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Date:      Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:51:31 +0800
From:      Philip Paeps <philip@freebsd.org>
To:        =?utf-8?b?SsOpcsOpbWllIEpPVVJESU4=?= <jeremie.jourdin@advens.fr>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD-native CAN Stack and AF_CAN Protocol Family
Message-ID:  <3D38766D-ECCA-49F4-9D4A-76225AE5DFEF@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <PAYP264MB351822F6E68D313174A1C0F3FD7CA@PAYP264MB3518.FRAP264.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>

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On 2025-06-20 20:51:39 (+0800), Jérémie JOURDIN wrote:
> I am working on a system (15-current) that requires interaction with a 
> CAN network.
> So far, I have developped a driver for my controller, able to send and 
> receive CAN frames to and from connected devices.
>
> I’d like to implement a FreeBSD-native CAN network stack that is 
> API-compatible with Linux’s Netlink CAN (netcan).
> This would allow us to recompile and use existing Linux userland tools 
> with minimal changes.

Excellent!  A couple of years ago I tried to port the NetBSD CAN stack 
to FreeBSD but I ran out of spoons.

> If you believe this development could benefit the community, I would 
> be happy to submit a set of patches (driver + netcan support).

Yes please!  I would be interested in reviewing your work and helping 
you get it committed.

Philip


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