linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] remove usedac in feature-removal-schedule.txt

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Date:	Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:50:25 +0800
From:	Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com>
To:	FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp>
CC:	mingo@...e.hu, gcosta@...hat.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] remove usedac in feature-removal-schedule.txt

FUJITA Tomonori wrote:
> The reason of removal, "replaced by allowdac and no dac combination"
> is incorrect. There is no way to do the same thing with "allowdac" and
> "nodac" combination.
> 
> The usedac option enables us to stop via_no_dac() setting forbid_dac
> to 1. That is, someone who uses VIA bridges can use DAC with this
> option even if some of VIA bridges seem to be broken about DAC.
> 
> Signed-off-by: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp>


Hi,

This sounds reasonable for me.

Acked-by: WANG Cong <amwang@...hat.com>

> ---
>  Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt |    7 -------
>  1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> index 2a4d779..eb2c138 100644
> --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> @@ -291,13 +291,6 @@ Who:	Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>
>  
>  ---------------------------
>  
> -What:	usedac i386 kernel parameter
> -When:	2.6.27
> -Why:	replaced by allowdac and no dac combination
> -Who:	Glauber Costa <gcosta@...hat.com>
> -
> ----------------------------
> -
>  What: print_fn_descriptor_symbol()
>  When: October 2009
>  Why:  The %pF vsprintf format provides the same functionality in a

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