Doc/memory-hotplug.txt: corrections and callback function prototype
Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt describes that a callback function can be added to the notification chain by calling hotplug_memory_notifier(). The function prototype of the callback function is mssing. This missing information is added by the patch. The description of the arguments of the callback function is reworked. The constants for the event types are corrected. The possible return values are explained. Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
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8. Memory hotplug event notifier
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8. Memory hotplug event notifier
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Memory hotplug has event notifier. There are 6 types of notification.
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Hotplugging events are sent to a notification queue.
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MEMORY_GOING_ONLINE
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There are six types of notification defined in include/linux/memory.h:
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MEM_GOING_ONLINE
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Generated before new memory becomes available in order to be able to
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Generated before new memory becomes available in order to be able to
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prepare subsystems to handle memory. The page allocator is still unable
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prepare subsystems to handle memory. The page allocator is still unable
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to allocate from the new memory.
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to allocate from the new memory.
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MEMORY_CANCEL_ONLINE
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MEM_CANCEL_ONLINE
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Generated if MEMORY_GOING_ONLINE fails.
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Generated if MEMORY_GOING_ONLINE fails.
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MEMORY_ONLINE
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MEM_ONLINE
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Generated when memory has successfully brought online. The callback may
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Generated when memory has successfully brought online. The callback may
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allocate pages from the new memory.
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allocate pages from the new memory.
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MEMORY_GOING_OFFLINE
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MEM_GOING_OFFLINE
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Generated to begin the process of offlining memory. Allocations are no
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Generated to begin the process of offlining memory. Allocations are no
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longer possible from the memory but some of the memory to be offlined
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longer possible from the memory but some of the memory to be offlined
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is still in use. The callback can be used to free memory known to a
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is still in use. The callback can be used to free memory known to a
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subsystem from the indicated memory block.
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subsystem from the indicated memory block.
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MEMORY_CANCEL_OFFLINE
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MEM_CANCEL_OFFLINE
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Generated if MEMORY_GOING_OFFLINE fails. Memory is available again from
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Generated if MEMORY_GOING_OFFLINE fails. Memory is available again from
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the memory block that we attempted to offline.
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the memory block that we attempted to offline.
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MEMORY_OFFLINE
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MEM_OFFLINE
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Generated after offlining memory is complete.
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Generated after offlining memory is complete.
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A callback routine can be registered by
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A callback routine can be registered by calling
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hotplug_memory_notifier(callback_func, priority)
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hotplug_memory_notifier(callback_func, priority)
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The second argument of callback function (action) is event types of above.
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Callback functions with higher values of priority are called before callback
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The third argument is passed by pointer of struct memory_notify.
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functions with lower values.
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A callback function must have the following prototype:
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int callback_func(
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struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long action, void *arg);
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The first argument of the callback function (self) is a pointer to the block
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of the notifier chain that points to the callback function itself.
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The second argument (action) is one of the event types described above.
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The third argument (arg) passes a pointer of struct memory_notify.
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struct memory_notify {
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struct memory_notify {
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unsigned long start_pfn;
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unsigned long start_pfn;
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If status_changed_nid* >= 0, callback should create/discard structures for the
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If status_changed_nid* >= 0, callback should create/discard structures for the
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node if necessary.
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node if necessary.
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The callback routine shall return one of the values
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NOTIFY_DONE, NOTIFY_OK, NOTIFY_BAD, NOTIFY_STOP
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defined in include/linux/notifier.h
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NOTIFY_DONE and NOTIFY_OK have no effect on the further processing.
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NOTIFY_BAD is used as response to the MEM_GOING_ONLINE, MEM_GOING_OFFLINE,
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MEM_ONLINE, or MEM_OFFLINE action to cancel hotplugging. It stops
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further processing of the notification queue.
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NOTIFY_STOP stops further processing of the notification queue.
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9. Future Work
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9. Future Work
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