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4Deferred IO is a way to delay and repurpose IO. It uses host memory as a 4Deferred IO is a way to delay and repurpose IO. It uses host memory as a
5buffer and the MMU pagefault as a pretrigger for when to perform the device 5buffer and the MMU pagefault as a pretrigger for when to perform the device
6IO. The following example may be a useful explaination of how one such setup 6IO. The following example may be a useful explanation of how one such setup
7works: 7works:
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9- userspace app like Xfbdev mmaps framebuffer 9- userspace app like Xfbdev mmaps framebuffer
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29For some types of nonvolatile high latency displays, the desired image is 29For some types of nonvolatile high latency displays, the desired image is
30the final image rather than the intermediate stages which is why it's okay 30the final image rather than the intermediate stages which is why it's okay
31to not update for each write that is occuring. 31to not update for each write that is occurring.
32 32
33It may be the case that this is useful in other scenarios as well. Paul Mundt 33It may be the case that this is useful in other scenarios as well. Paul Mundt
34has mentioned a case where it is beneficial to use the page count to decide 34has mentioned a case where it is beneficial to use the page count to decide