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From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
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Subject: sios w or w/o fifo - a difference for FreeBSD?
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I wonder if it might be crucial to use a FIFO sio rather than
a normal 16550 in a serial card when dealing with modems at higher
speeds.

Is this an issue for FreeBSD given that the sios are interrupt driven
anyway?


--Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de