Re: [virtio-comment] [RFC PATCH v3] virtio-can: Device specification.

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On Mon, Jan 08, 2024 at 06:18:50PM +0100, Mikhail Golubev-Ciuchea wrote:
> Hi all!
> 
> I kindly request a vote.
> 
> Fixes: https://github.com/oasis-tcs/virtio-spec/issues/186
> 
> 
> Best wishes,
> Mikhail Golubev-Ciuchea
> 
> 
> 
> On 6/9/23 16:22, Mikhail Golubev-Ciuchea wrote:
> > From: Harald Mommer <harald.mommer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > virtio-can is a virtual CAN device. It provides a way to give access to
> > a CAN controller from a driver guest. The device is aimed to be used by
> > driver guests running a HLOS as well as by driver guests running a
> > typical RTOS as used in controller environments.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Harald Mommer <Harald.Mommer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Mikhail Golubev-Ciuchea <Mikhail.Golubev-Ciuchea@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > 
> > RFC v3:
> > * Add length fields in CAN RX and TX messages.
> > * Replace bus off indication queue with a config space bit.
> > * Clarify handling of unknown flag bits set in CAN frame.
> > * Remove MISRA C suffixes in constants.
> > * Reserve 16 bits in RX/TX messages for CAN XL priority.
> > * Reserve 8 bits in RX/TX messages for CAN classic DLC.
> > * Rework according to general virtio spec POV.
> > * Implementation:
> >    driver: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230607145613.133203-1-Mikhail.Golubev-Ciuchea@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> >    QEmu device: https://github.com/OpenSynergy/qemu/tree/virtio-can-spec-rfc-v3
> > 
> > RFC v2:
> > * Add CAN classic feature flag.
> > * Add feature flag VIRTIO_CAN_F_LATE_TX_ACK.
> > * Add feature flag VIRTIO_CAN_F_RTR_FRAMES.
> > * Reserve 32 bits in RX/TX messages.
> > * Remove priorities of messages.
> > 
> >   conformance.tex                         |  12 +-
> >   content.tex                             |   1 +
> >   device-types/can/description.tex        | 249 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >   device-types/can/device-conformance.tex |   8 +
> >   device-types/can/driver-conformance.tex |   7 +
> >   introduction.tex                        |   2 +
> >   6 files changed, 275 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >   create mode 100644 device-types/can/description.tex
> >   create mode 100644 device-types/can/device-conformance.tex
> >   create mode 100644 device-types/can/driver-conformance.tex
> > 
> > diff --git a/conformance.tex b/conformance.tex
> > index 01ccd69..a07ef02 100644
> > --- a/conformance.tex
> > +++ b/conformance.tex
> > @@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ \section{Conformance Targets}\label{sec:Conformance / Conformance Targets}
> >   \ref{sec:Conformance / Driver Conformance / Memory Driver Conformance},
> >   \ref{sec:Conformance / Driver Conformance / I2C Adapter Driver Conformance},
> >   \ref{sec:Conformance / Driver Conformance / SCMI Driver Conformance},
> > -\ref{sec:Conformance / Driver Conformance / GPIO Driver Conformance} or
> > -\ref{sec:Conformance / Driver Conformance / PMEM Driver Conformance}.
> > +\ref{sec:Conformance / Driver Conformance / GPIO Driver Conformance},
> > +\ref{sec:Conformance / Driver Conformance / PMEM Driver Conformance} or
> > +\ref{sec:Conformance / Driver Conformance / CAN Driver Conformance}.
> >       \item Clause \ref{sec:Conformance / Legacy Interface: Transitional Device and Transitional Driver Conformance}.
> >     \end{itemize}
> > @@ -59,8 +60,9 @@ \section{Conformance Targets}\label{sec:Conformance / Conformance Targets}
> >   \ref{sec:Conformance / Device Conformance / Memory Device Conformance},
> >   \ref{sec:Conformance / Device Conformance / I2C Adapter Device Conformance},
> >   \ref{sec:Conformance / Device Conformance / SCMI Device Conformance},
> > -\ref{sec:Conformance / Device Conformance / GPIO Device Conformance} or
> > -\ref{sec:Conformance / Device Conformance / PMEM Device Conformance}.
> > +\ref{sec:Conformance / Device Conformance / GPIO Device Conformance},
> > +\ref{sec:Conformance / Device Conformance / PMEM Device Conformance} or
> > +\ref{sec:Conformance / Device Conformance / CAN Device Conformance}.
> >       \item Clause \ref{sec:Conformance / Legacy Interface: Transitional Device and Transitional Driver Conformance}.
> >     \end{itemize}
> > @@ -152,6 +154,7 @@ \section{Conformance Targets}\label{sec:Conformance / Conformance Targets}
> >   \input{device-types/scmi/driver-conformance.tex}
> >   \input{device-types/gpio/driver-conformance.tex}
> >   \input{device-types/pmem/driver-conformance.tex}
> > +\input{device-types/can/driver-conformance.tex}
> >   \conformance{\section}{Device Conformance}\label{sec:Conformance / Device Conformance}
> > @@ -238,6 +241,7 @@ \section{Conformance Targets}\label{sec:Conformance / Conformance Targets}
> >   \input{device-types/scmi/device-conformance.tex}
> >   \input{device-types/gpio/device-conformance.tex}
> >   \input{device-types/pmem/device-conformance.tex}
> > +\input{device-types/can/device-conformance.tex}
> >   \conformance{\section}{Legacy Interface: Transitional Device and Transitional Driver Conformance}\label{sec:Conformance / Legacy Interface: Transitional Device and Transitional Driver Conformance}
> >   A conformant implementation MUST be either transitional or
> > diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex
> > index d2ab9eb..8806b57 100644
> > --- a/content.tex
> > +++ b/content.tex
> > @@ -765,6 +765,7 @@ \chapter{Device Types}\label{sec:Device Types}
> >   \input{device-types/scmi/description.tex}
> >   \input{device-types/gpio/description.tex}
> >   \input{device-types/pmem/description.tex}
> > +\input{device-types/can/description.tex}
> >   \chapter{Reserved Feature Bits}\label{sec:Reserved Feature Bits}
> > diff --git a/device-types/can/description.tex b/device-types/can/description.tex
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000..2511d9c
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/device-types/can/description.tex
> > @@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
> > +\section{CAN Device}\label{sec:Device Types / CAN Device}
> > +
> > +virtio-can is a virtio based CAN (Controller Area Network) controller.
> > +It is used to give a virtual machine access to a CAN bus. The CAN bus
> > +might either be a physical CAN bus or a virtual CAN bus between virtual
> > +machines or a combination of both.
> > +
> > +\subsection{Device ID}\label{sec:Device Types / CAN Device / Device ID}
> > +
> > +36
> > +
> > +\subsection{Virtqueues}\label{sec:Device Types / CAN Device / Virtqueues}
> > +
> > +\begin{description}
> > +\item[0] Txq
> > +\item[1] Rxq
> > +\item[2] Controlq
> > +\end{description}
> > +
> > +The \field{Txq} is used to send CAN packets to the CAN bus.
> > +
> > +The \field{Rxq} is used to receive CAN packets from the CAN bus.
> > +
> > +The \field{Controlq} is used to control the state of the CAN controller.
> > +
> > +\subsection{Feature bits}{Device Types / CAN Device / Feature bits}
> > +
> > +Actual CAN controllers support Extended CAN IDs with 29 bits (CAN~2.0B)
> > +as well as Standard CAN IDs with 11 bits (CAN~2.0A). The support of
> > +CAN~2.0B Extended CAN IDs is considered as mandatory for this
> > +specification.
> > +
> > +\begin{description}
> > +
> > +\item[VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC (0)]
> > +
> > +The device supports classic CAN frames with a maximum payload size of 8
> > +bytes.
> > +
> > +\item[VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_FD (1)]
> > +
> > +The device supports CAN FD frames with a maximum payload size of 64
> > +bytes.
> > +
> > +\item[VIRTIO_CAN_F_RTR_FRAMES (2)]
> > +
> > +The device supports RTR (remote transmission request) frames. RTR frames
> > +are only supported with classic CAN.
> > +
> > +\item[VIRTIO_CAN_F_LATE_TX_ACK (3)]
> > +
> > +The virtio CAN device marks transmission requests from the \field{Txq}
> > +as used after the CAN message has been transmitted on the CAN bus. If
> > +this feature bit has not been negotiated, the device is allowed to mark
> > +transmission requests already as used when the CAN message has been
> > +scheduled for transmission but might not yet have been transmitted on
> > +the CAN bus.
> > +
> > +\end{description}
> > +
> > +\subsubsection{Feature bit requirements}\label{sec:Device Types / CAN Device / Feature bits / Feature bit requirements}
> > +
> > +Some CAN feature bits require other CAN feature bits:
> > +\begin{description}
> > +\item[VIRTIO_CAN_F_RTR_FRAMES] Requires VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC.
> > +\end{description}
> > +
> > +It is required that at least one of VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC and
> > +VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_FD is negotiated.
> > +
> > +\subsection{Device configuration layout}\label{sec:Device Types / CAN Device / Device configuration layout}
> > +
> > +Device configuration fields are listed below, they are read-only for a
> > +driver. The \field{status} always exists. A single read-only bit (for
> > +the driver) is currently defined for \field{status}:
> > +
> > +\begin{lstlisting}
> > +struct virtio_can_config {
> > +#define VIRTIO_CAN_S_CTRL_BUSOFF (1 << 0)
> > +        le16 status;
> > +};
> > +\end{lstlisting}
> > +
> > +The bit VIRTIO_CAN_S_CTRL_BUSOFF in \field{status} is used to indicate
> > +the unsolicited CAN controller state change from started to stopped due
> > +to a detected bus off condition.
> > +
> > +\drivernormative{\subsubsection}{Device Initialization}{Device Types / CAN Device / Device Operation / Initialization}
> > +
> > +The driver MUST populate the \field{Rxq} with empty device-writeable
> > +buffers of at least the size of struct virtio_can_rx, see section
> > +\ref{struct virtio_can_rx}.
> > +
> > +\subsection{Device Operation}\label{sec:Device Types / CAN Device / Device Operation}
> > +
> > +A device operation has an outcome which is described by one of the
> > +following values:
> > +
> > +\begin{lstlisting}
> > +#define VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_OK     0
> > +#define VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_NOT_OK 1
> > +\end{lstlisting}
> > +
> > +Other values are to be treated like VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_NOT_OK.
> > +
> > +\subsubsection{Controller Mode}\label{sec:Device Types / CAN Device / Device Operation / Controller Mode}
> > +
> > +The general format of a request in the \field{Controlq} is
> > +
> > +\begin{lstlisting}
> > +struct virtio_can_control_out {
> > +#define VIRTIO_CAN_SET_CTRL_MODE_START  0x0201
> > +#define VIRTIO_CAN_SET_CTRL_MODE_STOP   0x0202
> > +        le16 msg_type;
> > +};
> > +\end{lstlisting}
> > +
> > +To participate in bus communication the CAN controller is started by
> > +sending a VIRTIO_CAN_SET_CTRL_MODE_START control message, to stop
> > +participating in bus communication it is stopped by sending a
> > +VIRTIO_CAN_SET_CTRL_MODE_STOP control message. Both requests are
> > +confirmed by the result of the operation.
> > +
> > +\begin{lstlisting}
> > +struct virtio_can_control_in {
> > +        u8 result;
> > +};
> > +\end{lstlisting}
> > +
> > +If the transition succeeded the \field{result} is VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_OK
> > +otherwise it is VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_NOT_OK. If a status update is
> > +necessary, the device updates the configuration \field{status} before
> > +marking the request used. As the configuration \field{status} change is
> > +caused by a request from the driver the device is allowed to omit the
> > +configuration change notification here. The device marks the request
> > +used when the CAN controller has finalized the transition to the
> > +requested controller mode.
> > +
> > +On transition to the STOPPED state the device cancels all CAN messages
> > +already pending for transmission and marks them as used with
> > +\field{result} VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_NOT_OK. In the STOPPED state the
> > +device marks messages received from the
> > +\field{Txq} as used with \field{result} VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_NOT_OK without
> > +transmitting them to the CAN bus.
> > +
> > +Initially the CAN controller is in the STOPPED state.
> > +
> > +Control queue messages are processed in order.
> > +
> > +\devicenormative{\subsubsection}{CAN Message Transmission}{Device Types / CAN Device / Device Operation / CAN Message Transmission}
> > +
> > +The driver transmits messages by placing outgoing CAN messages in the
> > +\field{Txq} virtqueue.
> > +
> > +\label{struct virtio_can_tx_out}
> > +\begin{lstlisting}
> > +struct virtio_can_tx_out {
> > +#define VIRTIO_CAN_TX 0x0001
> > +        le16 msg_type;
> > +        le16 length; /* 0..8 CC, 0..64 CAN-FD, 0..2048 CAN-XL, 12 bits */
> > +        u8 reserved_classic_dlc; /* If CAN classic length = 8 then DLC can be 8..15 */
> > +        u8 padding;
> > +        le16 reserved_xl_priority; /* May be needed for CAN XL priority */
> > +#define VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_FD            0x4000
> > +#define VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_EXTENDED      0x8000
> > +#define VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_RTR           0x2000
> > +        le32 flags;
> > +        le32 can_id;
> > +        u8 sdu[];
> > +};
> > +
> > +struct virtio_can_tx_in {
> > +        u8 result;
> > +};
> > +\end{lstlisting}
> > +
> > +The length of the \field{sdu} is determined by the \field{length}.
> > +
> > +The type of a CAN message identifier is determined by \field{flags}. The
> > +3 most significant bits of \field{can_id} do not bear the information
> > +about the type of the CAN message identifier and are 0.
> > +
> > +The device MUST reject any CAN frame type for which support has not been
> > +negotiated with VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_NOT_OK in \field{result} and MUST NOT
> > +schedule the message for transmission. A CAN frame with an undefined bit
> > +set in \field{flags} is treated like a CAN frame for which support has
> > +not been negotiated.
> > +
> > +The device MUST reject any CAN frame for which \field{can_id} or
> > +\field{sdu} length are out of range or the CAN controller is in an
> > +invalid state with VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_NOT_OK in \field{result} and MUST
> > +NOT schedule the message for transmission.
> > +
I am not very familiar with CAN but how does the device figure out that
the can_id is out of range?

Thanks, Matias.





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