From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 16 17:53:36 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9ADB8A85 for ; Fri, 16 Jan 2015 17:53:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-pd0-x232.google.com (mail-pd0-x232.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400e:c02::232]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 615A7645 for ; Fri, 16 Jan 2015 17:53:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-pd0-f178.google.com with SMTP id r10so23920039pdi.9 for ; Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:53:35 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=content-type:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :message-id:references:to; bh=mwtdaoVUK0DE8hAeKz9rMAyPg6OsMuWgFWjeyCH/OOE=; b=tKDdUr7RO2M+GApO2ndeUKO72PjLseMBZB9Ngky7ZzKGzjTHlnOEktwOmdTlR9vjBK iQn72V0KgDuEtwOT6dwxLG2L8WWV881u8zdcccHPF8BEL/qZjtxVegPb6yHeH2MEIT37 6/pwVadb0BBx+PcyESC3IzbGSnPo/27MHqB+tDeymUDzkIMlVJrVGgmebgMjnXi2thGe KkwZp/1Cov1kU6fSe22R5waq3/r/THYaXPzZnWBGlTPjn69+SLXRps8onax6eQBZ0Rfm yKFOi4MI92c4M9X6sfj0oJAgb/IaIM07O3mafroMM8NMJwZiCQwh/SqbnR/nS2yEvrfW GSpQ== X-Received: by 10.68.132.134 with SMTP id ou6mr15963993pbb.118.1421430815828; Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:53:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?IPv6:2601:8:ab80:7d6:f8b3:fe2f:bf33:da64? ([2601:8:ab80:7d6:f8b3:fe2f:bf33:da64]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id wt4sm4695781pab.4.2015.01.16.09.53.34 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:53:34 -0800 (PST) Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="Apple-Mail=_B5A398C7-53F3-4B76-8DC4-C7C2C5C2B339"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha512 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.3 \(1878.6\)) Subject: Re: [PATCH] Display progress during getmemsize() so the kernel doesn't look like it hanged From: Garrett Cooper In-Reply-To: <54B927F9.1010401@astart.com> Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:53:32 -0800 Message-Id: References: <54B7656D.9000704@freebsd.org> <54B927F9.1010401@astart.com> To: papowell@astart.com X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1878.6) Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 17:53:36 -0000 --Apple-Mail=_B5A398C7-53F3-4B76-8DC4-C7C2C5C2B339 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 On Jan 16, 2015, at 7:02, Patrick Powell wrote: > On 01/14/15 22:59, Allan Jude wrote: >> Glad to see this, thanks for doing the work Ravi. Also, I agree with = jhb@, we should disable the test by default in stable/10 (i think it is = off by default only for VMs currently).=20 >=20 > Please please do not disable memory tests by default. If you do, when = trying to boot from a CD/Memory Stick > image on a system with bad memory (which would be found by the tests) = then it gets quite difficult to find this > problem. >=20 > You need to have some boot level option setting experience/wizardry to = set the flags during boot. >=20 > Also this information should be added to the Hardware or Install = portion of the FreeBSD Handbook. >=20 > I have vivid memories to trying to boot up a system with bad memory. Or=85 turn it off by default and provide an option in the boot loader to = turn it on manually? Cheers! --Apple-Mail=_B5A398C7-53F3-4B76-8DC4-C7C2C5C2B339 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: GPGTools - https://gpgtools.org iQEcBAEBCgAGBQJUuVAcAAoJEMZr5QU6S73eIDUH/1C17ro/r+hqoQ1qbE4Y/YU8 vRSBBVY1TFChTvRH2hGTI6mhzsSBJ4QEHYvX0Brz2HmJDA82S60n3uoE3MEJX7n9 S4TyTxDa8+WfBWs9LQDLMxtrMp0xi+PYFh4dvyQVWzWtU3m6Cy9dMzdW3mNomL/K VAgx2fuVaqQWUBh9rhnYrjGG06OY5CqMkZlTsKESnD3LVgCfYZtxu4Clk+1KWUFH /ghZ5afwIk9ZvcgRUb6/ZpnKQunhtooSYEGjsXRQqFkXSviAp6ufqiq8BPcV67Zx 7DZ1iI+IWN6hwegWZWWwhTsxO/mthBjz4YLFERpcIfRLyepe78sp+cpEhX8M/m4= =AtMY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Apple-Mail=_B5A398C7-53F3-4B76-8DC4-C7C2C5C2B339--