.TH "z8530_tx_begin" 9 "z8530_tx_begin" "25 May 1998" "Kernel Hacker's Manual" LINUX
.SH NAME
z8530_tx_begin \-  Begin packet transmission
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B "void" z8530_tx_begin
.BI "(struct z8530_channel *" c ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "c" 12
 The Z8530 channel to kick
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
This is the speed sensitive side of transmission. If we are called
and no buffer is being transmitted we commence the next buffer. If
nothing is queued we idle the sync. 
.SH "NOTE"
 We are handling this code path in the interrupt path, keep it
fast or bad things will happen.

Called with the lock held.