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@@ -88,6 +88,19 @@ config BLK_DEV_INTEGRITY
 	T10/SCSI Data Integrity Field or the T13/ATA External Path
 	Protection.  If in doubt, say N.
 
+config BLK_DEV_DAX
+	bool "Block device DAX support"
+	depends on FS_DAX
+	depends on BROKEN
+	help
+	  When DAX support is available (CONFIG_FS_DAX) raw block
+	  devices can also support direct userspace access to the
+	  storage capacity via MMAP(2) similar to a file on a
+	  DAX-enabled filesystem.  However, the DAX I/O-path disables
+	  some standard I/O-statistics, and the MMAP(2) path has some
+	  operational differences due to bypassing the page
+	  cache.  If in doubt, say N.
+
 config BLK_DEV_THROTTLING
 	bool "Block layer bio throttling support"
 	depends on BLK_CGROUP=y