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!
