[vortex] old problem? with vortex driver

Andrew Morton akpm@zip.com.au
Sat Mar 23 04:45:01 2002


Donald Becker wrote:
> 
> ...
> Hmmm: Andrew or Bogdan, does the LK1.1.16 driver set the PCI Latency
> setting?
> Here is the comment in the driver:
> /* Check the PCI latency value.  On the 3c590 series the latency timer
>    must be set to the maximum value to avoid data corruption that occurs
>    when the timer expires during a transfer.  This bug exists the Vortex
>    chip only. */
> 

Yes, that's in there.   As is the bus mastering logic - it's
off by default, enabled by bit 4 of `options'.

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