>
> This patch make CONFIG_ISA an configuration option for i386. This makes
> sense considering that most PCs do not ship with ISA slots anymore.
Sorry for my ignorance, but the typical conectors: mouse, keyboard, /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyS1, /dev/lp0...aren't isa devices?
>
> The ISA drivers are often old and unmaintained, this way one can easier
> ignore them.
>
> It also makes some more drivers dependent on CONFIG_ISA, mostly
> in drivers/scsi and sound. I did this by looking at the source code
> and double checked the result with linux-kernel.
>
> VLB only drivers are also included in CONFIG_ISA, under the assumption
> that VLB boxes always have ISA slots.
>
> The configuration changes are not complete, some subsystems are missing
> like ISDN. I'm hoping the maintainers will add it there too.
>
> The main motivation is that I can turn off CONFIG_ISA for x86-64 where
> no ISA slots exist. The ISA drivers are often not 64bit safe and compile
> with an incredible number of warnings only.
>
> Patch for 2.5.15.
>
> -Andi
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