@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ static inline bool mcp251xfd_tx_fifo_sta_empty(u32 fifo_sta)
return fifo_sta & MCP251XFD_REG_FIFOSTA_TFERFFIF;
}
+static inline bool mcp251xfd_tx_fifo_sta_less_than_half_full(u32 fifo_sta)
+{
+ return fifo_sta & MCP251XFD_REG_FIFOSTA_TFHRFHIF;
+}
+
static inline int
mcp251xfd_tef_tail_get_from_chip(const struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv,
u8 *tef_tail)
@@ -147,7 +152,29 @@ mcp251xfd_get_tef_len(struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv, u8 *len_p)
BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(tx_ring->obj_num) != sizeof(len));
len = (chip_tx_tail << shift) - (tail << shift);
- *len_p = len >> shift;
+ len >>= shift;
+
+ /* According to mcp2518fd erratum DS80000789E 6. the FIFOCI
+ * bits of a FIFOSTA register, here the TX-FIFO tail index
+ * might be corrupted.
+ *
+ * However here it seems the bit indicating that the TX-FIFO
+ * is empty (MCP251XFD_REG_FIFOSTA_TFERFFIF) is not correct
+ * while the TX-FIFO tail index is.
+ *
+ * We assume the TX-FIFO is empty, i.e. all pending CAN frames
+ * haven been send, if:
+ * - Chip's head and tail index are equal (len == 0).
+ * - The TX-FIFO is less than half full.
+ * (The TX-FIFO empty case has already been checked at the
+ * beginning of this function.)
+ * - No free buffers in the TX ring.
+ */
+ if (len == 0 && mcp251xfd_tx_fifo_sta_less_than_half_full(fifo_sta) &&
+ mcp251xfd_get_tx_free(tx_ring) == 0)
+ len = tx_ring->obj_num;
+
+ *len_p = len;
return 0;
}