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Re: bus_dma without bouncing



> [1] [...].  But there are plenty of devices that require aligned
>     addresses for DMA, such as Intel wireless cards which require 8-
>     or 12-bit alignment.  [...]

What does 12-bit alignment even _mean_ on an 8-bit-addressing-unit
machine (which IIRC includes everything NetBSD runs on)?  Does it
differ from 3-byte alignment in any practical sense?  Do the interfaces
even support alignment to other than a power of two?

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