METHODS AND APPARATUS FOT LIST TRANSFERS USING DMA TRANSFERS IN A MULTI-PROCESSOR SYSTEM

摘要

Methods and apparatus provide for transferring a plurality of data blocks between a shared memory and a local memory of a processor in response to a single DMA command issued by the processor to a direct memory access controller (DMAC), wherein the processor is capable of operative communication with the shared memory and the DMAC is operatively coupled to the local memory.