Re: [iPAQ] Status of DMA

From: Nils Faerber <nils.a.t.kernelconcepts.de>
Date: Sat Sep 16 2000 - 17:00:09 EDT

Hi!

On Sat, 16 Sep 2000, Christopher J Mason wrote:
> What's the status of DMA on the sa1100?
Dunno.

> Also, why does irda need DMA? (I'm not using the sa1100_ir module option
> in the kernel configuration).
I did not know that the driver is already that far ;)
The DMA is for sure used for the fast IrDA (FIR) transfer mode. You would
really not want to transfer 4MBit/sec. using conventional I/O ;)

> -c
CU
  nils faerber

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