2013/04/03 1:17, Toshi Kani wrote: > Added release_mem_region_adjustable(), which releases a requested > region from a currently busy memory resource. This interface > adjusts the matched memory resource accordingly if the requested > region does not match exactly but still fits into. > > This new interface is intended for memory hot-delete. During > bootup, memory resources are inserted from the boot descriptor > table, such as EFI Memory Table and e820. Each memory resource > entry usually covers the whole contigous memory range. Memory > hot-delete request, on the other hand, may target to a particular > range of memory resource, and its size can be much smaller than > the whole contiguous memory. Since the existing release interfaces > like __release_region() require a requested region to be exactly > matched to a resource entry, they do not allow a partial resource > to be released. > > There is no change to the existing interfaces since their restriction > is valid for I/O resources. > > Signed-off-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@xxxxxx> The patch looks mostly good. One nitpick below. > --- > include/linux/ioport.h | 2 + > kernel/resource.c | 87 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 2 files changed, 89 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/include/linux/ioport.h b/include/linux/ioport.h > index 85ac9b9b..0fe1a82 100644 > --- a/include/linux/ioport.h > +++ b/include/linux/ioport.h > @@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ extern struct resource * __request_region(struct resource *, > extern int __check_region(struct resource *, resource_size_t, resource_size_t); > extern void __release_region(struct resource *, resource_size_t, > resource_size_t); > +extern int release_mem_region_adjustable(struct resource *, resource_size_t, > + resource_size_t); > > static inline int __deprecated check_region(resource_size_t s, > resource_size_t n) > diff --git a/kernel/resource.c b/kernel/resource.c > index ae246f9..789f160 100644 > --- a/kernel/resource.c > +++ b/kernel/resource.c > @@ -1021,6 +1021,93 @@ void __release_region(struct resource *parent, resource_size_t start, > } > EXPORT_SYMBOL(__release_region); > > +/** > + * release_mem_region_adjustable - release a previously reserved memory region > + * @parent: parent resource descriptor > + * @start: resource start address > + * @size: resource region size > + * > + * The requested region is released from a currently busy memory resource. > + * It adjusts the matched busy memory resource accordingly if the requested > + * region does not match exactly but still fits into. Existing children of > + * the busy memory resource must be immutable in this request. > + * > + * Note, when the busy memory resource gets split into two entries, the code > + * assumes that all children remain in the lower address entry for simplicity. > + * Enhance this logic when necessary. > + */ > +int release_mem_region_adjustable(struct resource *parent, > + resource_size_t start, resource_size_t size) > +{ > + struct resource **p; > + struct resource *res, *new; > + resource_size_t end; > + int ret = 0; > + > + p = &parent->child; > + end = start + size - 1; > + > + write_lock(&resource_lock); > + > + while ((res = *p)) { > + if (res->start > start || res->end < end) { > + p = &res->sibling; > + continue; > + } > + > + if (!(res->flags & IORESOURCE_MEM)) { > + ret = -EINVAL; > + break; > + } > + > + if (!(res->flags & IORESOURCE_BUSY)) { > + p = &res->child; > + continue; > + } > + > + if (res->start == start && res->end == end) { > + /* free the whole entry */ > + *p = res->sibling; > + kfree(res); > + } else if (res->start == start && res->end != end) { > + /* adjust the start */ > + ret = __adjust_resource(res, end+1, end + 1, Thanks, Yasuaki Ishimatsu > + res->end - end); > + } else if (res->start != start && res->end == end) { > + /* adjust the end */ > + ret = __adjust_resource(res, res->start, > + start - res->start); > + } else { > + /* split into two entries */ > + new = kzalloc(sizeof(struct resource), GFP_KERNEL); > + if (!new) { > + ret = -ENOMEM; > + break; > + } > + new->name = res->name; > + new->start = end + 1; > + new->end = res->end; > + new->flags = res->flags; > + new->parent = res->parent; > + new->sibling = res->sibling; > + new->child = NULL; > + > + ret = __adjust_resource(res, res->start, > + start - res->start); > + if (ret) { > + kfree(new); > + break; > + } > + res->sibling = new; > + } > + > + break; > + } > + > + write_unlock(&resource_lock); > + return ret; > +} > + > /* > * Managed region resource > */ > -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>