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author | Oliver Hartkopp <oliver.hartkopp@volkswagen.de> | 2007-11-16 18:53:52 -0500 |
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committer | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2008-01-28 17:54:11 -0500 |
commit | ffd980f976e7fd666c2e61bf8ab35107efd11828 (patch) | |
tree | 78ac4c20961ad5607b162cf0bc43a8cfc0a009ee /net/can/Kconfig | |
parent | c18ce101f2e47d97ace125033e2896895a6db3dd (diff) |
[CAN]: Add broadcast manager (bcm) protocol
This patch adds the CAN broadcast manager (bcm) protocol.
Signed-off-by: Oliver Hartkopp <oliver.hartkopp@volkswagen.de>
Signed-off-by: Urs Thuermann <urs.thuermann@volkswagen.de>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'net/can/Kconfig')
-rw-r--r-- | net/can/Kconfig | 13 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/net/can/Kconfig b/net/can/Kconfig index 4718d1f50ab3..182b96b80ebc 100644 --- a/net/can/Kconfig +++ b/net/can/Kconfig | |||
@@ -26,3 +26,16 @@ config CAN_RAW | |||
26 | most cases where no higher level protocol is being used. The raw | 26 | most cases where no higher level protocol is being used. The raw |
27 | socket has several filter options e.g. ID masking / error frames. | 27 | socket has several filter options e.g. ID masking / error frames. |
28 | To receive/send raw CAN messages, use AF_CAN with protocol CAN_RAW. | 28 | To receive/send raw CAN messages, use AF_CAN with protocol CAN_RAW. |
29 | |||
30 | config CAN_BCM | ||
31 | tristate "Broadcast Manager CAN Protocol (with content filtering)" | ||
32 | depends on CAN | ||
33 | default N | ||
34 | ---help--- | ||
35 | The Broadcast Manager offers content filtering, timeout monitoring, | ||
36 | sending of RTR frames, and cyclic CAN messages without permanent user | ||
37 | interaction. The BCM can be 'programmed' via the BSD socket API and | ||
38 | informs you on demand e.g. only on content updates / timeouts. | ||
39 | You probably want to use the bcm socket in most cases where cyclic | ||
40 | CAN messages are used on the bus (e.g. in automotive environments). | ||
41 | To use the Broadcast Manager, use AF_CAN with protocol CAN_BCM. | ||