发明名称 |
Input output controller having interface logic coupled to DMA controller and plurality of address lines for carrying control information to DMA agent |
摘要 |
A computer system performs direct memory access (DMA) transfers according to a DMA transfer protocol. The computer system may comprise a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus that includes an electrical interface as specified by a PCI Local Bus standard. A DMA agent, system memory, and a DMA controller are coupled to the bus. The DMA controller uses the electrical interface of the PCI bus to control a DMA transfer between system memory and the DMA agent. According to one embodiment, a system I/O controller is coupled between the DMA controller and the PCI bus. The system I/O controller passes DMA control information from the DMA controller to the DMA agent using the electrical interface of the PCI bus. The electrical interface of the PCI bus includes a plurality of address lines and a grant signal line coupled to the DMA agent, wherein the system that I/O controller transmits DMA control information to the DMA agent while asserting the grant signal line.
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申请公布号 |
US5729762(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1998.03.17 |
申请号 |
US19950426818 |
申请日期 |
1995.04.21 |
申请人 |
INTEL CORPORATION |
发明人 |
KARDACH, JAMES P.;CHO, SUNG-SOO;COHEN, DEBRA T.;HORIGAN, JOHN W.;SONGER, NEIL W. |
分类号 |
G06F13/28;(IPC1-7):G06F15/40 |
主分类号 |
G06F13/28 |
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