diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c
index 0507faa65478..9047145095aa 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c
@@ -1012,57 +1012,32 @@ early_param("numa", early_numa);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG
 /*
- * Validate the node associated with the memory section we are
- * trying to add.
- */
-int valid_hot_add_scn(int *nid, unsigned long start, u32 lmb_size,
-		      unsigned long scn_addr)
-{
-	nodemask_t nodes;
-
-	if (*nid < 0 || !node_online(*nid))
-		*nid = any_online_node(NODE_MASK_ALL);
-
-	if ((scn_addr >= start) && (scn_addr < (start + lmb_size))) {
-		nodes_setall(nodes);
-		while (NODE_DATA(*nid)->node_spanned_pages == 0) {
-			node_clear(*nid, nodes);
-			*nid = any_online_node(nodes);
-		}
-
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * Find the node associated with a hot added memory section represented
- * by the ibm,dynamic-reconfiguration-memory node.
+ * Find the node associated with a hot added memory section for
+ * memory represented in the device tree by the property
+ * ibm,dynamic-reconfiguration-memory/ibm,dynamic-memory.
  */
 static int hot_add_drconf_scn_to_nid(struct device_node *memory,
 				     unsigned long scn_addr)
 {
 	const u32 *dm;
-	unsigned int n, rc;
+	unsigned int drconf_cell_cnt, rc;
 	unsigned long lmb_size;
-	int default_nid = any_online_node(NODE_MASK_ALL);
-	int nid;
 	struct assoc_arrays aa;
+	int nid = -1;
 
-	n = of_get_drconf_memory(memory, &dm);
-	if (!n)
-		return default_nid;;
+	drconf_cell_cnt = of_get_drconf_memory(memory, &dm);
+	if (!drconf_cell_cnt)
+		return -1;
 
 	lmb_size = of_get_lmb_size(memory);
 	if (!lmb_size)
-		return default_nid;
+		return -1;
 
 	rc = of_get_assoc_arrays(memory, &aa);
 	if (rc)
-		return default_nid;
+		return -1;
 
-	for (; n != 0; --n) {
+	for (; drconf_cell_cnt != 0; --drconf_cell_cnt) {
 		struct of_drconf_cell drmem;
 
 		read_drconf_cell(&drmem, &dm);
@@ -1073,36 +1048,26 @@ static int hot_add_drconf_scn_to_nid(struct device_node *memory,
 		    || !(drmem.flags & DRCONF_MEM_ASSIGNED))
 			continue;
 
-		nid = of_drconf_to_nid_single(&drmem, &aa);
+		if ((scn_addr < drmem.base_addr)
+		    || (scn_addr >= (drmem.base_addr + lmb_size)))
+			continue;
 
-		if (valid_hot_add_scn(&nid, drmem.base_addr, lmb_size,
-				      scn_addr))
-			return nid;
+		nid = of_drconf_to_nid_single(&drmem, &aa);
+		break;
 	}
 
-	BUG();	/* section address should be found above */
-	return 0;
+	return nid;
 }
 
 /*
- * Find the node associated with a hot added memory section.  Section
- * corresponds to a SPARSEMEM section, not an LMB.  It is assumed that
- * sections are fully contained within a single LMB.
+ * Find the node associated with a hot added memory section for memory
+ * represented in the device tree as a node (i.e. memory@XXXX) for
+ * each lmb.
  */
-int hot_add_scn_to_nid(unsigned long scn_addr)
+int hot_add_node_scn_to_nid(unsigned long scn_addr)
 {
 	struct device_node *memory = NULL;
-	int nid;
-
-	if (!numa_enabled || (min_common_depth < 0))
-		return any_online_node(NODE_MASK_ALL);
-
-	memory = of_find_node_by_path("/ibm,dynamic-reconfiguration-memory");
-	if (memory) {
-		nid = hot_add_drconf_scn_to_nid(memory, scn_addr);
-		of_node_put(memory);
-		return nid;
-	}
+	int nid = -1;
 
 	while ((memory = of_find_node_by_type(memory, "memory")) != NULL) {
 		unsigned long start, size;
@@ -1116,20 +1081,62 @@ int hot_add_scn_to_nid(unsigned long scn_addr)
 
 		/* ranges in cell */
 		ranges = (len >> 2) / (n_mem_addr_cells + n_mem_size_cells);
-ha_new_range:
-		start = read_n_cells(n_mem_addr_cells, &memcell_buf);
-		size = read_n_cells(n_mem_size_cells, &memcell_buf);
-		nid = of_node_to_nid_single(memory);
 
-		if (valid_hot_add_scn(&nid, start, size, scn_addr)) {
-			of_node_put(memory);
-			return nid;
+		while (ranges--) {
+			start = read_n_cells(n_mem_addr_cells, &memcell_buf);
+			size = read_n_cells(n_mem_size_cells, &memcell_buf);
+
+			if ((scn_addr < start) || (scn_addr >= (start + size)))
+				continue;
+
+			nid = of_node_to_nid_single(memory);
+			break;
 		}
 
-		if (--ranges)		/* process all ranges in cell */
-			goto ha_new_range;
+		of_node_put(memory);
+		if (nid >= 0)
+			break;
 	}
-	BUG();	/* section address should be found above */
-	return 0;
+
+	return nid;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Find the node associated with a hot added memory section.  Section
+ * corresponds to a SPARSEMEM section, not an LMB.  It is assumed that
+ * sections are fully contained within a single LMB.
+ */
+int hot_add_scn_to_nid(unsigned long scn_addr)
+{
+	struct device_node *memory = NULL;
+	int nid, found = 0;
+
+	if (!numa_enabled || (min_common_depth < 0))
+		return any_online_node(NODE_MASK_ALL);
+
+	memory = of_find_node_by_path("/ibm,dynamic-reconfiguration-memory");
+	if (memory) {
+		nid = hot_add_drconf_scn_to_nid(memory, scn_addr);
+		of_node_put(memory);
+	} else {
+		nid = hot_add_node_scn_to_nid(scn_addr);
+	}
+
+	if (nid < 0 || !node_online(nid))
+		nid = any_online_node(NODE_MASK_ALL);
+
+	if (NODE_DATA(nid)->node_spanned_pages)
+		return nid;
+
+	for_each_online_node(nid) {
+		if (NODE_DATA(nid)->node_spanned_pages) {
+			found = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	BUG_ON(!found);
+	return nid;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG */