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.TH "VIA_CHAN_MAYBE_START" "" "06 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
via_chan_maybe_start \- Initiate audio hardware DMA operation
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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void via_chan_maybe_start  (struct via_channel * \fIchan\fB);
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.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIchan\fB\fR
Channel whose DMA is to be started
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Initiate DMA operation, if the DMA engine for the given
channel \fIchan\fR is not already active.