Re: [PARPORT] ECP mode for printers


Tim Waugh (tim@cyberelk.demon.co.uk)
Fri, 18 Jun 1999 20:14:15 +0100 (GMT)


On Fri, 18 Jun 1999, Alan Cox wrote:

> > I thought Tim's latest code could cope with the FIFO needing to be drained,
> > actually. Yes, I knew the SCSI layer wasn't ideal, but I didn't realise it
> > would actually cause an oops if it was starved of the bus for too long.
>
> It wont. It will however eventually do aborts, resets and then give up
> on failed bus resets.

And yes, the FIFO can be reset, although it may cause data loss in the
reverse direction.

Tim.
*/

-- To unsubscribe, send mail to: linux-parport-request@torque.net --
-- with the single word "unsubscribe" in the body of the message. --



This archive was generated by hypermail 2.0b3 on Fri 18 Jun 1999 - 15:33:26 EDT