diff --git a/drivers/base/node.c b/drivers/base/node.c
index a133981a12fc64..5d75341413ce3b 100644
--- a/drivers/base/node.c
+++ b/drivers/base/node.c
@@ -892,8 +892,9 @@ void unregister_memory_block_under_nodes(struct memory_block *mem_blk)
 			  kobject_name(&node_devices[mem_blk->nid]->dev.kobj));
 }
 
-void link_mem_sections(int nid, unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn,
-		       enum meminit_context context)
+void register_memory_blocks_under_node(int nid, unsigned long start_pfn,
+				       unsigned long end_pfn,
+				       enum meminit_context context)
 {
 	walk_memory_blocks_func_t func;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/node.h b/include/linux/node.h
index 7f876d48af11f1..40d641a8bfb0d4 100644
--- a/include/linux/node.h
+++ b/include/linux/node.h
@@ -99,13 +99,13 @@ extern struct node *node_devices[];
 typedef  void (*node_registration_func_t)(struct node *);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG) && defined(CONFIG_NUMA)
-void link_mem_sections(int nid, unsigned long start_pfn,
-		       unsigned long end_pfn,
-		       enum meminit_context context);
+void register_memory_blocks_under_node(int nid, unsigned long start_pfn,
+				       unsigned long end_pfn,
+				       enum meminit_context context);
 #else
-static inline void link_mem_sections(int nid, unsigned long start_pfn,
-				     unsigned long end_pfn,
-				     enum meminit_context context)
+static inline void register_memory_blocks_under_node(int nid, unsigned long start_pfn,
+						     unsigned long end_pfn,
+						     enum meminit_context context)
 {
 }
 #endif
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ static inline int register_one_node(int nid)
 		error = __register_one_node(nid);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
-		/* link memory sections under this node */
-		link_mem_sections(nid, start_pfn, end_pfn, MEMINIT_EARLY);
+		register_memory_blocks_under_node(nid, start_pfn, end_pfn,
+						  MEMINIT_EARLY);
 	}
 
 	return error;
diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
index 79e96b6a9036e3..bb5380c574018d 100644
--- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -1384,9 +1384,9 @@ int __ref add_memory_resource(int nid, struct resource *res, mhp_t mhp_flags)
 		BUG_ON(ret);
 	}
 
-	/* link memory sections under this node.*/
-	link_mem_sections(nid, PFN_DOWN(start), PFN_UP(start + size - 1),
-			  MEMINIT_HOTPLUG);
+	register_memory_blocks_under_node(nid, PFN_DOWN(start),
+					  PFN_UP(start + size - 1),
+					  MEMINIT_HOTPLUG);
 
 	/* create new memmap entry */
 	if (!strcmp(res->name, "System RAM"))