Roland Dreier <[email protected]> wrote on 17.07.2007 05:50:13:
> > > Why the module parameter? Is there any reason a user would want to
> > > turn this off? Or conversely, why is it off by default?
> >
> > We're pretty confident this new feature works, but as with all new
and
> > possibly experimental features, there are chances it might explode
your
> > machine when activated. So, like with the scaling code, we want the
user
> > to make the conscious decision of using this code instead of
activating it
> > by default.
>
> OK, I guess. So can we expect to, say, change the default to turning
> it on for 2.6.24 and remove the option entirely (so it's always on) in
> 2.6.25?
Deal.
Joachim
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