linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] powerpc/hotplug-mem: Fix aa

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Date:   Wed, 31 May 2017 14:03:21 +1000
From:   Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
To:     Nathan Fontenot <nfont@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Michael Bringmann <mwb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>, paulus@...ba.org,
        sahilmehta17@...il.com, jallen@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        alastair@...ilva.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc/hotplug-mem: Fix aa_index match bug for hotplug

Nathan Fontenot <nfont@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> writes:
> On 05/30/2017 06:41 AM, Michael Ellerman wrote:
>> Michael Bringmann <mwb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> writes:
>>> When adding or removing memory, the aa_index (affinity value) for the
>>> memblock must also be converted to match the endianness of the rest
>>> of the 'ibm,dynamic-memory' property.  Otherwise, subsequent retrieval
>>> of the attribute will likely lead to non-existent nodes, followed by
>>> using the default node in the code inappropriately.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Michael Bringmann <mwb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
>>>
>>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
>>> index e104c71..1fb162b 100644
>>> --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
>>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
>>> @@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ static struct property *dlpar_clone_drconf_property(struct device_node *dn)
>>>  	for (i = 0; i < num_lmbs; i++) {
>>>  		lmbs[i].base_addr = be64_to_cpu(lmbs[i].base_addr);
>>>  		lmbs[i].drc_index = be32_to_cpu(lmbs[i].drc_index);
>>> +		lmbs[i].aa_index = be32_to_cpu(lmbs[i].aa_index);
>>>  		lmbs[i].flags = be32_to_cpu(lmbs[i].flags);
>>>  	}
>>>  
>> 
>> AFAICS this code was added in commit 5f97b2a0d176 ("powerpc/pseries:
>> Implement memory hotplug add in the kernel").
>> 
>> So this should probably be marked:
>> 
>>   Fixes: 5f97b2a0d176 ("powerpc/pseries: Implement memory hotplug add in the kernel")
>> 
>> And it seems like a bug we'd want fixed in stable, so:
>> 
>>   Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org # v4.1+
>> 
>> Am I right?
>
> Yes, that is correct.

Thanks.

cheers