memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMA

By: Adrian (a.delete@this.acm.org), October 6, 2021 4:04 am
Room: Moderated Discussions
rwessel (rwessel.delete@this.yahoo.com) on October 6, 2021 3:38 am wrote:
> Adrian (a.delete@this.acm.org) on October 5, 2021 11:28 pm wrote:
> > David Hess (davidwhess.delete@this.gmail.com) on October 5, 2021 5:19 pm wrote:
> > > Yuhong Bao (yuhongbao_386.delete@this.hotmail.com) on October 3, 2021 1:30 am wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Even on the IBM PC the 8237 memory-to-memory copy mode never were used.
> > >
> > > Embedded systems running on bare metal might have used it, and I think I remember seeing examples
> > > in application notes, but didn't Dr. Dobb's Journal include an example on the PC in one issue?
> > >
> >
> >
> > The 8237 DMA was very seldom used for anything in IBM PC's (except in its legacy application in the floppy
> > disk driver) not because it was a DMA controller, but because it was a very bad DMA controller.
>
>
> A few NICs used it as well, but none I really remember as worthwhile.


The IBM PC designer team has chosen the already obsolete Intel 8237 DMA controller, presumably for reasons of cost and availability.

The use of 8237 in IBM PC and clones ensured a very long commercial life for this otherwise inferior product, especially from various second sources, which continued to provide it long after it was discontinued at Intel.

Intel's vision for a DMA controller matched in performance with 8086/8088 was the coprocessor Intel 8089, which besides including a more powerful DMA controller able to share the address space of 8086/8088 also included a simple processor, able to do some processing on the data in transit, if desired.

However it is likely that 8089 was far too expensive so it was used in very few products outside Intel.








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          Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-ADoug S2021/09/18 07:34 AM
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        Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-ADoug S2021/09/19 06:07 PM
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            Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesDoug S2021/09/28 01:57 PM
              Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesdmcq2021/09/28 02:21 PM
                Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesNoSpammer2021/09/29 03:53 AM
                  Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesrwessel2021/09/29 06:55 AM
                    Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesdmcq2021/09/29 07:53 AM
                      Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesrwessel2021/09/29 11:35 AM
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                            Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesdmcq2021/09/29 03:52 PM
                              Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesrwessel2021/09/29 06:36 PM
                              Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesAndrey2021/09/29 07:58 PM
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                      Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesrwessel2021/09/29 11:30 AM
                        Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesDoug S2021/09/29 10:02 PM
                          Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesrwessel2021/09/29 11:22 PM
                            Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesMark Roulo2021/09/30 07:37 AM
                              Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesrwessel2021/09/30 08:02 AM
                                Did they publish a full description? (NT)Michael S2021/09/30 08:12 AM
                                  Did they publish a full description?rwessel2021/09/30 09:18 AM
                                    Did they publish a full description?Michael S2021/09/30 10:24 AM
                                      Did they publish a full description?rwessel2021/09/30 10:42 AM
                                    Did they publish a full description?Adrian2021/10/01 12:22 AM
                                  Do we even okiw it's three instructions per move?Carson2021/09/30 10:28 PM
                                    Do we even okiw it's three instructions per move?Adrian2021/10/01 12:27 AM
                                    Do we even okiw it's three instructions per move?rwessel2021/10/01 04:19 AM
                            Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesDoug S2021/09/30 09:48 AM
                              Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesrwessel2021/09/30 10:39 AM
                                Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesDoug S2021/09/30 02:56 PM
                                  Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesrwessel2021/09/30 05:20 PM
                                    Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesdmcq2021/10/01 04:38 AM
                                      Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesMichael S2021/10/01 05:04 AM
                                        Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesLinus Torvalds2021/10/01 11:01 AM
                                          memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMArpg2021/10/02 02:51 AM
                                            memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMAAdrian2021/10/02 03:45 AM
                                              memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMADoug S2021/10/02 09:47 AM
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                                              memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMAdmcq2021/10/02 11:32 AM
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                                              memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMA---2021/10/02 03:03 PM
                                                memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMA---2021/10/02 03:12 PM
                                                  Moving copy to DRAM doesn't help for small copiesMark Roulo2021/10/02 03:59 PM
                                                    Moving copy to DRAM doesn't help for small copies---2021/10/02 07:32 PM
                                                      Moving copy to DRAM doesn't help for small copiesMichael S2021/10/03 01:40 AM
                                                        Moving copy to DRAM doesn't help for small copiesDoug S2021/10/03 10:09 AM
                                                          Moving copy to DRAM doesn't help for small copiesrwessel2021/10/03 10:51 AM
                                                          Moving copy to DRAM doesn't help for small copiesLinus Torvalds2021/10/03 11:09 AM
                                                            How about environments such as Java?Mark Roulo2021/10/03 12:41 PM
                                                              How about environments such as Java?rwessel2021/10/03 12:49 PM
                                                                How about environments such as Java?Mark Roulo2021/10/03 01:22 PM
                                                              How about environments such as Java?anon22021/10/03 07:58 PM
                                                                How about environments such as Java?Etienne Lorrain2021/10/04 05:08 AM
                                                                  Apart from "It depends" there is no short answer. (NT)Michael S2021/10/04 05:30 AM
                                                                  How about environments such as Java?Andrey2021/10/04 06:04 AM
                                                                  How about environments such as Java?anon22021/10/04 06:32 AM
                                                                How about environments such as Java?Mark Roulo2021/10/04 07:31 AM
                                                                How about environments such as Java?---2021/10/04 09:41 AM
                                                                  How about environments such as Java?Doug S2021/10/04 10:23 AM
                                                                    How about environments such as Java?Andrey2021/10/04 12:14 PM
                                                                      How about environments such as Java?Doug S2021/10/04 01:20 PM
                                                                  How about environments such as Java?anon22021/10/04 02:23 PM
                                                                  How about environments such as Java?rwessel2021/10/04 04:54 PM
                                                            Moving copy to DRAM doesn't help for small copiesJörn Engel2021/10/04 05:52 AM
                                                            Early software zeroing !=== early hardware zeroingPaul A. Clayton2021/10/05 11:19 AM
                                                              Early software zeroing !=== early hardware zeroingDoug S2021/10/05 12:21 PM
                                                memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMABrendan2021/10/02 04:53 PM
                                                  memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMALinus Torvalds2021/10/03 10:48 AM
                                                    memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMAdmcq2021/10/03 01:54 PM
                                              memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMAYuhong Bao2021/10/03 01:30 AM
                                                memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMADavid Hess2021/10/05 05:19 PM
                                                  memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMAAdrian2021/10/05 11:28 PM
                                                    memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMAEtienne Lorrain2021/10/06 02:24 AM
                                                    memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMArwessel2021/10/06 03:38 AM
                                                      memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMAAdrian2021/10/06 04:04 AM
                                                        memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMArwessel2021/10/06 05:59 AM
                                                    memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMA---2021/10/06 09:07 AM
                                                      memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMAAndrey2021/10/06 02:59 PM
                                                    memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMAgallier22021/10/06 11:06 PM
                                                      memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMAAdrian2021/10/06 11:59 PM
                                              memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMAMichael S2021/10/03 01:51 AM
                                                memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMArwessel2021/10/03 05:06 AM
                                                  memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMAMichael S2021/10/03 05:24 AM
                                                    memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMAMatt Sayler2021/10/03 08:02 AM
                                                    memcpy - instruction cracking vs DMADoug S2021/10/03 10:14 AM
                                      Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesrwessel2021/10/01 05:10 AM
                                        Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesEtienne Lorrain2021/10/01 07:55 AM
                                          Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesrwessel2021/10/01 08:14 AM
                                            Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesDoug S2021/10/01 11:17 AM
                                              Armv8.8-A and Armv9.3-A - movesrwessel2021/10/02 04:57 AM
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