Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
>While I agree with you here, I don't think it's what's happening.
> /* clear INTR & ERROR flags */
> hwif->OUTB(dma_stat|6, hwif->dma_status);
>
>
>
You have way to much faith in the hardware. Promise is especially known
for not keeping to the spec. I wouldn't trust the interrupt bit to be
valid unless a dma is actually active, i.e. that
hwif->OUTB(hwif->INB(dma_base)|1, dma_base);
has actually been written.
I've actually had a manufacturer tell me that they don't worry about the
spec, just making things work with Windows.
Ross
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