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From: jak@cetlink.net (John Kelly)
To: Andrew Gordon <arg@arg1.demon.co.uk>
Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, FreeBSD Hackers <hackers@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject: Re: 3com 3c509 card 
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 13:27:04 GMT
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On Thu, 18 Dec 1997 01:15:50 +0000 (GMT), Andrew Gordon
<arg@arg1.demon.co.uk> wrote:


>Note that a _standard_ cycle isn't the fastest possible cycle: 16-bit
>memory cycles have one wait state, but a board can generate 0 w/s
>cycles by holding NOWS* low.  Since this is only applicable to memory
>cycles

What prevents use of 0 WS for I/O cycles?



John