Re: Updated 2.3.x job list (its getting shorter)

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On Sun, 30 Jan 2000, Jamie Lokier wrote:
> How much hardware can do _ISA_ scatter/gather DMA?

* allocate scatter-gather buffers
* point hardware to buffer #1
* in interrupt handler or bottom half:
        process buffer
        point hardware at buffer #2

And now your old ISA hardware does scatter-gather.

        Jeff

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