@@ -143,15 +143,6 @@ static __init int is_usable_memory(efi_memory_desc_t *md)
case EFI_BOOT_SERVICES_DATA:
case EFI_CONVENTIONAL_MEMORY:
case EFI_PERSISTENT_MEMORY:
- /*
- * Special purpose memory is 'soft reserved', which means it
- * is set aside initially, but can be hotplugged back in or
- * be assigned to the dax driver after boot.
- */
- if (efi_soft_reserve_enabled() &&
- (md->attribute & EFI_MEMORY_SP))
- return false;
-
/*
* According to the spec, these regions are no longer reserved
* after calling ExitBootServices(). However, we can only use
@@ -196,6 +187,16 @@ static __init void reserve_regions(void)
size = npages << PAGE_SHIFT;
if (is_memory(md)) {
+ /*
+ * Special purpose memory is 'soft reserved', which
+ * means it is set aside initially. Don't add a memblock
+ * for it now so that it can be hotplugged back in or
+ * be assigned to the dax driver after boot.
+ */
+ if (efi_soft_reserve_enabled() &&
+ (md->attribute & EFI_MEMORY_SP))
+ continue;
+
early_init_dt_add_memory_arch(paddr, size);
if (!is_usable_memory(md))
Adding memblocks for soft-reserved regions prevents them from later being hotplugged in by dax_kmem. Signed-off-by: Andrew Bresticker <abrestic@rivosinc.com> --- v2: only skip adding memblocks for soft-reserved mem --- drivers/firmware/efi/efi-init.c | 19 ++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)