linux-kernel - [Patch v5 6/7] acpi_memhotplug.c: bind the memory device when the driver is being loaded

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Date:	Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:59:36 +0800
From:	Wen Congyang <wency@...fujitsu.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Yasuaki Ishimatsu <isimatu.yasuaki@...fujitsu.com>,
	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>,
	Jiang Liu <jiang.liu@...wei.com>,
	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>,
	Minchan Kim <minchan.kim@...il.com>,
	Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>,
	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
	Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>,
	Wen Congyang <wency@...fujitsu.com>,
	Jiang Liu <liuj97@...il.com>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>
Subject: [Patch v5 6/7] acpi_memhotplug.c: bind the memory device when the driver is being loaded

We had introduced acpi_hotmem_initialized to avoid strange add_memory fail
message.  But the memory device may not be used by the kernel, and the
device should be bound when the driver is being loaded.  Remove
acpi_hotmem_initialized to allow that the device can be bound when the
driver is being loaded.

CC: David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
CC: Jiang Liu <liuj97@...il.com>
CC: Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>
CC: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
CC: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
CC: Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>
Cc: Minchan Kim <minchan.kim@...il.com>
CC: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC: KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
CC: Yasuaki Ishimatsu <isimatu.yasuaki@...fujitsu.com>
CC: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@...k.pl>
CC: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
Signed-off-by: Wen Congyang <wency@...fujitsu.com>
---
 drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c | 12 ------------
 1 file changed, 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
index f7e3007..e0f7425 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ struct acpi_memory_device {
 	struct list_head res_list;
 };
 
-static int acpi_hotmem_initialized;
-
 static acpi_status
 acpi_memory_get_resource(struct acpi_resource *resource, void *context)
 {
@@ -433,15 +431,6 @@ static int acpi_memory_device_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s \n", acpi_device_name(device));
 
-	/*
-	 * Early boot code has recognized memory area by EFI/E820.
-	 * If DSDT shows these memory devices on boot, hotplug is not necessary
-	 * for them. So, it just returns until completion of this driver's
-	 * start up.
-	 */
-	if (!acpi_hotmem_initialized)
-		return 0;
-
 	if (!acpi_memory_check_device(mem_device)) {
 		/* call add_memory func */
 		result = acpi_memory_enable_device(mem_device);
@@ -557,7 +546,6 @@ static int __init acpi_memory_device_init(void)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	acpi_hotmem_initialized = 1;
 	return 0;
 }
 
-- 
1.8.0

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