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@@ -209,15 +209,12 @@ If memory device is found, memory hotplug code will be called.
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4.2 Notify memory hot-add event by hand
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-On powerpc, the firmware does not notify a memory hotplug event to the kernel.
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-Therefore, "probe" interface is supported to notify the event to the kernel.
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-This interface depends on CONFIG_ARCH_MEMORY_PROBE.
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-
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-CONFIG_ARCH_MEMORY_PROBE is supported on powerpc only. On x86, this config
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-option is disabled by default since ACPI notifies a memory hotplug event to
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-the kernel, which performs its hotplug operation as the result. Please
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-enable this option if you need the "probe" interface for testing purposes
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-on x86.
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+On some architectures, the firmware may not notify the kernel of a memory
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+hotplug event. Therefore, the memory "probe" interface is supported to
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+explicitly notify the kernel. This interface depends on
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+CONFIG_ARCH_MEMORY_PROBE and can be configured on powerpc, sh, and x86
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+if hotplug is supported, although for x86 this should be handled by ACPI
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+notification.
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Probe interface is located at
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/sys/devices/system/memory/probe
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