[PATCH] mm/numa: Rename memory_add_physaddr_to_nid to memory_get_phys_to_nid

David Hildenbrand david at redhat.com
Mon Aug 18 16:58:59 AEST 2025


On 18.08.25 08:41, pratyush.brahma at oss.qualcomm.com wrote:
> From: Pratyush Brahma <pratyush.brahma at oss.qualcomm.com>
> 
> The function `memory_add_physaddr_to_nid` seems a misnomer.
> It does not to "add" a physical address to a NID mapping,
> but rather it gets the NID associated with a given physical address.

You probably misunderstood what the function is used for: memory hotplug 
aka "memory_add".

This patch is making matters worse by stripping that detail, unfortunately.


-- 
Cheers

David / dhildenb



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