Re: x86: memtest bootparam

From: Bodo Eggert
Date: Sat Apr 19 2008 - 06:51:29 EST


Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> Gitweb:
>>http://git.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=c64df70793a9c344874eb4af19f85e0662d2d3ee
>> Commit: c64df70793a9c344874eb4af19f85e0662d2d3ee
>> Author: Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel.send@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Committer: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
>>
>> x86: memtest bootparam

>> + memtest= [KNL,X86_64] Enable memtest
>> + Format: <integer>
>> + range: 0,4 : pattern number
>> + default : 0 <disable>

What about running multiple tests?

I'd use e.g. a bitmask: memtest=0xE will run test 2, 3 and 4.

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