Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: ServerWorks OSB4 in impossible state | From | Alan Cox <> | Date | 22 Aug 2002 18:58:07 +0100 |
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On Thu, 2002-08-22 at 13:02, Martin Wilck wrote: > 1) The "4 byte shift" issue does not affect the CSB5 series.
True (not a rule the -ac tree knows about right now) but one that the next tree will subject to time constraints.
> 2) The tested condition inb(dma_base+0x02)&1 is valid if the > device doing the DMA reported an error status. Only if the > device reports success is there an indication of the "4 byte shift".
True
> 3) The "4 byte shift" problem matters not for read-only devices like > CD-ROMS; at least it is no reason to stall the computer if it occurs > because data corruption is not an issue.
True (-ac knows about this)
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