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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!inquo!nntp.uio.no!news.maxwell.syr.edu!worldnet.att.net!arclight.uoregon.edu!newsfeed.direct.ca!nntp.portal.ca!cynic.portal.ca!not-for-mail From: cjs@cynic.portal.ca (Curt Sampson) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.misc Subject: Re: DMA issues : Linux vs BSD Date: 5 Feb 1997 12:09:09 -0800 Organization: Internet Portal Services, Inc. Lines: 19 Message-ID: <5dapd5$e5@cynic.portal.ca> References: <32DFFEAB.7704@usa.net> <slrn5ekm26.5ml.ralsina@ultra7.unl.edu.ar> <32F68743.2781E494@freebsd.org> <32F8E18F.1935@ugrad.cs.ubc.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: cynic.portal.ca Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.misc:156086 comp.os.linux.advocacy:82364 comp.os.linux.setup:95428 comp.unix.bsd.misc:2232 In article <32F8E18F.1935@ugrad.cs.ubc.ca>, Kevin Tu <a3l1@ugrad.cs.ubc.ca> wrote: >I was wondering if anyone knows where I can get some information on DMA >issues relating to Linus and FreeBSD. Specifically anything that deals >with DMA relating to disk I/O between Linux and BSD. Also any kind of >source code that deals with this would be great too. `Use the source, Luke.' Linux and FreeBSD kernel source code is easily available, and a couple of nights of reading should be enough to give you a general idea of how both systems use DMA. Reading source code is hard work at first, but it's extremely rewarding. cjs -- Curt Sampson cjs@portal.ca Info at http://www.portal.ca/ Internet Portal Services, Inc. Vancouver, BC (604) 257-9400 De gustibus, aut bene aut nihil.