Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 22 Sep 1999 02:41:23 -0400 (EDT) | From | Stephen Frost <> | Subject | RE: Linux and real device drivers |
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On Tue, 21 Sep 1999, Bret Indrelee wrote:
> PCI bus normally runs at 33 MHz. It takes at least two clock cycles to do a
Just to butt in, this certainly is not always going to be the case. Indeed, there are a number of folks who are working at running at higher PCI bus speeds. You're making a not-so-small assumption that the processer will always greatly out-speed the device it's talking to...
Stephen
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