Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:59:45 -0400 (EDT) | From | john doe <> | Subject | Re: ATA port addresses |
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Thanks for the advice, its probably as you say to go through the kernel and drivers.
Thanks again!
--- Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote: > On Gwe, 2005-04-29 at 16:37, john doe wrote: > > Thank you for the prompt reply! > > > > I'll look at this option closer. Is there a way > to > > bypass the IDE driver though? > > Write your own kernel 8) There isn't really a way to > bypass it and since > you rely on the kernel for functionality like mmap > you rely on it for > trust anyway. More pressingly you need DMA > functionality for some > hardware and the newer devices are all getting very > clever and sometimes > very unique in their interfacing > >
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