Re: [PATCH RFCv2 6/6] memory-hotplug.txt: Add some details about locking internals

[PATCH RFCv2 0/6] mm: online/offline_pages called w.o. mem_hotplug_lock · David Hildenbrand <hidden> · 2018-08-21
[PATCH RFCv2 1/6] mm/memory_hotplug: make remove_memory() take the device_hotplug_lock · David Hildenbrand <hidden> · 2018-08-21
Re: [PATCH RFCv2 1/6] mm/memory_hotplug: make remove_memory() take the device_hotplug_lock · Pasha Tatashin <hidden> · 2018-08-30
Re: [PATCH RFCv2 1/6] mm/memory_hotplug: make remove_memory() take the device_hotplug_lock · David Hildenbrand <hidden> · 2018-08-31
[PATCH RFCv2 2/6] mm/memory_hotplug: make add_memory() take the device_hotplug_lock · David Hildenbrand <hidden> · 2018-08-21
Re: [PATCH RFCv2 2/6] mm/memory_hotplug: make add_memory() take the device_hotplug_lock · Pasha Tatashin <hidden> · 2018-08-30
[PATCH RFCv2 3/6] mm/memory_hotplug: fix online/offline_pages called w.o. mem_hotplug_lock · David Hildenbrand <hidden> · 2018-08-21
Re: [PATCH RFCv2 3/6] mm/memory_hotplug: fix online/offline_pages called w.o. mem_hotplug_lock · Pasha Tatashin <hidden> · 2018-08-30
[PATCH RFCv2 4/6] powerpc/powernv: hold device_hotplug_lock when calling device_online() · David Hildenbrand <hidden> · 2018-08-21
Re: [PATCH RFCv2 4/6] powerpc/powernv: hold device_hotplug_lock when calling device_online() · Pasha Tatashin <hidden> · 2018-08-30
[PATCH RFCv2 5/6] powerpc/powernv: hold device_hotplug_lock in memtrace_offline_pages() · David Hildenbrand <hidden> · 2018-08-21
Re: [PATCH RFCv2 5/6] powerpc/powernv: hold device_hotplug_lock in memtrace_offline_pages() · Pasha Tatashin <hidden> · 2018-08-30
[PATCH RFCv2 6/6] memory-hotplug.txt: Add some details about locking internals · David Hildenbrand <hidden> · 2018-08-21
Re: [PATCH RFCv2 6/6] memory-hotplug.txt: Add some details about locking internals · Pasha Tatashin <hidden> · 2018-08-30
Re: [PATCH RFCv2 0/6] mm: online/offline_pages called w.o. mem_hotplug_lock · David Hildenbrand <hidden> · 2018-08-30
Re: [PATCH RFCv2 0/6] mm: online/offline_pages called w.o. mem_hotplug_lock · Pasha Tatashin <hidden> · 2018-08-30
Re: [PATCH RFCv2 0/6] mm: online/offline_pages called w.o. mem_hotplug_lock · Oscar Salvador <hidden> · 2018-08-31
Re: [PATCH RFCv2 0/6] mm: online/offline_pages called w.o. mem_hotplug_lock · David Hildenbrand <hidden> · 2018-09-01

From: Pasha Tatashin <hidden>
Date: 2018-08-30 19:38:48
Also in: linux-acpi, linux-mm, linuxppc-dev, lkml

Reviewed-by: Pavel Tatashin <redacted>

On 8/21/18 6:44 AM, David Hildenbrand wrote:

Let's document the magic a bit, especially why device_hotplug_lock is
required when adding/removing memory and how it all play together with
requests to online/offline memory from user space.

`h`	back out one level
`j`	next message in thread
`k`	previous message in thread
`l`	drill in
`Esc`	close help / fold thread tree
`?`	toggle this help