>
> Related question: I'm using the towertech CAN cape (mcp2515) and seeing a
> lot of CPU usage by the spi process. For example, just connecting one
> interface to an active bus gives 30-50% CPU usage, and that doesn't include
> actually doing anything with the data! I'm running debian with kernel
> 3.8.13-bone70 and using the driver source they provide (mcp2515). Is this a
> known issue? Has it been addressed in more recent kernels? Thanks!
>

Sounds like there is no DMA "happening" with those SPI transactions. But if
DMA is a problem, using a PRU to bitbang SPI should probably offload that
CPU.

On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 2:15 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:

> Could you please provide us with your working device tree overlay?
>
> onsdag 17. februar 2016 15.39.41 UTC+1 skrev [email protected] følgende:
>>
>> Related question: I'm using the towertech CAN cape (mcp2515) and seeing a
>> lot of CPU usage by the spi process. For example, just connecting one
>> interface to an active bus gives 30-50% CPU usage, and that doesn't include
>> actually doing anything with the data! I'm running debian with kernel
>> 3.8.13-bone70 and using the driver source they provide (mcp2515). Is this a
>> known issue? Has it been addressed in more recent kernels? Thanks!
>>
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