> > >> --- > > >> drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c | 14 ++++++++++++-- > > >> 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > >> > > >> diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c b/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c > > >> index 211f3fe3a038..47719862e57f 100644 > > >> --- a/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c > > >> +++ b/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c > > >> @@ -681,8 +681,13 @@ static struct notifier_block hv_memory_nb = { > > >> /* Check if the particular page is backed and can be onlined and online > > >> it. > > >> */ > > >> static void hv_page_online_one(struct hv_hotadd_state *has, struct page > > >> *pg) > > >> { > > >> - if (!has_pfn_is_backed(has, page_to_pfn(pg))) > > >> + if (!has_pfn_is_backed(has, page_to_pfn(pg))) { > > >> + if (!PageOffline(pg)) > > >> + __SetPageOffline(pg); > > >> return; > > >> + } > > >> + if (PageOffline(pg)) > > >> + __ClearPageOffline(pg); > > >> > > >> /* This frame is currently backed; online the page. */ > > >> __online_page_set_limits(pg); > > >> @@ -1201,6 +1206,7 @@ static void free_balloon_pages(struct > > >> hv_dynmem_device > > >> *dm, > > >> > > >> for (i = 0; i < num_pages; i++) { > > >> pg = pfn_to_page(i + start_frame); > > >> + __ClearPageOffline(pg); > > > > > > Just thinking, do we need to care for clearing PageOffline flag before > > > freeing > > > a balloon'd page? > > > > Yes we have to otherwise the code will crash when trying to set PageBuddy. > > > > (only one page type at a time may be set right now, and it makes sense. > > A page that is offline cannot e.g. be a buddy page) > > o.k > > > > So PageOffline is completely managed by the page owner. > > Makes sense. Thanks for explaining. Looks good to me. Acked-by: Pankaj gupta <pagupta@xxxxxxxxxx> _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/driverdev-devel