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

["Richard D" <richard@embunus.com>]

I was thinking that by the time userspace is ready, the memory that can be
tested will be less. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Pavel Machek [mailto:pavel@ucw.cz] 
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 7:16 PM
To: Richard D
Cc: 'Matthew Bloch'; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Testing RAM from userspace / question about memmap= arguments

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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