Roland Dreier [off-list ref] 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