On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 11:28:08AM +0100, Marc Kleine-Budde wrote:
> Due to a chip bug (errata 50.2.6.3 & 50.3.5.3 in
> "AT91SAM9263 Preliminary 6249H-ATARM-27-Jul-09") the contents of mailbox
> 0 may be send under certain conditions (even if disabled or in rx mode).
> 
> The workaround in the errata suggests not to use the mailbox and load it
> with a unused identifier.
> 
> This patch implements the second part of the workaround. A sysfs entry
> "mb0_id" is introduced. While the interface is down it can be used to
> configure the can_id of mailbox 0. The default value id 0x7ff.
> 
> In order to use an extended can_id add the CAN_EFF_FLAG (0x80000000U)
> to the can_id. Example:
> 
> - standard id 0x7ff:
> echo 0x7ff      > /sys/class/net/can0/mb0_id
> 
> - extended if 0x1fffffff:
> echo 0x9fffffff > /sys/class/net/can0/mb0_id

Maybe put something like this also in Documentation/ABI/testing? Perhaps
a bit more explicit: Can this interface be used? Should it be used? Must
it be used?

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