From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 9 May 2002 18:50:29 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 9 May 2002 18:50:28 -0400 Received: from mailout02.sul.t-online.com ([194.25.134.17]:52705 "EHLO mailout02.sul.t-online.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 9 May 2002 18:50:27 -0400 Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 00:50:07 +0200 From: Andi Kleen To: Alan Cox Cc: Andi Kleen , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: PATCH & call for help: Marking ISA only drivers Message-ID: <20020510005007.B1327@averell> In-Reply-To: <20020509203719.A3746@averell> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.22.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, May 09, 2002 at 10:33:21PM +0200, Alan Cox wrote: > > BTW I think CONFIG_ISA would be an useful configuration option for > > i386 too - at least most modern PCs do not come with ISA slots anymore. > > ISA slots != ISA devices > > And ISA stuff hanging off things like chipset glue busses is everywhere > > > +if [ "$CONFIG_ISA" = "y" ]; then > > + dep_tristate 'Adaptec AHA152X/2825 support' CONFIG_SCSI_AHA152X $CONFIG_SCSI > > 2825 is not ISA bus What then ? > > > +# does not use pci dma and seems to be isa/onboard only for old machines > > +if [ "$CONFIG_X86_64" != "y" ]; then > > + dep_tristate 'AM53/79C974 PCI SCSI support' CONFIG_SCSI_AM53C974 $CONFIG_SCSI $CONFIG_PCI > > +fi > > Thats PCI. But seems to be not 64bit safe and miss pci dma support (note the CONFIG_X86_64). > > > +if [ "$CONFIG_ISA" = "y" ]; then > > + dep_tristate 'Generic NCR5380/53c400 SCSI support' CONFIG_SCSI_GENERIC_NCR5380 $CONFIG_SCSI > > + if [ "$CONFIG_SCSI_GENERIC_NCR5380" != "n" ]; then > > This is used in multiple non ISA situations. Only on ancient motherboards (I remember having it on some really old EISA machine) and non PC devices, no ? I'm hoping the non PC users will add their perspective architecture again. -Andi