> Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk) writes:
>
> >> What are the chances on sneaking in the pnp kernel driver?
> >
> > I've been talking to Linus further about this. Probably we will
> > stick in just an isapnp enabler and the sysctl api bit which
> > allows you to set cards up and then load modules, not the
> > callbacks or notional support for other PnP interfaces
>
> That worries me. Linux 2.4 or 3.0 might be done around Jan 2001.
> Long before then, non-PnP OSs will be in a world of pain.
>
By then, M$ will have achieved its goal of all new computers having no ISA
slots...... thatsone thing that I like them to push, not that I want a
computer without ISA (companies will still make ISA MB's for backward
compatibility), but that will encourage everyone to make more PCI devices,
such as modems and sound, which will eventually mean the ability to share
IRQ's, faster I/O access (even the minute difference in the bus MHz means less
CPU waiting for I/O)....... so PnP won't be a problem. But if it's a small
feature, it could be
developed in 2.3 and stuck in around 2.2.15 or something..... it's not like
that hasn't been done before.
Joe Malicki
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