Re: VGA Palette snoopining

[Devendra K Tripathi <tripathi@Synopsys.COM>]

Nothing ! It is like saying what happens if Frame buffer data is not ready in time.
Tripathi.


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> The PCI 2.1 spec states in page 115
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> "When a device has been programmmed to snoop the access, it cannot insert
> wait states or delay the access in any way and, therefore, must be able to
> latch and process the data without delay."
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> The question is: What can such a device do if its internal buffers are all
> full, and therefore is unable to latch the snooped data.
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> Any response is appreciated.
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> MS
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