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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/6] arm64/mm: Enable sysfs based memory hot add interface
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On 03.04.19 06:30, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
> Sysfs memory probe interface (/sys/devices/system/memory/probe) can accept
> starting physical address of an entire memory block to be hot added into
> the kernel. This is in addition to the existing ACPI based interface. This
> just enables it with the required config CONFIG_ARCH_MEMORY_PROBE.
>

We recently discussed that the similar interface for removal should
rather be moved to a debug/test module

I wonder if we should try to do the same for the sysfs probing
interface. Rather try to get rid of it than open the doors for more users.

> Signed-off-by: Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@arm.com>
> ---
> arch/arm64/Kconfig | 9 +++++++++
> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
> index 7e34b9e..a2418fb 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
> @@ -266,6 +266,15 @@ config HAVE_GENERIC_GUP
> config ARCH_ENABLE_MEMORY_HOTPLUG
> def_bool y
>
> +config ARCH_MEMORY_PROBE
> + bool "Enable /sys/devices/system/memory/probe interface"
> + depends on MEMORY_HOTPLUG
> + help
> + This option enables a sysfs /sys/devices/system/memory/probe
> + interface for testing. See Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt
> + for more information. If you are unsure how to answer this
> + question, answer N.
> +
> config SMP
> def_bool y
>
>


--

Thanks,

David / dhildenb

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