Re: [PATCH] isa_{read,write}{w,l} fixed

[Philipp Rumpf]

> Some architectures like certain DSPs don't actually implement char or
> short as 8 or 16 bit types but make all types 32 bit.  While this is
> not of interest for the kernel itself it may make using shared memory
> for interfacing with such a DSP more entertaining.

How so ?  That way you'd only have u32s in your struct (acenic does that,
for example).

Actually porting Linux to an architecture that doesn't support data types
smaller than 32 bit has been done (early Alphas).  (Of course, Digital
relied on compilers simulating char and short).

	Philipp