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Receive DMA Actions

A typical scenario for the Receive DMA is as follows:

1. The receive DMA gets a request from the Receive FIFO that it has packet data that needs to be sent to

the PCI Bus.

2. The receive DMA determines whether the incoming packet data should be stored in a large buffer or a

small buffer.

3. The receive DMA then reads a Free Queue Descriptor (either by reading a single descriptor or a burst

of descriptors) indicating where in main memory there exists some free data buffer space and where

the associated free Packet Descriptor resides.

4. The receive DMA starts storing packet data in the previously free buffer data space by writing it out

through the PCI Bus.

5. When the receive DMA realizes that the current data buffer is filled (by knowing the buffer size it can

calculate this), it then reads another Free Queue Descriptor to find another free data buffer and Packet

Descriptor location.

6. The receive DMA then writes the previous Packet Descriptor and creates a linked list by placing the

current descriptor in the Next Descriptor Pointer field and then it starts filling the new buffer location.

Figure 8.1.1A provides an example of Packet Descriptors being link listed together (see Channel 2).

7. This continues to all of the packet data is stored.

8. The receive DMA will either wait until a packet has been completely received or until a

programmable number (from 1 to 7) of data buffers have been filled before writing the Done Queue

Descriptor which indicates to the Host that packet data is ready for processing.

Host Actions

The Host will typically handle the receive DMA as follows:

1. The Host is always trying to make available free data buffer space and hence it tries to fill the Free

Queue Descriptor.

2. The Host will either poll or be interrupted that some incoming packet data is ready for processing.

3. The Host then reads the Done Queue Descriptor circular queue to find out which channel has data

available, what the status is, and where the receive Packet Descriptor is located.

4. The Host then reads the receive Packet Descriptor and begins processing the data.

5. The Host then reads the Next Descriptor Pointer in the link listed chain and continues this process

until either a number (from 1 to 7) of descriptors have been processed or an end of packet has been

reached.

6. The Host then checks the Done Queue Descriptor circular queue to see if any more data buffers are

ready for processing.

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