Re: [PATCH v1 2/5] kernel/resource: merge_system_ram_resources() to merge resources after hotplug

2020-09-08 Thread David Hildenbrand
On 31.08.20 11:35, Pankaj Gupta wrote: >> Some add_memory*() users add memory in small, contiguous memory blocks. >> Examples include virtio-mem, hyper-v balloon, and the XEN balloon. >> >> This can quickly result in a lot of memory resources, whereby the actual >> resource boundaries are not of in

[PATCH v1 2/5] kernel/resource: merge_system_ram_resources() to merge resources after hotplug

2020-08-21 Thread David Hildenbrand
Some add_memory*() users add memory in small, contiguous memory blocks. Examples include virtio-mem, hyper-v balloon, and the XEN balloon. This can quickly result in a lot of memory resources, whereby the actual resource boundaries are not of interest (e.g., it might be relevant for DIMMs, exposed