From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 22 08:50:22 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84F0137B401 for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2003 08:50:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30C5B43FD7 for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2003 08:50:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6MFoLUp067840 for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2003 08:50:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h6MFoLNd067838; Tue, 22 Jul 2003 08:50:21 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 08:50:21 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Message-Id: <200307221550.h6MFoLNd067838@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Bruce Cran Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD91937B413 for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2003 08:41:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp-out2.blueyonder.co.uk (smtp-out2.blueyonder.co.uk [195.188.213.5]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09D7543F85 for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2003 08:41:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bruce@cran.org.uk) Received: from buffy.brucec.backnet ([82.41.200.71]) by smtp-out2.blueyonder.co.uk with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5600); Tue, 22 Jul 2003 16:41:16 +0100 Received: from buffy.brucec.backnet (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by buffy.brucec.backnet (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6MFfEx3009732 for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2003 16:41:14 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from bruce@buffy.brucec.backnet) Received: (from bruce@localhost) by buffy.brucec.backnet (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h6MFfEDS009731; Tue, 22 Jul 2003 16:41:14 +0100 (BST) Message-Id: <200307221541.h6MFfEDS009731@buffy.brucec.backnet> Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 16:41:14 +0100 (BST) From: Bruce Cran To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: docs/54752: bus_dma explained in ISA section: should be in own topic X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Bruce Cran List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 15:50:22 -0000 >Number: 54752 >Category: docs >Synopsis: bus_dma explained in ISA section: should be in own topic >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Jul 22 08:50:20 PDT 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Bruce Cran >Release: FreeBSD 5.1-CURRENT i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD buffy.brucec.backnet 5.1-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.1-CURRENT #1: Tue Jul 15 19:34:38 BST 2003 root@buffy.brucec.backnet:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/MYKERNEL i386 online documentation at http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books >Description: bus_dma is the architecture independant DMA API, which applies both to PCI and ISA on x86 architectures. However, it is explained only in the section about ISA resource allocation in the developers handbook. Developers looking for information about DMA for PCI cards miss this very useful information. It should possibly be put into its own topic. >How-To-Repeat: read http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/developers-handbook/isa-driver-busmem.html >Fix: Create a topic documenting bus_dma? >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: