> 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

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