Index: cifXHWFunctions.c
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--- cifXHWFunctions.c	(revision 3877)
+++ cifXHWFunctions.c	(working copy)
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
      Version   Date        Author   Description
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+     37        28.09.2012  MT       Removed unneccessary readout of Sync handshake cells in DEV_IsReady/DEV_IsRunning/
+                                    DEV_GetHandshakeBitState (improves performance on slow busses)
      36        13.09.2011  RM       Added DEV_DoSystemBootstart()
      35        29.03.2011  MT       Lock DEV_DoSystemStart againt DSR to prevent writes to
                                     handshake flags while in reset, if an IRQ occurs
@@ -1072,7 +1074,7 @@
 
   /* Handshake flags are read on interrupt, so no need to read them here */
   if(!((PDEVICEINSTANCE)(ptChannel->pvDeviceInstance))->fIrqEnabled)
-    DEV_ReadHandshakeFlags(ptChannel, 1, 1);
+    DEV_ReadHandshakeFlags(ptChannel, 0, 1);
 
   if(ptChannel->fIsSysDevice)
   {
@@ -1102,7 +1104,7 @@
 
   /* Handshake flags are read on interrupt, so no need to read them here */
   if(!((PDEVICEINSTANCE)(ptChannel->pvDeviceInstance))->fIrqEnabled)
-    DEV_ReadHandshakeFlags(ptChannel, 1, 1);
+    DEV_ReadHandshakeFlags(ptChannel, 0, 1);
 
   /* only a Communication channel can be running */
   if(!ptChannel->fIsSysDevice)
@@ -1522,7 +1524,7 @@
 
   /* Handshake flags are read on interrupt, so no need to read them here */
   if(!((PDEVICEINSTANCE)(ptChannel->pvDeviceInstance))->fIrqEnabled)
-    DEV_ReadHandshakeFlags(ptChannel, 1, 1);
+    DEV_ReadHandshakeFlags(ptChannel, 0, 1);
 
   if((ptChannel->usHostFlags ^ ptChannel->usNetxFlags) & ulBitMsk)
     bRet = RCX_FLAGS_NOT_EQUAL;