dt: add documentation of "hotpluggable" memory property

Summarize the "hotpluggable" property of dt memory nodes.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1479160961-25840-6-git-send-email-arbab@linux.vnet.ibm.com
Signed-off-by: Reza Arbab <arbab@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: "Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: Alistair Popple <apopple@au1.ibm.com>
Cc: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Balbir Singh <bsingharora@gmail.com>
Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Cc: Bharata B Rao <bharata@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Frank Rowand <frowand.list@gmail.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Cc: Nathan Fontenot <nfont@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt@kernel.org>
Cc: Stewart Smith <stewart@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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@ -974,6 +974,13 @@ compatibility.
4Gb. Some vendors prefer splitting those ranges into smaller
segments, but the kernel doesn't care.
Additional properties:
- hotpluggable : The presence of this property provides an explicit
hint to the operating system that this memory may potentially be
removed later. The kernel can take this into consideration when
doing nonmovable allocations and when laying out memory zones.
e) The /chosen node
This node is a bit "special". Normally, that's where Open Firmware