Memory hotplug is first, but we also want to start thinking about CPU and device hotplugging. Later we'll add in node hotplug. -- Tom On Wed, 2004-12-08 at 08:27, Patrick Mochel wrote: > On Wed, 8 Dec 2004, Tom Hanrahan wrote: > > > We're planning to test hotplug capability on PowerPC platforms we have > > in house. Following this text is a description of the systems. > > Basically we have two systems and an HMC. > > > > Also following is a brief conversation I had with Dave Hansen about > > possible testing we can do, but I'd like this discussion to move to a > > wider forum. What suggestions does this group have for our testing > > hotplug given the equipment we have? > > The answer to this may be obvious and something I should know, but what > exactly are you trying to test? > > 'Hotplug' works great already and has for years, depending on how you look > at it. There are several hotpluggable buses, all of which get extensive > continuous testing by a large user base. The device and driver > infrastructure handle these seamlessly, out of necessity; so do other data > structures, like filesystems. > > So, are you talking about hotplug memory then? > > Thanks, > > > Pat
