On Wed, 26 Aug 2015 14:38:35 -0700 (PDT) David Rientjes <rientjes@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > --- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/base/node.c > > +++ linux-2.6/drivers/base/node.c > > @@ -390,7 +390,18 @@ int register_mem_sect_under_node(struct > > sect_end_pfn = section_nr_to_pfn(mem_blk->end_section_nr); > > sect_end_pfn += PAGES_PER_SECTION - 1; > > for (pfn = sect_start_pfn; pfn <= sect_end_pfn; pfn++) { > > - int page_nid; > > + int page_nid, scn_nr; > > + > > + /* > > + * memory block could have several absent sections from start. > > + * skip pfn range from absent section > > + */ > > + scn_nr = pfn_to_section_nr(pfn); > > + if (!present_section_nr(scn_nr)) { > > + pfn = round_down(pfn + PAGES_PER_SECTION, > > + PAGES_PER_SECTION) - 1; > > + continue; > > + } > > > > page_nid = get_nid_for_pfn(pfn); > > if (page_nid < 0) > > scn_nr should really be unsigned long, but it would probably be better to > simply use if (!pfn_present(pfn)) rather than store the section number. Yup. I was feeling lazy but you motivated me. <grunt, wheeze> --- a/drivers/base/node.c~mm-check-if-section-present-during-memory-block-registering-fix +++ a/drivers/base/node.c @@ -390,14 +390,13 @@ int register_mem_sect_under_node(struct sect_end_pfn = section_nr_to_pfn(mem_blk->end_section_nr); sect_end_pfn += PAGES_PER_SECTION - 1; for (pfn = sect_start_pfn; pfn <= sect_end_pfn; pfn++) { - int page_nid, scn_nr; + int page_nid; /* * memory block could have several absent sections from start. * skip pfn range from absent section */ - scn_nr = pfn_to_section_nr(pfn); - if (!present_section_nr(scn_nr)) { + if (!present_section_nr(pfn_to_section_nr(pfn))) { pfn = round_down(pfn + PAGES_PER_SECTION, PAGES_PER_SECTION) - 1; continue; _ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html