> On 06/29/2017 05:36 PM, Kurt Van Dijck wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> mcan@0 {
> >>>> ...
> >>>> fixed-transceiver {
> >>>> max-canfd-speed = <2000>
> >>>> };
> >>>> ...
> >>>> };
> >
> > Since when would a transceiver support different speeds for CAN & CANFD?
>
> When I say CAN I'm referring to CAN 2.0 specification which mentioned
> speeds upto 1 Mbit/s. While CAN FD supports higher bitrates.
linux-can is not necessarily restricted to CAN 2.0B?
>
> > No transceivers were available, but they are now.
> > I see no datalink problem applying 2MBit for regular CAN with apropriate
> > physical layer, and CAN does not predefine the physical layer
> > (advise != define).
> >
> > IMHO,
> > fixed-transceiver {
> > max-arbitration-speed = <2000000>
> > max-data-speed = <4000000>
> > };
> > is way better to describe the hardware.
> > Regular CAN chips would not consider max-data-speed...
>
> What is arbitration speed?
CANFD remains similar during the arbitration phase (when the CAN id is
sent on the wire), and after that allows to switch to a higher 'data'
speed because the round-trip wire restrictions during arbitration
don't apply anymore.
>
> Also if I understand you correctly then I agree drivers for traditional
> CAN wouldn't care about this subnode. Although it may be helpful for
> max-data-speed to become max-canfd-speed or something along those lines.
> Just so the property's purpose is clear.
Transceivers exist that don't support 1MB either.
naming the speeds max-arbitration-speed and max-data-speed makes this
OF nodes usable for that kind of CAN 2.0 restrtications too.
Of course, CAN 2.0 chips only consider max-arbitration-speed as that
applies to the whole wire bitstream, where as CANFD considers both.
What I understand of your proposal is that max-arbitration-speed is
'fixed to 1MB anyway', and that assumption has been proven not
universally applicable with CAN2.0 transceivers already.
I found the name 'max-canfd-speed' a bit dubious as CANFD relies on
'flexible datarate'. transceivers may not necessarily support the same
speed for both arbitration and data.
So I propose to replace it with 'max-data-speed'
Kind regards,
Kurt
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Kurt
> >
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