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    can: mcp251xfd: prepare for multiple RX-FIFOs · 887e359d
    Marc Kleine-Budde authored
    This patch prepares the driver to use more than one RX-FIFO. Having a
    bigger RX buffer is beneficial in high load situations, where the
    system temporarily cannot keep up reading CAN frames from the chip.
    Using a bigger RX buffer also allows to implement RX IRQ coalescing,
    which will be added in a later patch series.
    
    If using more than 1 RX-FIFO the driver has to figure out, which FIFOs
    have RX'ed CAN frames pending. This is indicated by a set bit in the
    RXIF register, which is positioned directly after the interrupt status
    register INT. If more than 1 RX-FIFO is used, the driver reads both
    registers in 1 transfer.
    
    The mcp251xfd_handle_rxif() function iterates over all RX rings and
    reads out the RX'ed CAN frames for for all pending FIFOs. To keep the
    logic for the 1 RX-FIFO only case in mcp251xfd_handle_rxif() simple,
    the driver marks that FIFO pending in mcp251xfd_ring_init().
    
    The chip has a dedicated RX interrupt line to signal pending RX'ed
    frames. If connected to an input GPIO and the driver will skip the
    initial read of the interrupt status register (INT) and directly read
    the pending RX'ed frames if the line is active. The driver assumes the
    1st RX-FIFO pending (a read of the RXIF register would re-introduce
    the skipped initial read of the INT register). Any other pending
    RX-FIFO will be served in the main interrupt handler.
    
    Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220217103826.2299157-8-mkl@pengutronix.deSigned-off-by: default avatarMarc Kleine-Budde <mkl@pengutronix.de>
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