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

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Message-ID: <990cc01e-12c3-5967-dd28-4a54574828ee@kernel.dk>
Date:	Fri, 29 Jul 2016 15:19:28 -0600
From:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:	Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
	linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] block: remove BLK_DEV_DAX config option

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