Yes, I was hoping for some sort of standard API to at least do device
detection similar to the way the linux PCI API works.
Right now every Linux driver that does PnP (the few that are there) do
it in their own mutually incompatible way, with lots of duplicated code.
Which means bloat and general nastiness. Imagine what would happen if all
the PCI drivers did this.
Windows 95 ISA PnP works most of the time, but has some pretty poor
configuration control. And theres no reason why Linux shouldnt be able to
support devices at least as well as Win95 can. :-/ Linux should be able
to do far better. At the moment Linux is more like "not at all".
-Dan
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