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<title
><acronym
>DMA</acronym
> Channel Information</title>
<articleinfo>

<authorgroup>
<author
>&Matthias.Hoelzer-Kluepfel;</author>
<author
>&Helge.Deller;</author>
<author
>&Duncan.Haldane;</author>
<author
>&Mike.McBride;</author>
<othercredit role="translator"
><firstname
>Malcolm</firstname
><surname
>Hunter</surname
><affiliation
><address
><email
>malcolm.hunter@gmx.co.uk</email
></address
></affiliation
><contrib
>Conversion to British English</contrib
></othercredit
> 
</authorgroup>

<date
>2002-02-12</date>
<releaseinfo
>3.00.00</releaseinfo>

<keywordset>
<keyword
>KDE</keyword>
<keyword
>KControl</keyword>
<keyword
>DMA</keyword>
<keyword
>system information</keyword>
</keywordset>
</articleinfo>

<sect1>
<title
><acronym
>DMA</acronym
> Channel Information</title>

<para
>This page displays information about the <acronym
>DMA</acronym
> (Direct Memory Access) Channels. A <acronym
>DMA</acronym
> channel is a direct connection that allows devices to transfer data to and from memory without going through the processor. Typically, i386-architecture systems (<acronym
>PC</acronym
>'s) have eight <acronym
>DMA</acronym
> channels (0-7). </para>

<note
> <para
>The exact information displayed is system-dependent. On some systems, <acronym
>DMA</acronym
> Channel information cannot be displayed yet. </para
> </note>

<para
>On &Linux;, this information is read from <filename class="devicefile"
>/proc/dma</filename
>, which is only available if the <filename class="directory"
>/proc</filename
> pseudo-filesystem is compiled into the kernel. </para>

<para
>A list of all currently-registered (<acronym
>ISA</acronym
> bus) <acronym
>DMA</acronym
> channels that are in use is shown. The first column shows the <acronym
>DMA</acronym
> channel, and the second column shows the device which uses that channel. </para>

<para
>Unused <acronym
>DMA</acronym
> channels are not listed. </para>

<para
>The user cannot modify any settings on this page. </para>

</sect1>
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