Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 10:40:33 GMT From: James Raynard <fhackers@jraynard.demon.co.uk> To: mbarkah@hemi.com Cc: hua@XENON.chromatic.com, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Memory tests ... Message-ID: <199606221040.KAA16413@jraynard.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <199606220456.WAA21625@hemi.com> (message from Ade Barkah on Fri, 21 Jun 1996 22:56:38 -0600 (MDT))
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> I find recompiling the kernel a few times represent an excellent > test for my memory subsystem (SIMM and cache.) I found compiling a debug kernel (use config -g) extremely handy when stress-testing the recent VM changes - its resident set size can go up to 16M at the link stage. Don't forget to strip it before you install it, though... Another good one on a low-memory machine is re-compiling Emacs from inside Emacs under X. -- James Raynard, Edinburgh, Scotland james@jraynard.demon.co.uk
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