[FAQ] AM69: How can I assign interface ID to CAN modules

Karan Saxena

Part Number: AM69

I want to use the CAN interfaces can0, can1, can2 and can3 from Linux user space and hence want hardcode the IDs.

Currently based on the probe sequence from the Kernel, these get assigned randomly.

I tried using aliases in the Kernel Device Tree, but this doesn't help.

        aliases {                                                               
                can0 = &main_mcan16;                                            
                can1 = &mcu_mcan0;                                              
                can2 = &mcu_mcan1;                                              
                can6 = &main_mcan6;                                             
                can7 = &main_mcan7;
        };

11 months ago

+1 Karan Saxena 11 months ago

TI__Guru* 75993 points

If "aliases" in the Linux Device Tree are not working, the other option is to modify the udev rules and add your own for CANs.

Please do the below steps.

1. Add a new udev rule for CAN in /etc/udev/rules.d/11-can-mylocal.rules

#11-can-mylocal.rules

KERNELS=="40528000.can", ACTION=="add", NAME="can1"
KERNELS=="40568000.can", ACTION=="add", NAME="can0"
KERNELS=="2771000.can", ACTION=="add", NAME="can6"
KERNELS=="2761000.can", ACTION=="add", NAME="can7"

2. Reload udev rules

udevadm control --reload-rules

3. Reboot

4. After the reboot, check the interfaces.

root@am69-sk:~# ls -la /sys/class/net/can*/device
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Sep  5 08:32 /sys/class/net/can0/device -> ../../../40528000.can
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Sep  5 08:32 /sys/class/net/can1/device -> ../../../40568000.can
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Sep  5 08:32 /sys/class/net/can6/device -> ../../../2771000.can
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Sep  5 08:32 /sys/class/net/can7/device -> ../../../2761000.can

Regards

Karan

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[FAQ] AM69: How can I assign interface ID to CAN modules