Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 13:12:50 -0800 From: Zach Crum <crum.zach@gmail.com> To: Allan Jude <freebsd@allanjude.com> Cc: FreeBSD Docs <freebsd-doc@freebsd.org>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Slow boot with 256GB of RAM? Message-ID: <CAPnfw0cd41FG6-1V%2BLdcJCrkrrkEJmkXO4dw4PH3McQROoWbPw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5287D632.4010802@allanjude.com> References: <5286F670.2050305@jrv.org> <5287071B.3020209@petermann-it.de> <528786C9.9070409@allanjude.com> <5287BB44.4020104@jrv.org> <5287D632.4010802@allanjude.com>
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the e-mail refers to test (singular) hw.memtest.test= the attachment refers to tests (plural) <literal>hw.memtest.tests</literal> This setting is not listed in /boot/defaults/loader.conf. Is it supposed to be singular or plural? Kind Regards, Zach On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 12:31 PM, Allan Jude <freebsd@allanjude.com> wrote: > On 2013-11-16 13:36, James R. Van Artsdalen wrote: > > On 11/16/2013 8:52 AM, Allan Jude wrote: > >> I see this was in the release notes for 9.0 and 8.3, but other than > >> that, I don't see how anyone was supposed to find out about this. > >> Maybe it would make sense to print 'Starting memory test, set > >> hw.memtest.test=0 to disable' before that starts, so anyone stuck > >> waiting will have a hint about what to do. > > A patch for the FAQ to add an entry about the hw.memtest.test=0 to speed > up boot on machines with a lot of ram > > > -- > Allan Jude > > -- *Z*ach *C*rum 425.610.9571
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