[patch 050/123] dt: add documentation of "hotpluggable" memory property

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From: Reza Arbab <arbab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: dt: add documentation of "hotpluggable" memory property

Summarize the "hotpluggable" property of dt memory nodes.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1479160961-25840-6-git-send-email-arbab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Reza Arbab <arbab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alistair Popple <apopple@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Balbir Singh <bsingharora@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Bharata B Rao <bharata@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Frank Rowand <frowand.list@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Nathan Fontenot <nfont@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Stewart Smith <stewart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 Documentation/devicetree/booting-without-of.txt |    7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff -puN Documentation/devicetree/booting-without-of.txt~dt-add-documentation-of-hotpluggable-memory-property Documentation/devicetree/booting-without-of.txt
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/booting-without-of.txt~dt-add-documentation-of-hotpluggable-memory-property
+++ a/Documentation/devicetree/booting-without-of.txt
@@ -974,6 +974,13 @@ compatibility.
       4Gb. Some vendors prefer splitting those ranges into smaller
       segments, but the kernel doesn't care.
 
+  Additional properties:
+
+    - hotpluggable : The presence of this property provides an explicit
+      hint to the operating system that this memory may potentially be
+      removed later. The kernel can take this into consideration when
+      doing nonmovable allocations and when laying out memory zones.
+
   e) The /chosen node
 
   This node is a bit "special". Normally, that's where Open Firmware
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