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Bernd Walter writes:
 > On Wed, Jun 18, 2003 at 12:59:16PM -0400, Andrew Gallatin wrote:
<..>
 > > Doesn't this just mean that it can be the target for a DAC
 > > transaction?  That's not the same thing as being a master.  
 > 
 > Yes, but that's the best that I could find in the specs.

Understood.  I was not trying to criticize.

 > The exact information seems to be chip specific so it's left to the
 > driver and the bridges between.
 > PCI-PCI bridges are well defined.
 > The 2105x specs don't mention DAC - maybe the newer 2115x can.

Maybe, I have no clue either :-(


Drew