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Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 14:48:47 -0500
From: Jeff Garzik <garzik@havoc.gtf.org>
To: Kent E Yoder <yoder1@us.ibm.com>
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        Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] IBM Lanstreamer bugfixes
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In-Reply-To: <OF0323731B.AAE52C6B-ON85256B51.005748CD@raleigh.ibm.com>; from yoder1@us.ibm.com on Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 01:27:29PM -0600
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On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 01:27:29PM -0600, Kent E Yoder wrote:
> Is this the best way to make sure the PCI cache is flushed for writes that 
> need to happen immediately?

Pretty much...

> I don't see many other drivers doing it...

Some drivers don't need or do things in other ways, some need it and
don't have it...

If you wanted to audit and test long driver delays in various random
the world will cheer your name, I'm sure ;-) ;-)

	Jeff

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