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diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.3.16/linux/include/asm-m68k/io.h linux/include/asm-m68k/io.h
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 #include <asm/virtconvert.h>
 
 /*
+ * These are for ISA/PCI shared memory _only_ and should never be used
+ * on any other type of memory, including Zorro memory. They are meant to
+ * access the bus in the bus byte order which is little-endian!.
+ *
  * readX/writeX() are used to access memory mapped devices. On some
  * architectures the memory mapped IO stuff needs to be accessed
  * differently. On the m68k architecture, we just read/write the

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