linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: memtest: make it a bit faster

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Date:	Fri, 9 Nov 2012 15:21:24 +0100
From:	richard -rw- weinberger <richard.weinberger@...il.com>
To:	Alexander Holler <holler@...oftware.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: memtest: make it a bit faster

On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 2:12 PM, Alexander Holler <holler@...oftware.de> wrote:
> While implementing the same functionality for arm, I've noticed that
> memtest does an unnecessary round to zero the memory. Just reversing the
> order so that the last round writes 0s spares that round.
>
> While there, I've also changed the message if bad memory is found from
> informational to emergency.
>
> And last I've removed some warnings from checkpatch.

Please send these as additional patch.

-- 
Thanks,
//richard
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