RE: Main CPU- I/O CPU interaction

[tony osborne]

sorry for not being clear. i meant no other application running while saving 
the data, i.e. CPU idle?


> From: "David Schwartz" <davids@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: davids@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: <tonyosborne_a@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: Main CPU- I/O CPU interaction
> Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 10:51:43 -0800
>
>
> > from doing the low level I/O operations. However, if i am editing and
> > updating a big size file and i want to save
> > it afterwards, i  notice my PC getting blocked while saving the
> > file which
> > theoritically should NOT happen as it is up to the I/O device
> > processor and
>
> 	What does "PC getting blocked" mean?
>
> 	DS

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