Re: [PATCH net-next] drivers/net: delete old 8bit ISA 3c501 driver.

From: Alan Cox <redacted>
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.