add_memory_driver_managed(9)

add_memory_driver_managed(9)

okay so bestie 💖 this one is from the Kernel API Manual, and it’s all about adding driver-managed memory. It’s giving kernel-internals main character energy, but the facts are simple — let’s go ✨

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✨ NAME ✨

add_memory_driver_managed — add driver-managed memory 🫶

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int add_memory_driver_managed (int nid , u64 start , u64 size , const
       char *resource_name , mhp_t mhp_flags );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• nid — NUMA node ID where the memory will be added.
• start — Start physical address of the memory range.
• size — Size of the memory range in bytes.
• resource_name — Resource name in format "System RAM ($DRIVER)".
• mhp_flags — Memory hotplug flags.

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Add driver-managed memory with the system default online type set by build config or kernel boot parameter. No cap, that’s literally the whole vibe check 💅

See __add_memory_driver_managed for more details. iykyk ✨

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⭐ RETURN ⭐

0 on success, negative error code on failure. periodt 💖

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./mm/memory_hotplug.c — and the related crew is:

• __remove_pages(9)
• __add_memory_driver_managed(9)
• try_offline_node(9)
• __remove_memory(9)
• offline_and_remove_memory_ranges(9)

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Cute lil sign-off: source ./mm, date October 2026, page add_memory_driver_managed(9) — stay hydrated and hotplug responsibly 💅✨