Re: [PATCH] x86_64: permit to configure ISA support also for x86_64 systems

[Andi Kleen]

Wolfgang Grandegger <wg-5Yr1BZd7O62+XT7JhA+gdA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> There are 64-bit systems out there, like the ATOM N450, which
> have ISA slots. This patch is necessary to get the "sja1000_isa"
> Socket-CAN driver working on such systems.

Really bad idea.

You'll get a zillion non 64bit safe unmaintained old ISA 
drivers then, a non trivial percentage of them will likely 
explode when just loaded. 

Not to speak of the warning load at allyesconfig builds.

Maybe define a ISA_64 or so.

But it's really a bad idea.

-Andi

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