[PATCH can-next 12/13] can: gs_usb: implement Transceiver Delay Compensation

From: Marc Kleine-Budde

Date: Mon Jul 20 2026 - 09:56:22 EST


For CAN-FD with data bitrate of more than 1...2 mbit/s, a transceiver delay
compensation (TDC) must be configured. Recent candleLight firmware added
support to control TDC via USB.

Extend gs_make_candev(): if the device signals TDC support with
GS_CAN_FEATURE_TDC, get struct gs_device_tdc_const from the device with the
USB request GS_USB_BREQ_GET_TDC_CONST and pass it to CAN device layer.

In gs_can_open() configure the TDC with USB request GS_USB_BREQ_SET_TDC and
activate TDC by setting flags GS_CAN_FEATURE_TDC.

Add the gs_usb_get_auto_tdcv() function that reads the current TDCV value
from the device (USB request GS_USB_BREQ_GET_TDC) and pass it to the CAN
device layer.

Link: https://github.com/candle-usb/candleLight_fw/pull/318
Signed-off-by: Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/can/usb/gs_usb.c | 117 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 113 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/gs_usb.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/gs_usb.c
index bc69e6b3c512..6355d05e4a16 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/gs_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/gs_usb.c
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ enum gs_usb_breq {
GS_USB_BREQ_GET_STATE,
GS_USB_BREQ_SET_FILTER,
GS_USB_BREQ_GET_FILTER,
- __GS_USB_BREQ_PLACEHOLDER_17,
- __GS_USB_BREQ_PLACEHOLDER_18,
- __GS_USB_BREQ_PLACEHOLDER_19,
+ GS_USB_BREQ_GET_TDC_CONST,
+ GS_USB_BREQ_SET_TDC,
+ GS_USB_BREQ_GET_TDC,
GS_USB_BREQ_ELM_GET_BOARDINFO = 20,
GS_USB_BREQ_ELM_SET_FILTER,
GS_USB_BREQ_ELM_GET_LASTERROR,
@@ -196,6 +196,27 @@ struct gs_device_filter {
};
} __packed __aligned(4);

+#define GS_CAN_TDC_MODE_OFF BIT(0)
+#define GS_CAN_TDC_MODE_AUTO BIT(1)
+#define GS_CAN_TDC_MODE_MANUAL BIT(2)
+
+struct gs_device_tdc_const {
+ __le32 tdcv_min;
+ __le32 tdcv_max;
+ __le32 tdco_min;
+ __le32 tdco_max;
+ __le32 tdcf_min;
+ __le32 tdcf_max;
+ __le32 mode;
+} __packed __aligned(4);
+
+struct gs_device_tdc {
+ __le32 tdcv;
+ __le32 tdco;
+ __le32 tdcf;
+ __le32 mode;
+} __packed __aligned(4);
+
#define GS_CAN_FEATURE_LISTEN_ONLY BIT(0)
#define GS_CAN_FEATURE_LOOP_BACK BIT(1)
#define GS_CAN_FEATURE_TRIPLE_SAMPLE BIT(2)
@@ -218,7 +239,8 @@ struct gs_device_filter {
/* supported by Elmue firmware 0x260528 only */
#define GS_CAN_FEATURE_ELM_DEV_FLAG_SEND_USB_BLOBS_260528 BIT(16)
#define GS_CAN_FEATURE_FILTER BIT(16)
-#define GS_CAN_FEATURE_MASK GENMASK(16, 0)
+#define GS_CAN_FEATURE_TDC BIT(17)
+#define GS_CAN_FEATURE_MASK GENMASK(17, 0)

/* internal quirks - keep in GS_CAN_FEATURE space for now */

@@ -345,6 +367,7 @@ struct gs_can {
struct usb_device *udev;

struct can_bittiming_const bt_const, data_bt_const;
+ struct can_tdc_const tdc_const;
unsigned int channel; /* channel number */

u32 feature;
@@ -1086,6 +1109,30 @@ static netdev_tx_t gs_can_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
return NETDEV_TX_OK;
}

+static int gs_usb_set_tdc(const struct gs_can *dev)
+{
+ const struct can_tdc *tdc = &dev->can.fd.tdc;
+ struct gs_device_tdc device_tdc = {
+ .tdcv = cpu_to_le32(tdc->tdcv),
+ .tdco = cpu_to_le32(tdc->tdco),
+ .tdcf = cpu_to_le32(tdc->tdcf),
+ };
+
+ const u32 ctrlmode = dev->can.ctrlmode;
+
+ if (ctrlmode & CAN_CTRLMODE_TDC_AUTO)
+ device_tdc.mode = cpu_to_le32(GS_CAN_TDC_MODE_AUTO);
+ else if (ctrlmode & CAN_CTRLMODE_TDC_MANUAL)
+ device_tdc.mode = cpu_to_le32(GS_CAN_TDC_MODE_MANUAL);
+ else
+ device_tdc.mode = cpu_to_le32(GS_CAN_TDC_MODE_OFF);
+
+ return usb_control_msg_send(dev->udev, 0, GS_USB_BREQ_SET_TDC,
+ USB_DIR_OUT | USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_INTERFACE,
+ dev->channel, 0, &device_tdc, sizeof(device_tdc),
+ USB_CTRL_SET_TIMEOUT, GFP_KERNEL);
+}
+
static int gs_can_open(struct net_device *netdev)
{
struct gs_can *dev = netdev_priv(netdev);
@@ -1193,6 +1240,9 @@ static int gs_can_open(struct net_device *netdev)
if (dev->feature & GS_CAN_FEATURE_HW_TIMESTAMP)
flags |= GS_CAN_FEATURE_HW_TIMESTAMP;

+ if (dev->feature & GS_CAN_FEATURE_TDC)
+ flags |= GS_CAN_FEATURE_TDC;
+
rc = gs_usb_set_bittiming(dev);
if (rc) {
netdev_err(netdev, "failed to set bittiming: %pe\n", ERR_PTR(rc));
@@ -1207,6 +1257,14 @@ static int gs_can_open(struct net_device *netdev)
}
}

+ if (dev->feature & GS_CAN_FEATURE_TDC) {
+ rc = gs_usb_set_tdc(dev);
+ if (rc) {
+ netdev_err(netdev, "failed to set TDC: %pe\n", ERR_PTR(rc));
+ goto out_usb_kill_anchored_urbs;
+ }
+ }
+
/* finally start device */
dev->can.state = CAN_STATE_ERROR_ACTIVE;
dm.flags = cpu_to_le32(flags);
@@ -1452,6 +1510,25 @@ static const u16 gs_usb_termination_const[] = {
GS_USB_TERMINATION_ENABLED
};

+static int gs_usb_get_auto_tdcv(const struct net_device *netdev, u32 *tdcv)
+{
+ struct gs_can *dev = netdev_priv(netdev);
+ struct gs_device_tdc tdc;
+ int rc;
+
+ rc = usb_control_msg_recv(dev->udev, 0, GS_USB_BREQ_GET_TDC,
+ USB_DIR_IN | USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_INTERFACE,
+ dev->channel, 0,
+ &tdc, sizeof(tdc), USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT,
+ GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (rc)
+ return rc;
+
+ *tdcv = le32_to_cpu(tdc.tdcv);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static struct gs_can *gs_make_candev(unsigned int channel,
struct usb_interface *intf,
struct gs_device_config *dconf)
@@ -1626,6 +1703,38 @@ static struct gs_can *gs_make_candev(unsigned int channel,
if (feature & GS_CAN_FEATURE_GET_STATE)
dev->can.do_get_berr_counter = gs_usb_can_get_berr_counter;

+ if (feature & GS_CAN_FEATURE_TDC) {
+ struct gs_device_tdc_const tdc_const;
+
+ rc = usb_control_msg_recv(interface_to_usbdev(intf), 0,
+ GS_USB_BREQ_GET_TDC_CONST,
+ USB_DIR_IN | USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_INTERFACE,
+ channel, 0, &tdc_const,
+ sizeof(tdc_const),
+ 1000, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (rc) {
+ dev_err(&intf->dev,
+ "Couldn't get TDC const for channel %d (%pe)\n",
+ channel, ERR_PTR(rc));
+ goto out_free_candev;
+ }
+
+ dev->tdc_const.tdcv_min = le32_to_cpu(tdc_const.tdcv_min);
+ dev->tdc_const.tdcv_max = le32_to_cpu(tdc_const.tdcv_max);
+ dev->tdc_const.tdco_min = le32_to_cpu(tdc_const.tdco_min);
+ dev->tdc_const.tdco_max = le32_to_cpu(tdc_const.tdco_max);
+ dev->tdc_const.tdcf_min = le32_to_cpu(tdc_const.tdcf_min);
+ dev->tdc_const.tdcf_max = le32_to_cpu(tdc_const.tdcf_max);
+
+ if (tdc_const.mode & cpu_to_le32(GS_CAN_TDC_MODE_MANUAL))
+ dev->can.ctrlmode_supported |= CAN_CTRLMODE_TDC_MANUAL;
+ if (tdc_const.mode & cpu_to_le32(GS_CAN_TDC_MODE_AUTO))
+ dev->can.ctrlmode_supported |= CAN_CTRLMODE_TDC_AUTO;
+
+ dev->can.fd.tdc_const = &dev->tdc_const;
+ dev->can.fd.do_get_auto_tdcv = gs_usb_get_auto_tdcv;
+ }
+
can_rx_offload_add_manual(netdev, &dev->offload, GS_NAPI_WEIGHT);
SET_NETDEV_DEV(netdev, &intf->dev);


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