Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:49:23 +0800 | From | Cong Wang <> | Subject | Re: [Patch] i386: remove 'usedac' kernel parameter |
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FUJITA Tomonori wrote: > On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 01:25:48 -0500 > Amerigo Wang <amwang@redhat.com> wrote: > >> It is scheduled to be removed. >> >> Signed-off-by: WANG Cong <amwang@redhat.com> >> Cc: Glauber Costa <gcosta@redhat.com> >> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> >> >> --- >> diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt >> index 591e944..8c895f6 100644 >> --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt >> +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt >> @@ -291,13 +291,6 @@ Who: Michael Buesch <mb@bu3sch.de> >> >> --------------------------- >> >> -What: usedac i386 kernel parameter >> -When: 2.6.27 >> -Why: replaced by allowdac and no dac combination >> -Who: Glauber Costa <gcosta@redhat.com> >> - >> ---------------------------- >> - > > I'm not sure about the above description, I'm not against removing > this option though. > > IIUC, 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. I can't see how we can do the same thing with "allowdac" and > "nodac" combination.
Hmm, yes, right, I missed this point.
Thanks!
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