Summary: This option is guarding the feature implemented 2 and a half years ago: D8991. The feature was enabled by default back then and has been running without issues. There is no reason why any client would turn this feature off. I found no reference in fbcode.
Test Plan: none
Reviewers: sdong, yhchiang, anthony, dhruba
Reviewed By: dhruba
Subscribers: dhruba, leveldb
Differential Revision: https://reviews.facebook.net/D42063
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