Re: [UPDATE][PATCH v2 2/3] resource: Add release_mem_region_adjustable()

[Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>]

On Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:02:30 -0600 Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hp.com> wrote:

> > > +		/* look for the next resource if it does not fit into */
> > > +		if (res->start > start || res->end < end) {
> > > +			p = &res->sibling;
> > > +			continue;
> > > +		}
> > 
> > What if the resource overlaps. In other words, the res->start > start 
> > but res->end > end  ? 
> > 
> > Also do you handle the case where the range <start,end> spans
> > across multiple adjacent resources?
> 
> Good questions!  The two cases above are handled as error cases
> (-EINVAL) by design.  A requested region must either match exactly or
> fit into a single resource entry.  There are basically two design
> choices in release -- restrictive or non-restrictive.  Restrictive only
> releases under certain conditions, and non-restrictive releases under
> any conditions.  Since the existing release interfaces,
> __release_region() and __release_resource(), are restrictive, I intend
> to follow the same policy and made this new interface restrictive as
> well.  This new interface handles the common scenarios of memory
> hot-plug operations well.  I think your example cases are non-typical
> scenarios for memory hot-plug, and I am not sure if they happen under
> normal cases at this point.  Hence, they are handled as error cases for
> now.  We can always enhance this interface when we find them necessary
> to support as this interface is dedicated for memory hot-plug.  In other
> words, we should make such enhancement after we understand their
> scenarios well.  Does it make sense?

Can you please update the comment to describe the above?  Because if
one reviewer was wondering then later readers will also wonder.

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