linux-kernel - [PATCH 8/9] dax/kmem: let walk_system_ram

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Message-Id: <20181022201331.8DDC3CDD@viggo.jf.intel.com>
Date:   Mon, 22 Oct 2018 13:13:31 -0700
From:   Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        dan.j.williams@...el.com, dave.jiang@...el.com, zwisler@...nel.org,
        vishal.l.verma@...el.com, thomas.lendacky@....com,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mhocko@...e.com,
        linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        ying.huang@...el.com, fengguang.wu@...el.com
Subject: [PATCH 8/9] dax/kmem: let walk_system_ram_range() search child resources


In the process of onlining memory, we use walk_system_ram_range()
to find the actual RAM areas inside of the area being onlined.

However, it currently only finds memory resources which are
"top-level" iomem_resources.  Children are not currently
searched which causes it to skip System RAM in areas like this
(in the format of /proc/iomem):

a0000000-bfffffff : Persistent Memory (legacy)
  a0000000-afffffff : System RAM

Changing the true->false here allows children to be searched
as well.  We need this because we add a new "System RAM"
resource underneath the "persistent memory" resource when
we use persistent memory in a volatile mode.

Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Cc: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>
Cc: Ross Zwisler <zwisler@...nel.org>
Cc: Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@...el.com>
Cc: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>
Cc: linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-mm@...ck.org
Cc: Huang Ying <ying.huang@...el.com>
Cc: Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@...el.com>

---

 b/kernel/resource.c |    5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff -puN kernel/resource.c~mm-walk_system_ram_range-search-child-resources kernel/resource.c
--- a/kernel/resource.c~mm-walk_system_ram_range-search-child-resources	2018-10-22 13:12:24.565930386 -0700
+++ b/kernel/resource.c	2018-10-22 13:12:24.572930386 -0700
@@ -445,6 +445,9 @@ int walk_mem_res(u64 start, u64 end, voi
  * This function calls the @func callback against all memory ranges of type
  * System RAM which are marked as IORESOURCE_SYSTEM_RAM and IORESOUCE_BUSY.
  * It is to be used only for System RAM.
+ *
+ * This will find System RAM ranges that are children of top-level resources
+ * in addition to top-level System RAM resources.
  */
 int walk_system_ram_range(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long nr_pages,
 			  void *arg, int (*func)(unsigned long, unsigned long, void *))
@@ -460,7 +463,7 @@ int walk_system_ram_range(unsigned long
 	flags = IORESOURCE_SYSTEM_RAM | IORESOURCE_BUSY;
 	while (start < end &&
 	       !find_next_iomem_res(start, end, flags, IORES_DESC_NONE,
-				    true, &res)) {
+				    false, &res)) {
 		pfn = (res.start + PAGE_SIZE - 1) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 		end_pfn = (res.end + 1) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 		if (end_pfn > pfn)
_