[U-Boot] CAN console

[Wolfgang Grandegger]

Matthias Weißer wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I have a device here which has only a CAN interface to the
> outside world. I am currently thinking about implementing
> a "serial" driver using the CAN controller.

OK, a dedicated CAN driver would make more sense.

> Is there any chance to get this accepted in the public u-boot
> tree?

I think yes, if it does not mis-use U-BOOT

> A special program on the PC side would be needed to translate
> the CAN messages back to a serial stream and vice versa and
> make it available to a terminal program. But thats another story.

Netconsole could do the job, but that would require to run IP over CAN.

Wolfgang.