[RFC 0/6] pcmcia: separate 16-bit support from cardbus

Larry Finger Larry.Finger at lwfinger.net
Mon Feb 27 13:09:11 PST 2023


On 2/27/23 14:38, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> Is this the Cardbus or the PCMCIA version of the BCM4306 device? As far
> as I understand this particular chip can be wired up either way inside
> of the card, and the PowerBook G4 supports both types of devices.
> 
> If it's the PCMCIA version, then dropping support for it was the idea
> of the patch series that we can debate, but if it was the Cardbus version
> that broke, then this was likely a bug I introduced by accident.

Arnd,

The BCM4306 is internal, and wired directly to the PCI bus. My understanding is 
that the BCM4318 is a cardbus device. It definitely shows up in an lspci scan.

Larry




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