From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject:	Re: DMA access
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Julian Rolon wrote:
> 
> I am very confused cause function is returning segments like 1FC2 and i need
> to pass physical address to a chip, so what is the physical addres of a
> segment like this??

Conventional memory is usually mapped 1:1, so the physical address is the
same as the logical one.  In your example, the physical address is 1FC2:0000.

This should be explained well enough in the FAQ, so if you read it and
something is still unclear, could you please point to the specific parts that
confuse you?

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