Re: kernel I2O and video cards?

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Fri, 6 Aug 1999 18:11:22 +0100 (BST)


> Several video cards I have appear to have an I2O interface on them. Can
> the existing kernel I2O code be used to utilize that interface?

Umm. That sounds improbable. The released I2O specification covers
Disks
SCSI devices
Tapes
Network cards

only. I2O is hardly suited to a video card where the sheer bandwidth and
latency issues really rule out chatting to an I/O coprocessor on the way

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