diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/memtrace.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/memtrace.c
index 13b369d2cc454..6828108486f83 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/memtrace.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/memtrace.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static int memtrace_online(void)
 			ent->mem = 0;
 		}
 
-		if (add_memory(ent->nid, ent->start, ent->size)) {
+		if (add_memory(ent->nid, ent->start, ent->size, MHP_NONE)) {
 			pr_err("Failed to add trace memory to node %d\n",
 				ent->nid);
 			ret += 1;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
index 0ea976d1cac47..e1c9fa0d730f5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ static int dlpar_add_lmb(struct drmem_lmb *lmb)
 	nid = memory_add_physaddr_to_nid(lmb->base_addr);
 
 	/* Add the memory */
-	rc = __add_memory(nid, lmb->base_addr, block_sz);
+	rc = __add_memory(nid, lmb->base_addr, block_sz, MHP_NONE);
 	if (rc) {
 		invalidate_lmb_associativity_index(lmb);
 		return rc;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
index e294f44a78504..2067c3bc55763 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ static int acpi_memory_enable_device(struct acpi_memory_device *mem_device)
 		if (node < 0)
 			node = memory_add_physaddr_to_nid(info->start_addr);
 
-		result = __add_memory(node, info->start_addr, info->length);
+		result = __add_memory(node, info->start_addr, info->length,
+				      MHP_NONE);
 
 		/*
 		 * If the memory block has been used by the kernel, add_memory()
diff --git a/drivers/base/memory.c b/drivers/base/memory.c
index 4db3c660de831..b4c297dd04755 100644
--- a/drivers/base/memory.c
+++ b/drivers/base/memory.c
@@ -432,7 +432,8 @@ static ssize_t probe_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 
 	nid = memory_add_physaddr_to_nid(phys_addr);
 	ret = __add_memory(nid, phys_addr,
-			   MIN_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE * sections_per_block);
+			   MIN_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE * sections_per_block,
+			   MHP_NONE);
 
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/dax/kmem.c b/drivers/dax/kmem.c
index 7dcb2902e9b1b..896cb9444e727 100644
--- a/drivers/dax/kmem.c
+++ b/drivers/dax/kmem.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ int dev_dax_kmem_probe(struct dev_dax *dev_dax)
 		 * this as RAM automatically.
 		 */
 		rc = add_memory_driver_managed(numa_node, range.start,
-				range_len(&range), kmem_name);
+				range_len(&range), kmem_name, MHP_NONE);
 
 		res->flags |= IORESOURCE_BUSY;
 		if (rc) {
diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c b/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c
index 32e3bc0aa665a..3c0d52e244520 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ static void hv_mem_hot_add(unsigned long start, unsigned long size,
 
 		nid = memory_add_physaddr_to_nid(PFN_PHYS(start_pfn));
 		ret = add_memory(nid, PFN_PHYS((start_pfn)),
-				(HA_CHUNK << PAGE_SHIFT));
+				(HA_CHUNK << PAGE_SHIFT), MHP_NONE);
 
 		if (ret) {
 			pr_err("hot_add memory failed error is %d\n", ret);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_cmd.c b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_cmd.c
index a864b21af602a..f6e97f0830f64 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_cmd.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ static void __init add_memory_merged(u16 rn)
 	if (!size)
 		goto skip_add;
 	for (addr = start; addr < start + size; addr += block_size)
-		add_memory(0, addr, block_size);
+		add_memory(0, addr, block_size, MHP_NONE);
 skip_add:
 	first_rn = rn;
 	num = 1;
diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c
index 834b7c13ef3dc..ed99e43354010 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ static int virtio_mem_mb_add(struct virtio_mem *vm, unsigned long mb_id)
 
 	dev_dbg(&vm->vdev->dev, "adding memory block: %lu\n", mb_id);
 	return add_memory_driver_managed(nid, addr, memory_block_size_bytes(),
-					 vm->resource_name);
+					 vm->resource_name, MHP_NONE);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/xen/balloon.c b/drivers/xen/balloon.c
index 51427c752b37b..9f40a294d398d 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/balloon.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ static enum bp_state reserve_additional_memory(void)
 	mutex_unlock(&balloon_mutex);
 	/* add_memory_resource() requires the device_hotplug lock */
 	lock_device_hotplug();
-	rc = add_memory_resource(nid, resource);
+	rc = add_memory_resource(nid, resource, MHP_NONE);
 	unlock_device_hotplug();
 	mutex_lock(&balloon_mutex);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h b/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h
index 51a877fec8da8..e53d1058f3443 100644
--- a/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h
+++ b/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ enum {
 	MMOP_ONLINE_MOVABLE,
 };
 
+/* Flags for add_memory() and friends to specify memory hotplug details. */
+typedef int __bitwise mhp_t;
+
+/* No special request */
+#define MHP_NONE		((__force mhp_t)0)
+
 /*
  * Extended parameters for memory hotplug:
  * altmap: alternative allocator for memmap array (optional)
@@ -345,11 +351,13 @@ extern void set_zone_contiguous(struct zone *zone);
 extern void clear_zone_contiguous(struct zone *zone);
 
 extern void __ref free_area_init_core_hotplug(int nid);
-extern int __add_memory(int nid, u64 start, u64 size);
-extern int add_memory(int nid, u64 start, u64 size);
-extern int add_memory_resource(int nid, struct resource *resource);
+extern int __add_memory(int nid, u64 start, u64 size, mhp_t mhp_flags);
+extern int add_memory(int nid, u64 start, u64 size, mhp_t mhp_flags);
+extern int add_memory_resource(int nid, struct resource *resource,
+			       mhp_t mhp_flags);
 extern int add_memory_driver_managed(int nid, u64 start, u64 size,
-				     const char *resource_name);
+				     const char *resource_name,
+				     mhp_t mhp_flags);
 extern void move_pfn_range_to_zone(struct zone *zone, unsigned long start_pfn,
 				   unsigned long nr_pages,
 				   struct vmem_altmap *altmap, int migratetype);
diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
index 8e1cd18b5cf14..8f0bd7c9a63a5 100644
--- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ static int online_memory_block(struct memory_block *mem, void *arg)
  *
  * we are OK calling __meminit stuff here - we have CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG
  */
-int __ref add_memory_resource(int nid, struct resource *res)
+int __ref add_memory_resource(int nid, struct resource *res, mhp_t mhp_flags)
 {
 	struct mhp_params params = { .pgprot = PAGE_KERNEL };
 	u64 start, size;
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ int __ref add_memory_resource(int nid, struct resource *res)
 }
 
 /* requires device_hotplug_lock, see add_memory_resource() */
-int __ref __add_memory(int nid, u64 start, u64 size)
+int __ref __add_memory(int nid, u64 start, u64 size, mhp_t mhp_flags)
 {
 	struct resource *res;
 	int ret;
@@ -1127,18 +1127,18 @@ int __ref __add_memory(int nid, u64 start, u64 size)
 	if (IS_ERR(res))
 		return PTR_ERR(res);
 
-	ret = add_memory_resource(nid, res);
+	ret = add_memory_resource(nid, res, mhp_flags);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		release_memory_resource(res);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int add_memory(int nid, u64 start, u64 size)
+int add_memory(int nid, u64 start, u64 size, mhp_t mhp_flags)
 {
 	int rc;
 
 	lock_device_hotplug();
-	rc = __add_memory(nid, start, size);
+	rc = __add_memory(nid, start, size, mhp_flags);
 	unlock_device_hotplug();
 
 	return rc;
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(add_memory);
  * "System RAM ($DRIVER)".
  */
 int add_memory_driver_managed(int nid, u64 start, u64 size,
-			      const char *resource_name)
+			      const char *resource_name, mhp_t mhp_flags)
 {
 	struct resource *res;
 	int rc;
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ int add_memory_driver_managed(int nid, u64 start, u64 size,
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	rc = add_memory_resource(nid, res);
+	rc = add_memory_resource(nid, res, mhp_flags);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		release_memory_resource(res);
 
