diff --git a/ipc/Makefile b/ipc/Makefile
index 5fc5e33..388e4d2 100644
--- a/ipc/Makefile
+++ b/ipc/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 #
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYSVIPC_COMPAT) += compat.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_SYSVIPC) += util.o msgutil.o msg.o sem.o shm.o
+obj_mem-$(CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG) += ipcns_notifier.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SYSVIPC) += util.o msgutil.o msg.o sem.o shm.o $(obj_mem-y)
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYSVIPC_SYSCTL) += ipc_sysctl.o
 obj_mq-$(CONFIG_COMPAT) += compat_mq.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX_MQUEUE) += mqueue.o msgutil.o $(obj_mq-y)
diff --git a/ipc/ipcns_notifier.c b/ipc/ipcns_notifier.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0786af6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipc/ipcns_notifier.c
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * linux/ipc/ipcns_notifier.c
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 BULL SA. Nadia Derbey
+ *
+ * Notification mechanism for ipc namespaces:
+ * The callback routine registered in the memory chain invokes the ipcns
+ * notifier chain with the IPCNS_MEMCHANGED event.
+ * Each callback routine registered in the ipcns namespace recomputes msgmni
+ * for the owning namespace.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/msg.h>
+#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
+#include <linux/notifier.h>
+#include <linux/nsproxy.h>
+#include <linux/ipc_namespace.h>
+
+#include "util.h"
+
+
+
+static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(ipcns_chain);
+
+
+static int ipcns_callback(struct notifier_block *self,
+				unsigned long action, void *arg)
+{
+	struct ipc_namespace *ns;
+
+	switch (action) {
+	case IPCNS_MEMCHANGED:   /* amount of lowmem has changed */
+		/*
+		 * It's time to recompute msgmni
+		 */
+		ns = container_of(self, struct ipc_namespace, ipcns_nb);
+		/*
+		 * No need to get a reference on the ns: the 1st job of
+		 * free_ipc_ns() is to unregister the callback routine.
+		 * blocking_notifier_chain_unregister takes the wr lock to do
+		 * it.
+		 * When this callback routine is called the rd lock is held by
+		 * blocking_notifier_call_chain.
+		 * So the ipc ns cannot be freed while we are here.
+		 */
+		recompute_msgmni(ns);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return NOTIFY_OK;
+}
+
+int register_ipcns_notifier(struct ipc_namespace *ns)
+{
+	memset(&ns->ipcns_nb, 0, sizeof(ns->ipcns_nb));
+	ns->ipcns_nb.notifier_call = ipcns_callback;
+	ns->ipcns_nb.priority = IPCNS_CALLBACK_PRI;
+	return blocking_notifier_chain_register(&ipcns_chain, &ns->ipcns_nb);
+}
+
+int unregister_ipcns_notifier(struct ipc_namespace *ns)
+{
+	return blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(&ipcns_chain,
+						&ns->ipcns_nb);
+}
+
+int ipcns_notify(unsigned long val)
+{
+	return blocking_notifier_call_chain(&ipcns_chain, val, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/ipc/msg.c b/ipc/msg.c
index be8449d..7d9b069 100644
--- a/ipc/msg.c
+++ b/ipc/msg.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
  * Also take into account the number of nsproxies created so far.
  * This should be done staying within the (MSGMNI , IPCMNI/nr_ipc_ns) range.
  */
-static void recompute_msgmni(struct ipc_namespace *ns)
+void recompute_msgmni(struct ipc_namespace *ns)
 {
 	struct sysinfo i;
 	unsigned long allowed;
diff --git a/ipc/namespace.c b/ipc/namespace.c
index fe3c97a..f7a35be 100644
--- a/ipc/namespace.c
+++ b/ipc/namespace.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 	msg_init_ns(ns);
 	shm_init_ns(ns);
 
+	register_ipcns_notifier(ns);
+
 	kref_init(&ns->kref);
 	return ns;
 }
@@ -81,6 +83,15 @@
 	struct ipc_namespace *ns;
 
 	ns = container_of(kref, struct ipc_namespace, kref);
+	/*
+	 * Unregistering the hotplug notifier at the beginning guarantees
+	 * that the ipc namespace won't be freed while we are inside the
+	 * callback routine. Since the blocking_notifier_chain_XXX routines
+	 * hold a rw lock on the notifier list, unregister_ipcns_notifier()
+	 * won't take the rw lock before blocking_notifier_call_chain() has
+	 * released the rd lock.
+	 */
+	unregister_ipcns_notifier(ns);
 	sem_exit_ns(ns);
 	msg_exit_ns(ns);
 	shm_exit_ns(ns);
diff --git a/ipc/util.c b/ipc/util.c
index c27f0e9..2d545d71 100644
--- a/ipc/util.c
+++ b/ipc/util.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <linux/audit.h>
 #include <linux/nsproxy.h>
 #include <linux/rwsem.h>
+#include <linux/memory.h>
 #include <linux/ipc_namespace.h>
 
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
@@ -55,11 +56,41 @@
 atomic_t nr_ipc_ns = ATOMIC_INIT(1);
 
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG
+
+static int ipc_memory_callback(struct notifier_block *self,
+				unsigned long action, void *arg)
+{
+	switch (action) {
+	case MEM_ONLINE:    /* memory successfully brought online */
+	case MEM_OFFLINE:   /* or offline: it's time to recompute msgmni */
+		/*
+		 * This is done by invoking the ipcns notifier chain with the
+		 * IPC_MEMCHANGED event.
+		 */
+		ipcns_notify(IPCNS_MEMCHANGED);
+		break;
+	case MEM_GOING_ONLINE:
+	case MEM_GOING_OFFLINE:
+	case MEM_CANCEL_ONLINE:
+	case MEM_CANCEL_OFFLINE:
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return NOTIFY_OK;
+}
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG */
+
 /**
  *	ipc_init	-	initialise IPC subsystem
  *
  *	The various system5 IPC resources (semaphores, messages and shared
  *	memory) are initialised
+ *	A callback routine is registered into the memory hotplug notifier
+ *	chain: since msgmni scales to lowmem this callback routine will be
+ *	called upon successful memory add / remove to recompute msmgni.
  */
  
 static int __init ipc_init(void)
@@ -67,6 +98,8 @@
 	sem_init();
 	msg_init();
 	shm_init();
+	hotplug_memory_notifier(ipc_memory_callback, IPC_CALLBACK_PRI);
+	register_ipcns_notifier(&init_ipc_ns);
 	return 0;
 }
 __initcall(ipc_init);
diff --git a/ipc/util.h b/ipc/util.h
index f37d160c..0e3d790 100644
--- a/ipc/util.h
+++ b/ipc/util.h
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@
 extern struct msg_msg *load_msg(const void __user *src, int len);
 extern int store_msg(void __user *dest, struct msg_msg *msg, int len);
 
+extern void recompute_msgmni(struct ipc_namespace *);
+
 static inline int ipc_buildid(int id, int seq)
 {
 	return SEQ_MULTIPLIER * seq + id;