On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 14:50:18 +0530, Thekkedath, Gopakumar <gopakumar.thekkedath@xxxxxxx> wrote: > IO Ports unlike IO memory does not have a virtual to physical > translation > ie what ever you specify as the IO Port address in your 'IN' or 'OUT' > assembly instructions will appear in the address lines. Execpt IO memory on Intel is hopefully dying over time. The preferable way to handle device IO IMO is to memory map the device and go through the MMU for translation. Jon. -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
