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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] powerpc/mm: movable hotplug memory nodes
To: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>,
 Reza Arbab <arbab@linux.vnet.ibm.com>,
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From: Nathan Fontenot <nfont@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 09:39:05 -0500
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On 08/10/2016 05:30 AM, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> Reza Arbab <arbab@linux.vnet.ibm.com> writes:
> 
>> These changes enable onlining memory into ZONE_MOVABLE on power, and the
>> creation of discrete nodes of movable memory.
>>
>> Node hotplug is not supported on power [1].
> 
> But maybe it should be?
> 
Yes, it should be supported.

I have briefly looked into this recently only to find
this will not be a simple update.

-Nathan