Merge branch 'acpi-config'

* acpi-config:
  ACPI: delete CONFIG_ACPI_BLACKLIST_YEAR

drivers/acpi/Kconfig

@@ -235,17 +235,6 @@ config ACPI_INITRD_TABLE_OVERRIDE
 	  initrd, therefore it's safe to say Y.
 	  See Documentation/acpi/initrd_table_override.txt for details
 
-config ACPI_BLACKLIST_YEAR
-	int "Disable ACPI for systems before Jan 1st this year" if X86_32
-	default 0
-	help
-	  Enter a 4-digit year, e.g., 2001, to disable ACPI by default
-	  on platforms with DMI BIOS date before January 1st that year.
-	  "acpi=force" can be used to override this mechanism.
-
-	  Enter 0 to disable this mechanism and allow ACPI to
-	  run by default no matter what the year.  (default)
-
 config ACPI_DEBUG
 	bool "Debug Statements"
 	default n

drivers/acpi/blacklist.c

@@ -75,39 +75,6 @@ static struct acpi_blacklist_item acpi_blacklist[] __initdata = {
 	{""}
 };
 
-#if	CONFIG_ACPI_BLACKLIST_YEAR
-
-static int __init blacklist_by_year(void)
-{
-	int year;
-
-	/* Doesn't exist? Likely an old system */
-	if (!dmi_get_date(DMI_BIOS_DATE, &year, NULL, NULL)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "no DMI BIOS year, "
-			"acpi=force is required to enable ACPI\n" );
-		return 1;
-	}
-	/* 0? Likely a buggy new BIOS */
-	if (year == 0) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "DMI BIOS year==0, "
-			"assuming ACPI-capable machine\n" );
-		return 0;
-	}
-	if (year < CONFIG_ACPI_BLACKLIST_YEAR) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "BIOS age (%d) fails cutoff (%d), "
-		       "acpi=force is required to enable ACPI\n",
-		       year, CONFIG_ACPI_BLACKLIST_YEAR);
-		return 1;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-#else
-static inline int blacklist_by_year(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif
-
 int __init acpi_blacklisted(void)
 {
 	int i = 0;
@@ -166,8 +133,6 @@ int __init acpi_blacklisted(void)
 		}
 	}
 
-	blacklisted += blacklist_by_year();
-
 	dmi_check_system(acpi_osi_dmi_table);
 
 	return blacklisted;