On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 1:36 PM, Reza Arbab <ar...@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote: > Respect the standard dt "status" property when scanning memory nodes in > early_init_dt_scan_memory(), so that if the node is unavailable, no > memory will be added. > > The use case at hand is accelerator or device memory, which may be > unusable until post-boot initialization of the memory link. Such a node > can be described in the dt as any other, given its status is "disabled". > Per the device tree specification, > > "disabled" > Indicates that the device is not presently operational, but it > might become operational in the future (for example, something > is not plugged in, or switched off). > > Once such memory is made operational, it can then be hotplugged. > > Signed-off-by: Reza Arbab <ar...@linux.vnet.ibm.com> > --- > drivers/of/fdt.c | 3 +++ > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
Acked-by: Rob Herring <r...@kernel.org>
