linux-kernel - Re: removing drivers and ISA support? [Was: Char: correct pci_get

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Message-ID: <20061026222525.GP27968@stusta.de>
Date:	Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:25:25 +0200
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
To:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
Cc:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: removing drivers and ISA support? [Was: Char: correct pci_get_device changes]

On Thu, Oct 26, 2006 at 07:59:56PM +0200, Jiri Slaby wrote:
>...
> And what about (E)ISA support. When converting to pci probing, should be ISA bus
> support preserved (how much is ISA used in present)? -- it makes code ugly and long.

There seem to be still many running 486 machines - and only the last 486 
boards also had PCI slots.

While deprecating OSS drivers, I got emails from people still using some 
of the ISA cards.

And there are even Pentium 4 boards with ISA slots available.

> regards,

cu
Adrian

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