Re: [PATCH 3/4] mmzone: note that node_size_lock should be manipulated via pgdat_resize_lock()

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On Wed, 1 May 2013, Cody P Schafer wrote:

> > > Signed-off-by: Cody P Schafer <cody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > Nack, pgdat_resize_unlock() is unnecessary if irqs are known to be
> > disabled.
> > 
> 
> All this patch does is is indicate that rather than using node_size_lock
> directly (as it won't be around without CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG), one should use
> the pgdat_resize_[un]lock() helper macros.
> 

I think that's obvious given the lock is surrounded by
#ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG.  The fact remains that hotplug code need not 
use pgdat_resize_lock() if irqs are disabled.

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