| Date | Tue, 26 Jun 2012 23:10:32 -0700 (PDT) | From | David Rientjes <> | Subject | Re: [RFC PATCH 1/12] memory-hotplug : rename remove_memory to offline_memory |
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On Wed, 27 Jun 2012, Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote:
> remove_memory() does not remove memory but just offlines memory. The patch > changes name of it to offline_memory(). >
The kernel is never going to physically remove the memory itself, so I don't see the big problem with calling it remove_memory(). If you're going to change it to offline_memory(), which is just as good but not better, then I'd suggest changing add_memory() to online_memory() for completeness.
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