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SubjectRe: Perform minimal RAM test at boot
>I hope you don't check *outside* the predefined memory map, or you'll
>die horribly on some systems. This kind of test certainly can be
>useful to *remove* some stuff, but never add.

This is what I'm actually doing.

>Also, don't expect it to detect anything reliable (think of a video
>card in the 15-16M memory hole.) Rather, think of it as a "last
>ditch" sanity check.

Ok, it *is* a sanity check. But it finds all those common problems like
"memory hole accidently turned on", "memory is slightly smaller than
the expected xxxxMB" or "a (too big) stale mem= sneaked in".

>It probably should print a major warning if it ever needs to make any
>adjustments.

Certainly. After all it's a sanity check and not an automatic memory
detection or memory test.

Peter
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