Re: Kernel virtual memory?

Michael Neuffer (neuffer@goofy.zdv.Uni-Mainz.de)
Tue, 12 Aug 1997 02:06:58 +0200 (MET DST)

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On Tue, 12 Aug 1997, Alan Cox wrote:
> > > Copying to the kernel space and the doing DMA would be a major slowdown
> > > of the GFX performance.
> > An optimized sg driver could use it also. It would boost performance
> > dramatically there.
>
> Well if Werner and DaveM are happy maybe we should check it into 2.1.x
> now ?

I'd love to have it in the standard kernel.

Mike

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