Re: [PATCH] [4/4] SLAB: Fix node add timer race in cache_reap

Christoph Lameter
2010-02-25T18:34:17Z

On Thu, 25 Feb 2010, David Rientjes wrote:

> I don't see how memory hotadd with a new node being onlined could have
> worked fine before since slab lacked any memory hotplug notifier until
> Andi just added it.

AFAICR The cpu notifier took on that role in the past.

If what you say is true then memory hotplug has never worked before.
Kamesan?