> Rather, QDIO is a hardware feature, for which IBM does not publish the > programming interface. The interface is unique to IBM S/390. And it is used > by more OS's than just Linux. Publishing the interface for Linux also > publishes the interface for all other OS.
ISTR Amdahl paid a great deal of money for the specifications of seldom-ending channel programs and QDIO. > Until such time as the OSA card interface is public domain, I guess we're > stuck. Is there any significance in the announcement that G4/G5/G6 now a minimum of one standard OSA adapter? -- Phil Payne The Devil's IT Dictionary - last updated 2001/12/22: http://www.isham-research.com/dd.html
