1 files changed, 38 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/resource.c b/kernel/resource.c
index cc73029088a7..bf1130d81b7f 100644
--- a/kernel/resource.c
+++ b/kernel/resource.c
@@ -230,6 +230,44 @@ int release_resource(struct resource *old)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(release_resource);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG
+/*
+ * Finds the lowest memory reosurce exists within [res->start.res->end)
+ * the caller must specify res->start, res->end, res->flags.
+ * If found, returns 0, res is overwritten, if not found, returns -1.
+ */
+int find_next_system_ram(struct resource *res)
+{
+        resource_size_t start, end;
+        struct resource *p;
+
+        BUG_ON(!res);
+
+        start = res->start;
+        end = res->end;
+
+        read_lock(&resource_lock);
+        for (p = iomem_resource.child; p ; p = p->sibling) {
+                /* system ram is just marked as IORESOURCE_MEM */
+                if (p->flags != res->flags)
+                        continue;
+                if (p->start > end) {
+                        p = NULL;
+                        break;
+                }
+                if (p->start >= start)
+                        break;
+        }
+        read_unlock(&resource_lock);
+        if (!p)
+                return -1;
+        /* copy data */
+        res->start = p->start;
+        res->end = p->end;
+        return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Find empty slot in the resource tree given range and alignment.
  */