linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] mm/memory_hotplug: Drop mem_blk check from unregister_mem_sect_under

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Date:   Tue, 14 Aug 2018 14:36:10 +0200
From:   Oscar Salvador <osalvador@...hadventures.net>
To:     David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
Cc:     akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mhocko@...e.com,
        dan.j.williams@...el.com, jglisse@...hat.com, rafael@...nel.org,
        yasu.isimatu@...il.com, logang@...tatee.com, dave.jiang@...el.com,
        Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com, vbabka@...e.cz, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Oscar Salvador <osalvador@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] mm/memory_hotplug: Drop mem_blk check from
 unregister_mem_sect_under_nodes

On Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 12:09:14PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> 
> Whatever you think is best. I have no idea what the general rules in MM
> code are. Maybe dropping this check is totally fine.

Well, if you ask me, callers should care for validating mem_blk before calling in.
But a WARN_ON is not harmful either.

Let us just wait to hear more from others.
 
Thanks
-- 
Oscar Salvador
SUSE L3