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Re: Linear address mapping




pierce@scruznet.com said:
> Ah. So Linux generally doesn't support DMA straight into or out of 
> user space?  That was what I was really referring to.

It doesn't directly support it, but doesn't preclude it. In the case
of DMA directly into a user process, I agree that scatter-gather DMA
is required. Sorry for the confusion.

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