[PATCH] lmb: Add lmb_free()
Michael Ellerman
michael at ellerman.id.au
Wed Jan 13 18:25:24 EST 2010
We can free memory allocated with lmb_alloc() by removing it from the
list of reserved LMBs. Rework lmb_remove() to allow that possibility
and add lmb_free() which exploits it.
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <michael at ellerman.id.au>
---
include/linux/lmb.h | 1 +
lib/lmb.c | 13 +++++++++++--
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/lmb.h b/include/linux/lmb.h
index ef82b8f..f3d1433 100644
--- a/include/linux/lmb.h
+++ b/include/linux/lmb.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ extern void __init lmb_init(void);
extern void __init lmb_analyze(void);
extern long lmb_add(u64 base, u64 size);
extern long lmb_remove(u64 base, u64 size);
+extern long __init lmb_free(u64 base, u64 size);
extern long __init lmb_reserve(u64 base, u64 size);
extern u64 __init lmb_alloc_nid(u64 size, u64 align, int nid,
u64 (*nid_range)(u64, u64, int *));
diff --git a/lib/lmb.c b/lib/lmb.c
index 9cee171..cdeb284 100644
--- a/lib/lmb.c
+++ b/lib/lmb.c
@@ -205,9 +205,8 @@ long lmb_add(u64 base, u64 size)
}
-long lmb_remove(u64 base, u64 size)
+static long __lmb_remove(struct lmb_region *rgn, u64 base, u64 size)
{
- struct lmb_region *rgn = &(lmb.memory);
u64 rgnbegin, rgnend;
u64 end = base + size;
int i;
@@ -254,6 +253,16 @@ long lmb_remove(u64 base, u64 size)
return lmb_add_region(rgn, end, rgnend - end);
}
+long lmb_remove(u64 base, u64 size)
+{
+ return __lmb_remove(&(lmb.memory), base, size);
+}
+
+long __init lmb_free(u64 base, u64 size)
+{
+ return __lmb_remove(&(lmb.reserved), base, size);
+}
+
long __init lmb_reserve(u64 base, u64 size)
{
struct lmb_region *_rgn = &lmb.reserved;
--
1.6.3.3
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