> The point here is that Linux is NOT using a defined-to-be "unused" > port. It IS using the "diagnostic" port, and talking to a diagnostic > device that *is* used, and may be present.
Just like millions of other pieces of software from the same era. > 2) Start a background task with the maintainers of drivers to clean up > their code regarding these short delays for slow devices (note that it's > never because the *bus* is slow, but because the *device* is slow.) > Perhaps this could be helped by "deprecating" the _p calls and > suggesting an alternative that requires the coder to be precise about > what the delay is for, and how long it is supposed to be, perhaps on a > per-machine basis. Send patches. For a lot of the devices we know what the requirements are as its locked to ISA cycle times. Alan -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
