patch-2.1.37 linux/Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt

• Lines: 19
• Date: Mon May 12 10:35:37 1997
• Orig file: v2.1.36/linux/Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt
• Orig date: Fri Dec 20 01:19:57 1996

diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.1.36/linux/Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt linux/Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt
@@ -800,6 +800,18 @@
   No argument. Used to separate blocks of keywords when there's more
 than one host adapter in the system.
 
+5.3.7) nodma
+------------
+
+Syntax: nodma:x
+
+  If x is 1 (or if the option is just written as "nodma"), the WD33c93
+controller will not use DMA (= direct memory access) to access the
+Amiga's memory.  This is useful for some systems (like A3000's and
+A4000's with the A3640 accelerator, revision 3.0) that have problems
+using DMA to chip memory.  The default is 0, i.e. to use DMA if
+possible.
+
 
 5.4) gvp11=
 -----------