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Diffstat (limited to 'mm/Kconfig')
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diff --git a/mm/Kconfig b/mm/Kconfig index 394838f489e..3f4ffda152b 100644 --- a/mm/Kconfig +++ b/mm/Kconfig @@ -153,11 +153,18 @@ config MOVABLE_NODE help Allow a node to have only movable memory. Pages used by the kernel, such as direct mapping pages cannot be migrated. So the corresponding - memory device cannot be hotplugged. This option allows users to - online all the memory of a node as movable memory so that the whole - node can be hotplugged. Users who don't use the memory hotplug - feature are fine with this option on since they don't online memory - as movable. + memory device cannot be hotplugged. This option allows the following + two things: + - When the system is booting, node full of hotpluggable memory can + be arranged to have only movable memory so that the whole node can + be hot-removed. (need movable_node boot option specified). + - After the system is up, the option allows users to online all the + memory of a node as movable memory so that the whole node can be + hot-removed. + + Users who don't use the memory hotplug feature are fine with this + option on since they don't specify movable_node boot option or they + don't online memory as movable. Say Y here if you want to hotplug a whole node. Say N here if you want kernel to use memory on all nodes evenly. |