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- Lines: 25
- Date:
Wed May 20 18:54:33 1998
- Orig file:
v2.1.103/linux/Documentation/IO-mapping.txt
- Orig date:
Sat Sep 28 01:05:38 1996
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.1.103/linux/Documentation/IO-mapping.txt linux/Documentation/IO-mapping.txt
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@
where all the addresses actually point to the same thing, it's just seen
through different translations..
-Similarly, on the alpha, the normal translation is
+Similarly, on the Alpha, the normal translation is
physical address: 0
virtual address: 0xfffffc0000000000
bus address: 0x40000000
-(but there are also alpha's where the physical address and the bus address
+(but there are also Alphas where the physical address and the bus address
are the same).
Anyway, the way to look up all these translations, you do
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
Ok, that just about covers the basics of accessing IO portably. Questions?
Comments? You may think that all the above is overly complex, but one day you
-might find yourself with a 500MHz alpha in front of you, and then you'll be
+might find yourself with a 500 MHz Alpha in front of you, and then you'll be
happy that your driver works ;)
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