Nios® V Processor Software Developer Handbook

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Date 7/08/2024
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9.5.1.4. Use Double Buffering

Using DMA to transfer large data buffers might not provide a large performance increase if the Nios® V processor must wait for DMA transactions to complete before it can perform the next task.

Double buffering allows the Nios® V processor to process one data buffer while the hardware is transferring data to or from another.