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* ide dma in /proc/dma
@ 2001-04-22 11:53 andersg
  2001-04-22 19:52 ` Steven Walter
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: andersg @ 2001-04-22 11:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel

Hi!

why doesnt the dma for ide disks show up in /proc/dma?

heineken:~# hdparm -d /dev/discs/disc0/disc 
/dev/discs/disc0/disc:
 using_dma    =  1 (on)

heineken:~# cat /proc/dma 
 4: cascade
 

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//anders/g


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* Re: ide dma in /proc/dma
  2001-04-22 11:53 ide dma in /proc/dma andersg
@ 2001-04-22 19:52 ` Steven Walter
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Steven Walter @ 2001-04-22 19:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: andersg; +Cc: linux-kernel

On Sun, Apr 22, 2001 at 01:53:59PM +0200, andersg@0x63.nu wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> why doesnt the dma for ide disks show up in /proc/dma?
> 
> heineken:~# hdparm -d /dev/discs/disc0/disc 
> /dev/discs/disc0/disc:
>  using_dma    =  1 (on)
> 
> heineken:~# cat /proc/dma 
>  4: cascade

I suspect this is because only ISA DMA's are listed in /proc/dma, and
your IDE controller is likely PCI.
-- 
-Steven
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
			-- George Orwell

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