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Subject: RE: [POC][RFC][PATCH 0/2] pstore/mm/x86: Add wildcard memmap to map
 pstore consistently
Thread-Topic: [POC][RFC][PATCH 0/2] pstore/mm/x86: Add wildcard memmap to map
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>> I forgot to mention that this makes it trivial for any machine that does=
n't
>> clear memory on soft-reboot, to enable console ramoops (to have access t=
o
>> the last boot dmesg without needing serial).
>>=20
>> I tested this on a couple of my test boxes and on QEMU, and it works rat=
her
>> well.
>
> I've long wanted a "stable for this machine and kernel" memory region
> like this for pstore. It would make testing much easier.

Which systems does this work on? I'd assume that servers (and anything
else with ECC memory) would nuke contents while resetting ECC to clean
state.

-Tony