mem test

[Guido Heumann]

azz schrieb:
> Actually, a full test can take days.  The later tests put a pattern in
> memory and check it a half-hour later to see if it is corrupt.  The
> more memory you have, the longer it takes.
> 

you can shorten it by testing the RAM modules separately, if it's 
possible to take some modules out. But still these tests take long...

I always do memtest for ca. half an hour, and then again overnight.

> 
> It would be fun to have the badram patch in the ubuntu kernel so that
> we can use a stick of bad ram without having to recompile the kernel.

What is the badram patch? Does it work similar to badblock-marking with 
harddisks? That would indeed be a nice feature.