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Subject: Re: [PATCH] block: remove BLK_DEV_DAX config option
To: Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@linux.intel.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
References: <20160729182314.6368-1-ross.zwisler@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
 Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>, linux-block@vger.kernel.org,
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 Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
From: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
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Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2016 15:19:28 -0600
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On 07/29/2016 12:23 PM, Ross Zwisler wrote:
> The functionality for block device DAX was already removed with this
> commit:
>
> commit acc93d30d7d4 ("Revert "block: enable dax for raw block devices"")
>
> However, we still had a config option hanging around that was always
> disabled because it depended on CONFIG_BROKEN.  This config option was
> introduced in this commit:
>
> commit 03cdadb04077 ("block: disable block device DAX by default")
>
> This change reverts that commit, removing the dead config option.

This doesn't apply to master, nor for-linus. I hand applied it.

-- 
Jens Axboe