Re: [RFC PATCH 00/13] can: slcan: extend supported features - Marc Kleine-Budde

From: Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@pengutronix.de>
To: Vincent MAILHOL <mailhol.vincent@wanadoo.fr>
Cc: Dario Binacchi <dario.binacchi@amarulasolutions.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Amarula patchwork <linux-amarula@amarulasolutions.com>,
	michael@amarulasolutions.com,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>,
	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@kernel.org>,
	Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>,
	Wolfgang Grandegger <wg@grandegger.com>,
	linux-can@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 00/13] can: slcan: extend supported features
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2022 12:39:23 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20220607103923.5m6j4rykvitofsv4@pengutronix.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAMZ6RqLNq2tQjjJudSZ5c_fJ2VR9cX5ihjhhuNszm4wG-DgLfw@mail.gmail.com>

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On 07.06.2022 19:27:05, Vincent MAILHOL wrote:
> On Tue. 7 juin 2022 at 18:47, Dario Binacchi
> <dario.binacchi@amarulasolutions.com> wrote:
> > This series originated as a result of CAN communication tests for an
> > application using the USBtin adapter (https://www.fischl.de/usbtin/).
> > The tests showed some errors but for the driver everything was ok.
> > Also, being the first time I used the slcan driver, I was amazed that
> > it was not possible to configure the bitrate via the ip tool.
> > For these two reasons, I started looking at the driver code and realized
> > that it didn't use the CAN network device driver interface.
> 
> That's funny! Yesterday, I sent this comment:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-can/CAMZ6RqKZwC_OKcgH+WPacY6kbNbj4xR2Gdg2NQtm5Ka5Hfw79A@mail.gmail.com/
> 
> And today, you send a full series to remove all the dust from the
> slcan driver. Do I have some kind of mystical power to summon people
> on the mailing list?

That would be very useful and awesome super power, I'm a bit jealous. :D

> > Starting from these assumptions, I tried to:
> > - Use the CAN network device driver interface.
> 
> In order to use the CAN network device driver, a.k.a. can-dev module,
> drivers/net/can/Kbuild has to be adjusted: move slcan inside CAN_DEV
> scope.
> 
> @Mark: because I will have to send a new version for my can-dev/Kbuild
> cleanup, maybe I can take that change and add it to my series?

Let's get the your Kconfig/Makefile changes into can-next/master first.
Then Dario can then base this series on that branch.

regards,
Marc

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