linux-kernel - Re: x86: memtest bootparam

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Message-ID: <20080419133333.GC23873@elf.ucw.cz>
Date:	Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:33:34 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel.send@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: x86: memtest bootparam

Hi!

> Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> wrote:
> 
> > Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=c64df70793a9c344874eb4af19f85e0662d2d3ee
> > Commit:     c64df70793a9c344874eb4af19f85e0662d2d3ee
> > Parent:     9b967106da0357ef8b08847dce35584a04134f20
> > Author:     Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel.send@...il.com>
> > AuthorDate: Fri Mar 21 18:56:19 2008 -0700
> > Committer:  Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
> > CommitDate: Thu Apr 17 17:41:21 2008 +0200
> > 
> >     x86: memtest bootparam
> >     
> > ...
> >
> >  
> > +	memtest=	[KNL,X86_64] Enable memtest
> > +			Format: <integer>
> > +			range: 0,4 : pattern number
> > +			default : 0 <disable>
> 
> OK.  Did the new memtest feature get documented anywhere, btw?  I'm only
> vaguely aware of its existence.

Actually it would be nice if memtest was global, not x86-specific,
feature.

I had some fun with arm running with 256mb, when only 128mb was
present. It booted succesfully...

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