Re: ServerWorks OSB4 in impossible state

[Alan Cox]

On Thu, 2002-08-22 at 13:02, Martin Wilck wrote:
> 1) The "4 byte shift" issue does not affect the CSB5 series.

True (not a rule the -ac tree knows about right now) but one that the
next tree will subject to time constraints.

> 2) The tested condition inb(dma_base+0x02)&1 is valid if the
>    device doing the DMA reported an error status. Only if the
>    device reports success is there an indication of the "4 byte shift".

True

> 3) The "4 byte shift" problem matters not for read-only devices like
>    CD-ROMS; at least it is no reason to stall the computer if it occurs
>    because data corruption is not an issue.

True (-ac knows about this)