Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:06:14 -0500 From: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> To: Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-current Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Slow boot with 256GB of RAM? Message-ID: <CAF6rxgmFWGJz9Te6vByVpud-u4q_h-L26u9FngLdOTPB2i%2B-3g@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAPyFy2D8r7p4joyotb6_WAQu9i0=VxopzqGXSDzvQO0__WMrFQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <5286F670.2050305@jrv.org> <5287071B.3020209@petermann-it.de> <528786C9.9070409@allanjude.com> <5287BB44.4020104@jrv.org> <5287D632.4010802@allanjude.com> <CAPnfw0cd41FG6-1V%2BLdcJCrkrrkEJmkXO4dw4PH3McQROoWbPw@mail.gmail.com> <CAF6rxgkht8ORmZZVOS8fSNgtN33MO4iYLuzwMH%2BTD4JtXuU-hA@mail.gmail.com> <CAPyFy2D8r7p4joyotb6_WAQu9i0=VxopzqGXSDzvQO0__WMrFQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 12:42 PM, Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> wrote: > The variable name is "hw.memtest.tests" as it's intended to be > extended to a bitmap of tests to run at boot, with other bits > representing more comprehensive tests. > > -Ed > > commit 58f501f70427ce2aeb9c8b18d2b7bec543818dae > Author: Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> > Date: Thu Nov 21 12:31:06 2013 -0500 > > Disable amd64 boot time memory test by default > > The page presence memory test takes a long time on large memory systems > and has little value on contemporary amd64 hardware. This patch looks good to me. Please commit it. :)
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