Re: [PATCH v3] mm/memory_hotplug: Fix try_offline_node()

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Fri Nov 15 2019 - 19:10:21 EST


On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 19:58:45 -0800 Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 00:14:13 +0100 David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > + /*
> > > + * Especially offline memory blocks might not be spanned by the
> > > + * node. They will get spanned by the node once they get onlined.
> > > + * However, they link to the node in sysfs and can get onlined later.
> > > + */
> > > + rc = for_each_memory_block(&nid, check_no_memblock_for_node_cb);
> > > + if (rc)
> > > return;
> > > - }
> > >
> > > if (check_cpu_on_node(pgdat))
> > > return;
> > >
> >
> > @Andrew, can you queued this one instead of v1 so we can give this some
> > more testing? Thanks!
>
> Sure.
>
> We have a tested-by but no reviewed-by or acked-by :(
>
> Null pointer derefs are unpopular. Should we cc:stable?

<Crickets>

I added cc:stable and shall send it upstream unreviewed.