Re: [PATCH] Drop ISA dependencies from IRDA drivers

[Jeff Garzik]

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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