1 files changed, 5 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c b/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c
index 4c605c70ebf9..61b7351df1d4 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ static void hv_mem_hot_add(unsigned long start, unsigned long size,
                                 struct hv_hotadd_state *has)
 {
         int ret = 0;
-        int i, nid, t;
+        int i, nid;
         unsigned long start_pfn;
         unsigned long processed_pfn;
         unsigned long total_pfn = pfn_count;
@@ -607,14 +607,11 @@ static void hv_mem_hot_add(unsigned long start, unsigned long size,
 
                 /*
                  * Wait for the memory block to be onlined.
+                 * Since the hot add has succeeded, it is ok to
+                 * proceed even if the pages in the hot added region
+                 * have not been "onlined" within the allowed time.
                  */
-                t = wait_for_completion_timeout(&dm_device.ol_waitevent, 5*HZ);
-                if (t == 0) {
-                        pr_info("hot_add memory timedout\n");
-                        has->ha_end_pfn -= HA_CHUNK;
-                        has->covered_end_pfn -=  processed_pfn;
-                        break;
-                }
+                wait_for_completion_timeout(&dm_device.ol_waitevent, 5*HZ);
 
         }