@@ -777,7 +777,14 @@ static void section_deactivate(unsigned
if (bitmap_empty(subsection_map, SUBSECTIONS_PER_SECTION)) {
unsigned long section_nr = pfn_to_section_nr(pfn);
- if (!section_is_early) {
+ /*
+ * When removing an early section, the usage map is kept (as the
+ * usage maps of other sections fall into the same page). It
+ * will be re-used when re-adding the section - which is then no
+ * longer an early section. If the usage map is PageReserved, it
+ * was allocated during boot.
+ */
+ if (!PageReserved(virt_to_page(ms->usage))) {
kfree(ms->usage);
ms->usage = NULL;
}