Re: [RFC 0/6] pcmcia: separate 16-bit support from cardbus
From: "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@armlinux.org.uk>
Date: 2023-02-27 20:16:14
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On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 02:34:51PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
I don't expect this to be a problem normal laptop support, as the last PC models that predate Cardbus support (e.g. 1997 ThinkPad 380ED) are all limited to i586MMX CPUs and 80MB of RAM. This is barely enough to boot Tiny Core Linux but not a regular distro.
Am I understanding that the argument you're putting forward here is "cardbus started in year X, so from year X we can ignore 16-bit PCMCIA support" ? Given that PCMCIA support has been present in x86 hardware at least up to 2010, I don't see how that is any basis for making a decision about 16-bit PCMCIA support. Isn't the relevant factor here whether 16-bit PCMCIA cards are still in use on hardware that can run a modern distro? (And yes, x86 machines that have 16-bit PCMCIA can still run Debian Stable today.) -- RMK's Patch system: https://www.armlinux.org.uk/developer/patches/ FTTP is here! 40Mbps down 10Mbps up. Decent connectivity at last!