linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 10/10] mm/memory_hotplug: allow online/offline memory by a kernel module

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Date:   Wed, 23 May 2018 12:51:19 -0700
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Pavel Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@...cle.com>,
        Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@....com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 10/10] mm/memory_hotplug: allow online/offline memory
 by a kernel module

On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 05:11:51PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> Kernel modules that want to control how/when memory is onlined/offlined
> need a proper interface to these functions. Also, for adding memory
> properly, memory_block_size_bytes is required.

Which module?  Please send it along with the enabling code.

> --- a/drivers/base/memory.c
> +++ b/drivers/base/memory.c
> @@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ unsigned long __weak memory_block_size_bytes(void)
>  {
>  	return MIN_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE;
>  }
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(memory_block_size_bytes);

> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(mem_hotplug_begin);

> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(mem_hotplug_done);

EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL for any deep down VM internals, please.