[PATCH] docs/memory-hotplug: adjust the explanation of valid_zones sysfs

From: Wei Yang
Date: Thu Jun 22 2017 - 00:19:10 EST


After commit "mm, memory_hotplug: do not associate hotadded memory to zones
until online", the meaning of valid_zones is changed.

1. When the memory block is online, it returns the onlined zone name
2. We won't have "Movable Normal" case, because default_zone couldn't be
MOVABLE

This patch adjust the document according the code change.

Signed-off-by: Wei Yang <richard.weiyang@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt | 12 ++++++------
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt b/Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt
index 670f3ded0802..d85ceb53f52a 100644
--- a/Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt
+++ b/Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt
@@ -171,15 +171,15 @@ Under each memory block, you can see 5 files:
block is removable and a value of 0 indicates that
it is not removable. A memory block is removable only if
every section in the block is removable.
-'valid_zones' : read-only: designed to show which zones this memory block
- can be onlined to.
- The first column shows it's default zone.
+'valid_zones' : read-only: shows different information based on state.
+ When state is online, it is designed to show the
+ zone name this memory block is onlined to.
+ When state is offline, it is designed to show which zones
+ this memory block can be onlined to. The first column
+ shows it's default zone.
"memory6/valid_zones: Normal Movable" shows this memoryblock
can be onlined to ZONE_NORMAL by default and to ZONE_MOVABLE
by online_movable.
- "memory7/valid_zones: Movable Normal" shows this memoryblock
- can be onlined to ZONE_MOVABLE by default and to ZONE_NORMAL
- by online_kernel.

NOTE:
These directories/files appear after physical memory hotplug phase.
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