Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750976AbWIUNde (ORCPT ); Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:33:34 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751061AbWIUNde (ORCPT ); Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:33:34 -0400 Received: from dwdmx4.dwd.de ([141.38.3.230]:11723 "EHLO csg-cluster.dwd.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750976AbWIUNdd (ORCPT ); Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:33:33 -0400 Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:33:21 +0000 (GMT) From: Holger Kiehl X-X-Sender: kiehl@diagnostix.dwd.de To: linux-kernel Subject: Question regarding CONFIG_DMA_ENGINE Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 543 Lines: 18 Hello Is setting this option and CONFIG_NET_DMA usefull even when you do not have the hardware? And what hardware is required for this? Is this DMA engine located on the network or raid card, or is this something in the chipset? Which chipset or cards do have such an engine? Thanks, Holger -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/