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author | Darrell Anderson <humanreadable@yahoo.com> | 2014-01-24 14:11:20 -0600 |
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committer | Darrell Anderson <humanreadable@yahoo.com> | 2014-01-24 14:11:20 -0600 |
commit | 0b9a39305949515fdfabf571f4cdbf61678c81d2 (patch) | |
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Finish moving kinfocenter files to kcontrol.
This partially resolves bug report 289.
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diff --git a/doc/kcontrol/dma/index.docbook b/doc/kcontrol/dma/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..415666095 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kcontrol/dma/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" +"dtd/kdex.dtd" [ +<!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> +<!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> +]> + +<article lang="&language;"> +<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> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</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> +</article> |