Re: isapnp probe is slow

[Andrew Doran <ad%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 06:51:20PM +0000, David Laight wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 06:12:09PM +0000, Andrew Doran wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > The isapnp probe on boot is really slow. I suspect that isapnp is not
> > relevant for systems made in the last 5 years, because ISA and EISA went
> > the way of the dodo. Is isapnp necessary for any modern hardware?
> > 
> > Would disabling isapnp based on the age of the system make sense?
> > Alternatively, what other ways are there to speed it up?
> 
> I thought the isapnp grope was relatively fast?

I think it takes about 4 seconds or so.

> Other parts of the isa grope are more problematical.

The main ones I found were the 'eg' and 'aha' drivers. After a bit of
butchery they're pretty quick now.

Andrew