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

From: Vincent MAILHOL
Date: Tue May 30 2023 - 13:30:21 EST


On Wed. 31 May 2023 at 00:56, Simon Horman <simon.horman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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/

Doh! Thanks for picking this up.

I already prepared a v4 locally. Before sending it, I will wait one
day to see if there are other comments.

> > + *
> > + * 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)