Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 15 Jul 2004 17:00:38 -0400 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Drop ISA dependencies from IRDA drivers |
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Andi Kleen wrote: > On Thu, Jul 15, 2004 at 12:48:07PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote: >>And with legacy ISA devices still around, I don't see a whole lot of >>value in differentiating between "I have ISA slots" and "I have ISA >>devices". > > > There is great value. Basically most ISA drivers are not 64bit > clean (if they even still work on i386 which is also often doubtful > in 2.6) and it is a great way for 64bit archs to get rid of a lot > of not working code.
I file that under "hiding bugs", since it will not be immediately obvious to a bug hunter or maintainer what the real problem is.
If a driver is broken on 64-bit, please add "&& !64BIT" to the Kconfig.
As you yourself just explained, your wish is to use CONFIG_ISA, but your intent is only coincedentally related to ISA.
Jeff
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