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Programming Interface for Bus Master IDE Controller Revision 1.0
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+ |# v5 S- o& F* z" N YThis document defines a register level programming interface for a bus master ATA compatible (IDE) disk
- l: U9 [( g/ G' V; h6 R, }& econtroller that directly moves data between IDE devices and main memory. By performing the IDE data9 A1 g9 O% Q# a' K
transfer as a bus master, the Bus Master Device offloads the CPU (no programmed IO for data transfer)
: p) L% C3 \9 M3 Tand improves system performance in multitasking environments.
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Until this specification is ratified, it is solely V9 N7 | U& N8 P
owned and maintained by:
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bwh@salem.intel.com (please comment using email)
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