Re: htpt366 PCI latency value is really high

[Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@ru.mvista.com>]

Hello.

Alan Cox wrote:

> > There are many reasons a card would default to a higher level, but in
> > the end it is basically tuning the card for a server application.

> > A warning that some cards default to high PCI latency values; settings that 
> > can interfere with latency sensitive devices such as sounds cards - this 
> > could be a help to others.  

> A warning that there are quite a few cards that subtly corrupt your data
> if you don't have the latency set to values to work around chip errata is
> also worth making.

> You fiddle with PCI latency values at your peril, and preferably with the
> data sheet and errata docs to hand.

  And I don't have the latter for the HighPoint chips. Not sure if anybody ever had it. :-)

> Alan

MBR, Sergei
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