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From: Alan Cox <alan@linux.intel.com>
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 13:30:38 +0100

> However I don't think this is the right way to tackle the ethernet
> history situation. As with MCA we should pull *all* the real historical
> interest only bits in one go so it's immediately obvious where the
> break point is for all devices.

I don't think ISA is ever going to be something we can completely
eradicate.

Bits of ISA'ness show up everywhere, from random PC southbridges
to specialized busses shipped on 64-bit sparcs for 8-bit devices
like floppies and serial ports.

Therefore, unlike MCA, ISA is more of a kind of entity we'll have to
eradicate piecemeal I think.