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@(#)ps.4 6.1 (Berkeley) 05/15/85
DMA to and from the PS2 is not supported. All read and write system calls will fail. All data is moved to and from the PS2 via programmed I/O using the device's interface registers.
Commands are fed to and from the driver using the following ioctls:
PSIOGETADDR
Returns the virtual address through which the user process can access the device's interface registers.
PSIOAUTOREFRESH
Start auto refreshing the screen. The argument is an address in user space where the following data resides. The first longword is a count of the number of static refresh buffers. The next count longwords are the addresses in refresh memory where the refresh buffers lie. The driver will cycle thru these refresh buffers displaying them one by one on the screen.
PSIOAUTOMAP
Start automatically passing the display file thru the matrix processor and into the refresh buffer. The argument is an address in user memory where the following data resides. The first longword is a count of the number of display files to operate on. The next count longwords are the address of these display files. The final longword is the address in refresh buffer memory where transformed coordinates are to be placed if the driver is not in double buffer mode (see below).
PSIODOUBLEBUFFER
Cause the driver to double buffer the output from the map that is going to the refresh buffer. The argument is again a user space address where the real arguments are stored. The first argument is the starting address of refresh memory where the two double buffers are located. The second argument is the length of each double buffer. The refresh mechanism displays the current double buffer, in addition to its static refresh lists, when in double buffer mode.
PSIOSINGLEREFRESH
Single step the refresh process. That is, the driver does not continually refresh the screen.
PSIOSINGLEMAP
Single step the matrix process. The driver does not automatically feed display files thru the matrix unit.
PSIOSINGLEBUFFER
Turn off double buffering.
PSIOTIMEREFRESH
The argument is a count of the number of refresh interrupts to take before turning off the screen. This is used to do time exposures.
PSIOWAITREFRESH
Suspend the user process until a refresh interrupt has occurred. If in TIMEREFRESH mode, suspend until count refreshes have occurred.
PSIOSTOPREFRESH
Wait for the next refresh, stop all refreshes, and then return to user process.
PSIOWAITMAP
Wait until a map done interrupt has occurred.
PSIOSTOPMAP
Wait for a map done interrupt, do not restart the map, and then return to the user.
"ps dma intr" . An interrupt was received from the device. This shouldn't happen, check your device configuration for overlapping interrupt vectors.