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Programming Interface for Bus Master IDE Controller Revision 1.0& R) j x% O# g
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2 }; \9 r$ W9 d; X/ QThis document defines a register level programming interface for a bus master ATA compatible (IDE) disk( u6 ], Y7 D) F
controller that directly moves data between IDE devices and main memory. By performing the IDE data3 H7 k' A- W- F' a
transfer as a bus master, the Bus Master Device offloads the CPU (no programmed IO for data transfer)
0 c- g: i/ }$ r: Pand improves system performance in multitasking environments.. X j) C/ ?! L" |# Y" @, p
) m% ~! W4 B' ~2 VUntil this specification is ratified, it is solely
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Brad Hosler, Intel Corporation
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