diff --git a/drivers/base/memory.c b/drivers/base/memory.c
index 14f964a7719b..c0436f46cfb7 100644
--- a/drivers/base/memory.c
+++ b/drivers/base/memory.c
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ static int memory_block_online(struct memory_block *mem)
 	unsigned long start_pfn = section_nr_to_pfn(mem->start_section_nr);
 	unsigned long nr_pages = PAGES_PER_SECTION * sections_per_block;
 	unsigned long nr_vmemmap_pages = 0;
+	struct memory_notify arg;
 	struct zone *zone;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -207,9 +208,19 @@ static int memory_block_online(struct memory_block *mem)
 	if (mem->altmap)
 		nr_vmemmap_pages = mem->altmap->free;
 
+	arg.altmap_start_pfn = start_pfn;
+	arg.altmap_nr_pages = nr_vmemmap_pages;
+	arg.start_pfn = start_pfn + nr_vmemmap_pages;
+	arg.nr_pages = nr_pages - nr_vmemmap_pages;
 	mem_hotplug_begin();
+	ret = memory_notify(MEM_PREPARE_ONLINE, &arg);
+	ret = notifier_to_errno(ret);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_notifier;
+
 	if (nr_vmemmap_pages) {
-		ret = mhp_init_memmap_on_memory(start_pfn, nr_vmemmap_pages, zone);
+		ret = mhp_init_memmap_on_memory(start_pfn, nr_vmemmap_pages,
+						zone, mem->altmap->inaccessible);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
 	}
@@ -231,7 +242,11 @@ static int memory_block_online(struct memory_block *mem)
 					  nr_vmemmap_pages);
 
 	mem->zone = zone;
+	mem_hotplug_done();
+	return ret;
 out:
+	memory_notify(MEM_FINISH_OFFLINE, &arg);
+out_notifier:
 	mem_hotplug_done();
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -244,6 +259,7 @@ static int memory_block_offline(struct memory_block *mem)
 	unsigned long start_pfn = section_nr_to_pfn(mem->start_section_nr);
 	unsigned long nr_pages = PAGES_PER_SECTION * sections_per_block;
 	unsigned long nr_vmemmap_pages = 0;
+	struct memory_notify arg;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!mem->zone)
@@ -275,6 +291,11 @@ static int memory_block_offline(struct memory_block *mem)
 		mhp_deinit_memmap_on_memory(start_pfn, nr_vmemmap_pages);
 
 	mem->zone = NULL;
+	arg.altmap_start_pfn = start_pfn;
+	arg.altmap_nr_pages = nr_vmemmap_pages;
+	arg.start_pfn = start_pfn + nr_vmemmap_pages;
+	arg.nr_pages = nr_pages - nr_vmemmap_pages;
+	memory_notify(MEM_FINISH_OFFLINE, &arg);
 out:
 	mem_hotplug_done();
 	return ret;
diff --git a/include/linux/memory.h b/include/linux/memory.h
index f53cfdaaaa41..939a16bd5cea 100644
--- a/include/linux/memory.h
+++ b/include/linux/memory.h
@@ -96,8 +96,17 @@ int set_memory_block_size_order(unsigned int order);
 #define	MEM_GOING_ONLINE	(1<<3)
 #define	MEM_CANCEL_ONLINE	(1<<4)
 #define	MEM_CANCEL_OFFLINE	(1<<5)
+#define	MEM_PREPARE_ONLINE	(1<<6)
+#define	MEM_FINISH_OFFLINE	(1<<7)
 
 struct memory_notify {
+	/*
+	 * The altmap_start_pfn and altmap_nr_pages fields are designated for
+	 * specifying the altmap range and are exclusively intended for use in
+	 * MEM_PREPARE_ONLINE/MEM_FINISH_OFFLINE notifiers.
+	 */
+	unsigned long altmap_start_pfn;
+	unsigned long altmap_nr_pages;
 	unsigned long start_pfn;
 	unsigned long nr_pages;
 	int status_change_nid_normal;
diff --git a/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h b/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h
index 7d2076583494..ee00015575aa 100644
--- a/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h
+++ b/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h
@@ -106,6 +106,22 @@ typedef int __bitwise mhp_t;
  * implies the node id (nid).
  */
 #define MHP_NID_IS_MGID		((__force mhp_t)BIT(2))
+/*
+ * The hotplugged memory is completely inaccessible while the memory is
+ * offline. The memory provider will handle MEM_PREPARE_ONLINE /
+ * MEM_FINISH_OFFLINE notifications and make the memory accessible.
+ *
+ * This flag is only relevant when used along with MHP_MEMMAP_ON_MEMORY,
+ * because the altmap cannot be written (e.g., poisoned) when adding
+ * memory -- before it is set online.
+ *
+ * This allows for adding memory with an altmap that is not currently
+ * made available by a hypervisor. When onlining that memory, the
+ * hypervisor can be instructed to make that memory available, and
+ * the onlining phase will not require any memory allocations, which is
+ * helpful in low-memory situations.
+ */
+#define MHP_OFFLINE_INACCESSIBLE	((__force mhp_t)BIT(3))
 
 /*
  * Extended parameters for memory hotplug:
@@ -154,7 +170,7 @@ extern void adjust_present_page_count(struct page *page,
 				      long nr_pages);
 /* VM interface that may be used by firmware interface */
 extern int mhp_init_memmap_on_memory(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages,
-				     struct zone *zone);
+				     struct zone *zone, bool mhp_off_inaccessible);
 extern void mhp_deinit_memmap_on_memory(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages);
 extern int online_pages(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages,
 			struct zone *zone, struct memory_group *group);
diff --git a/include/linux/memremap.h b/include/linux/memremap.h
index 744c830f4b13..9837f3e6fb95 100644
--- a/include/linux/memremap.h
+++ b/include/linux/memremap.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct vmem_altmap {
 	unsigned long free;
 	unsigned long align;
 	unsigned long alloc;
+	bool inaccessible;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
index 21890994c1d3..707027f69150 100644
--- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ void adjust_present_page_count(struct page *page, struct memory_group *group,
 }
 
 int mhp_init_memmap_on_memory(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages,
-			      struct zone *zone)
+			      struct zone *zone, bool mhp_off_inaccessible)
 {
 	unsigned long end_pfn = pfn + nr_pages;
 	int ret, i;
@@ -1096,6 +1096,15 @@ int mhp_init_memmap_on_memory(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	/*
+	 * Memory block is accessible at this stage and hence poison the struct
+	 * pages now.  If the memory block is accessible during memory hotplug
+	 * addition phase, then page poisining is already performed in
+	 * sparse_add_section().
+	 */
+	if (mhp_off_inaccessible)
+		page_init_poison(pfn_to_page(pfn), sizeof(struct page) * nr_pages);
+
 	move_pfn_range_to_zone(zone, pfn, nr_pages, NULL, MIGRATE_UNMOVABLE);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++)
@@ -1415,7 +1424,7 @@ static void __ref remove_memory_blocks_and_altmaps(u64 start, u64 size)
 }
 
 static int create_altmaps_and_memory_blocks(int nid, struct memory_group *group,
-					    u64 start, u64 size)
+					    u64 start, u64 size, mhp_t mhp_flags)
 {
 	unsigned long memblock_size = memory_block_size_bytes();
 	u64 cur_start;
@@ -1431,6 +1440,8 @@ static int create_altmaps_and_memory_blocks(int nid, struct memory_group *group,
 		};
 
 		mhp_altmap.free = memory_block_memmap_on_memory_pages();
+		if (mhp_flags & MHP_OFFLINE_INACCESSIBLE)
+			mhp_altmap.inaccessible = true;
 		params.altmap = kmemdup(&mhp_altmap, sizeof(struct vmem_altmap),
 					GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!params.altmap) {
@@ -1516,7 +1527,7 @@ int __ref add_memory_resource(int nid, struct resource *res, mhp_t mhp_flags)
 	 */
 	if ((mhp_flags & MHP_MEMMAP_ON_MEMORY) &&
 	    mhp_supports_memmap_on_memory(memory_block_size_bytes())) {
-		ret = create_altmaps_and_memory_blocks(nid, group, start, size);
+		ret = create_altmaps_and_memory_blocks(nid, group, start, size, mhp_flags);
 		if (ret)
 			goto error;
 	} else {
diff --git a/mm/sparse.c b/mm/sparse.c
index 338cf946dee8..aed0951b87fa 100644
--- a/mm/sparse.c
+++ b/mm/sparse.c
@@ -908,7 +908,8 @@ int __meminit sparse_add_section(int nid, unsigned long start_pfn,
 	 * Poison uninitialized struct pages in order to catch invalid flags
 	 * combinations.
 	 */
-	page_init_poison(memmap, sizeof(struct page) * nr_pages);
+	if (!altmap || !altmap->inaccessible)
+		page_init_poison(memmap, sizeof(struct page) * nr_pages);
 
 	ms = __nr_to_section(section_nr);
 	set_section_nid(section_nr, nid);