Android 17 Beta 2 borrows a major ChromeOS security trick for Thunderbolt and USB4

As we continue to watch the development of Aluminium OS and the "desktop-ification" of Android, Google is taking clear steps to ensure that this new high-end hardware doesn't compromise system ...

Android 17 Beta 2 shows Google borrowing security features from Chrome OS

Google starts preparing for Android to get the same memory protections as Chrome OS when using Thunderbolt accessories.
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Direct Memory Access (DMA)

Direct memory access (DMA) is a means of having a peripheral device control a processor’s memory bus directly. DMA permits the peripheral, such as a UART, to transfer data directly to or from memory ...
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Using Direct Memory Access effectively in media-based embedded applications: Part 2

Last time, in Part 1, we introduced somebasics behind Direct Memory Access (DMA) -why it's needed, and how it's structured and controlled. This time,we'll focus on the classifications of DMA transfers ...