0000i 1111o
> + *
> + * Nomenclature
> + *
> + * - "0": dominant bit
> + * - "o": dominant stuff bit
> + * - "1": recessive bit
> + * - "i": recessive stuff bit
> + *
> + * Aside of the first bit, one stuff bit is added every four bits.
> + *
> + * Return: length of the stuffed bit stream in the worst case scenario.
> + */
> +#define can_bitstuffing_len(destuffed_len) \
> + (destuffed_len + (destuffed_len - 1) / 4)