Public bug reported:

== Comment: #0 - HARIHARAN T. SUNDARESH REDDY <[email protected]> - 
2018-10-03 01:29:59 ==
Description : Hotplug is supported only for 64 dimms and the same is controlled 
by the sysfs parameter

# cat /sys/module/vhost/parameters/max_mem_regions
64

However qemu supports 256 slots max. In my opinion max_mem_regions must
be >= 256.

log :

63
Device attached successfully    <--- 63 times devices attached successfully, 
later all attach failed. 

64
error: Failed to attach device from hp_mem.xml
error: internal error: unable to execute QEMU command 'device_add': a used 
vhost backend has no free memory slots left

65
error: Failed to attach device from hp_mem.xml
error: internal error: unable to execute QEMU command 'device_add': a used 
vhost backend has no free memory slots left

66
error: Failed to attach device from hp_mem.xml
error: internal error: unable to execute QEMU command 'device_add': a used 
vhost backend has no free memory slots left

System Details :
uname -a
Linux ltc-fvttest 4.18.5-custom #1 SMP Wed Sep 26 12:11:51 CDT 2018 ppc64le 
ppc64le ppc64le GNU/Linux

root@ltc-fvttest:/home/hariharan# cat /etc/os-release 
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu Cosmic Cuttlefish (development branch)"
VERSION_ID="18.10"
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/";
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/";
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/";
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy";
VERSION_CODENAME=cosmic
UBUNTU_CODENAME=cosmic

** Affects: sysfsutils (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: Ubuntu on IBM Power Systems Bug Triage (ubuntu-power-triage)
         Status: New


** Tags: architecture-ppc64le bugnameltc-171919 severity-medium 
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** Tags added: architecture-ppc64le bugnameltc-171919 severity-medium
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** Changed in: ubuntu
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu on IBM Power Systems Bug Triage 
(ubuntu-power-triage)

** Package changed: ubuntu => sysfsutils (Ubuntu)

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Title:
  Only 64 Memory regions or dimms supported for Hotplug.

Status in sysfsutils package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  == Comment: #0 - HARIHARAN T. SUNDARESH REDDY <[email protected]> - 
2018-10-03 01:29:59 ==
  Description : Hotplug is supported only for 64 dimms and the same is 
controlled by the sysfs parameter

  # cat /sys/module/vhost/parameters/max_mem_regions
  64

  However qemu supports 256 slots max. In my opinion max_mem_regions
  must be >= 256.

  log :

  63
  Device attached successfully    <--- 63 times devices attached successfully, 
later all attach failed. 

  64
  error: Failed to attach device from hp_mem.xml
  error: internal error: unable to execute QEMU command 'device_add': a used 
vhost backend has no free memory slots left

  65
  error: Failed to attach device from hp_mem.xml
  error: internal error: unable to execute QEMU command 'device_add': a used 
vhost backend has no free memory slots left

  66
  error: Failed to attach device from hp_mem.xml
  error: internal error: unable to execute QEMU command 'device_add': a used 
vhost backend has no free memory slots left

  System Details :
  uname -a
  Linux ltc-fvttest 4.18.5-custom #1 SMP Wed Sep 26 12:11:51 CDT 2018 ppc64le 
ppc64le ppc64le GNU/Linux

  root@ltc-fvttest:/home/hariharan# cat /etc/os-release 
  NAME="Ubuntu"
  VERSION="18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish)"
  ID=ubuntu
  ID_LIKE=debian
  PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu Cosmic Cuttlefish (development branch)"
  VERSION_ID="18.10"
  HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/";
  SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/";
  BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/";
  
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy";
  VERSION_CODENAME=cosmic
  UBUNTU_CODENAME=cosmic

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