Re: Testing RAM from userspace / question about memmap= arguments

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On Sat 2007-12-22 13:42:47, Richard D wrote:
> Cant you, modify bootmem allocator to test with memtest patterns and then
> use kexec (as Pavel suggested) to test the one where kernel was sitting
> earlier?


I do not think you need to modify anything in kernel. Just use
/dev/mem to test areas that kernel doesn't see, then kexec into place
you already tested, and test the rest.
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