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Subject: RE: [POC][RFC][PATCH 0/2] pstore/mm/x86: Add wildcard memmap to map
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Thread-Topic: [POC][RFC][PATCH 0/2] pstore/mm/x86: Add wildcard memmap to map
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> Do ECC servers wipe their RAM by default? I know that if you build with
> CONFIG_RESET_ATTACK_MITIGATION=3Dy on an EFI system that supports the
> MemoryOverwriteRequestControl EFI variable you'll get a RAM wipe...

I know that after I've been running RAS tests that inject ECC errors into t=
housands of
pages, those errors all disappear after a reboot.

I think some BIOS have options to speed up boot by skipping memory initiali=
zation.
I don't know if anyone makes that the default mode.

-Tony