linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] block: remove BLK_DEV

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Date:	Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:31:58 -0700
From:	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
To:	Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org" <linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org>,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] block: remove BLK_DEV_DAX config option

On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 11:23 AM, Ross Zwisler
<ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com> 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.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com>
> Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
> Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>

Acked-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>