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From:	Peter Berdeklis <peter AT atmosp DOT physics DOT utoronto DOT ca>
Subject:	Re: DMA transfer
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On Tue, 4 Nov 1997 satoh AT asd DOT tnes DOT nec DOT co DOT jp wrote:
> I'm writing a NIC board driver using gcc compiler (DJGPP V2).
> I allocate memory on PC's memory using malloc() function and
> I have to set the physical address to register of the board.
> ( This board performs PCI bus master device.)
> But malloc() function returns virtual memory address, and I
> have no idea to translate malloc'ed virtual memory address into
> physical address.
> 
> Does anyone know how to allocate DMAable large memory on PC 
> and translate the virtual memory address into physiacal address.

You have to allocate memory below 1 MB, unless you're doing 16 bit DMA in 
which case 16 MB is the upper limit.  To allocate memory below 1 MB call  
__dpmi_allocate_dos_memory.  This will return the start of the real mode 
segment of the allocated memory, which converts easily into a physical 
address.

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Peter Berdeklis
Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Toronto

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