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...AM by the kexec kernel. We should let the kexec kernel decide how to use that memory - just as we do during an ordinary reboot. Before configuring the namespace: [root at localhost ~]# cat /proc/iomem ... 140000000-33fffffff : Persistent Memory 140000000-33fffffff : namespace0.0 3280000000-32ffffffff : PCI Bus 0000:00 After configuring the namespace: [root at localhost ~]# cat /proc/iomem ... 140000000-33fffffff : Persistent Memory 140000000-1481fffff : namespace0.0 148200000-33fffffff : dax0.0 3280000000-32ffffffff : PCI Bus 0000:00 After loading kmem: [root at localhost ~]# cat /...

...198000000-19fffffff : System RAM (virtio_mem) 1a0000000-1a7ffffff : System RAM (virtio_mem) 1a8000000-1afffffff : System RAM (virtio_mem) 1b0000000-1b7ffffff : System RAM (virtio_mem) 1b8000000-1bfffffff : System RAM (virtio_mem) 3280000000-32ffffffff : PCI Bus 0000:00 With this patch, we get (/proc/iomem): [...] fffc0000-ffffffff : Reserved 100000000-13fffffff : System RAM 140000000-33fffffff : virtio0 140000000-1bfffffff : System RAM (virtio_mem) 3280000000-32ffffffff : PCI Bus 0000:00 Of cou...

This is the follow up of [1]: [PATCH v1 0/3] mm/memory_hotplug: Make virtio-mem play nicely with kexec-tools I realized that this is not only helpful for virtio-mem, but also for dax/kmem - it's a fix for that use case (see patch #3) of persistent memory. Also, while testing, I discovered that kexec-tools will *not* add dax/kmem memory (anything not directly under the root when parsing

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 via /proc/iomem to user space). We really want to merge added resources in this scenario where

...:/# cat /proc/iomem 00000000-00000fff : Reserved [...] 100000000-13fffffff : System RAM 140000000-33fffffff : virtio0 140000000-147ffffff : System RAM 148000000-14fffffff : System RAM 150000000-157ffffff : System RAM 340000000-303fffffff : virtio1 340000000-347ffffff : System RAM 3280000000-32ffffffff : PCI Bus 0000:00 -- Thanks, David / dhildenb

This is the follow-up of "[PATCH RFCv1 0/5] mm/memory_hotplug: selective merging of memory resources" [1] 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

On 29.04.20 18:08, David Hildenbrand wrote: > Some paravirtualized devices that add memory via add_memory() and > friends (esp. virtio-mem) don't want to create entries in > /sys/firmware/memmap/ - primarily to hinder kexec from adding this > memory to the boot memmap of the kexec kernel. > > In fact, such memory is never exposed via the firmware (e.g., e820), but > only

On 29.04.20 18:08, David Hildenbrand wrote: > Some paravirtualized devices that add memory via add_memory() and > friends (esp. virtio-mem) don't want to create entries in > /sys/firmware/memmap/ - primarily to hinder kexec from adding this > memory to the boot memmap of the kexec kernel. > > In fact, such memory is never exposed via the firmware (e.g., e820), but > only

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 via /proc/iomem to user space). We really want to merge added resources in this scenario where

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 via /proc/iomem to user space). We really want to merge added resources in this scenario where

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 via /proc/iomem to user space). We really want to merge added resources in this scenario where

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 via /proc/iomem to user space). We really want to merge added resources in this scenario where

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 via /proc/iomem to user space). We really want to merge added resources in this scenario where

This series is based on [1]: [PATCH v2 00/10] virtio-mem: paravirtualized memory That will hopefull get picked up soon, rebased to -next. The following patches were reverted from -next [2]: [PATCH 0/3] kexec/memory_hotplug: Prevent removal and accidental use As discussed in that thread, they should be reverted from -next already. In theory, if people agree, we could take the first two patches