Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 3 Jan 2002 09:38:03 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 3 Jan 2002 09:37:53 -0500 Received: from pincoya.inf.utfsm.cl ([200.1.19.3]:20234 "EHLO pincoya.inf.utfsm.cl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 3 Jan 2002 09:37:46 -0500 Message-Id: <200201031437.g03EbZwh022014@pincoya.inf.utfsm.cl> To: Brian Gerst cc: esr@thyrsus.com, Linux Kernel List Subject: Re: ISA slot detection on PCI systems? In-Reply-To: Message from Brian Gerst of "Wed, 02 Jan 2002 22:34:42 CDT." <3C33D152.79FC8251@didntduck.org> Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 11:37:35 -0300 From: Horst von Brand Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Brian Gerst said: [...] > Then the best thing to do is to put a disclaimer on your > autoconfiguration program: "WARNING: autoconfigure may not detect older > hardware that was not designed for reliable detection. If autoconfigure > fails to detect all of your hardware, you may need to manually configure > your kernel." It is a lot easier just to leave a question in "Do you have old (ISA) cards in your machine?"... solves 95% of the "problem" with minimal effort. The question can then go for "Newbie configuration" in a few years. > Sometimes perfection isn't worth the effort, especially when trying to > support a class of hardware that is rapidly becoming obsolete. Optimize > for the most likely case, and deal with the rare corner cases with other > means. Bingo! -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand User #22616 counter.li.org Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/