Re: isapnp probe is slow

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

On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 06:12:09PM +0000, Andrew Doran wrote:

> 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?

Thought of a another way: if the machine has SMBIOS, and SMBIOS says that
it doesn't contain any ISA/EISA slots, then don't run the isapnp probe.

Andrew