Enable CONFIG_MEMTEST

[Grant Slater]

Please enable CONFIG_MEMTEST on x86.

# CONFIG_MEMTEST is not set

[Grant Slater (firefishy)]

Already enabled in debian.

Debian #613321
Debian #646361

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:

apport-collect 1004535

and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.

If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

[Grant Slater (firefishy)]

Details about CONFIG_MEMTEST : http://raid6.com.au/~onlyjob/posts/MEMTEST_explained/

[Grant Slater (firefishy)]

grant@miranda:~$ uname -a
Linux miranda 3.2.0-24-generic #39-Ubuntu SMP Mon May 21 16:52:17 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
grant@miranda:~$ grep MEMTEST /boot/config-3.2.0-24-generic
# CONFIG_MEMTEST is not set

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Are you requesting this option be enable for 12.10, 12.04 or both?

[Grant Slater (firefishy)]

Both 12.10 and 12.04 would be ideal.

CONFIG_MEMTEST adds in-kernel boot memtest support, but actually enabling testing requires passing a kernel boot parameter.

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Added link to this bug on blueprint:
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/hardware-q-kernel-config-review

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 3.5.0-3.3

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linux (3.5.0-3.3) quantal-proposed; urgency=low

  [ Andy Whitcroft ]

  * [Config] enable CONFIG_MEMTEST=y
    - LP: #1004535
  * [Config] config-check: add support for a cut operation
  * [Config] enforcer -- switch to cut where appropriate

  [ Leann Ogasawara ]

  * Rebase to v3.5-rc5
  * [Config] Updateconfigs after rebase to v3.5-rc5

  [ Luis Henriques ]

  * SAUCE: ocfs2: Fix NULL pointer dereferrence in
    __ocfs2_change_file_space
    - LP: #1006012

  [ Seth Forshee ]

  * SAUCE: (drop after 3.5) drm/i915: ignore pipe select bit when checking
    for LVDS register initialization
    - LP: #1012800

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * rebase to v3.5-rc5
    - LP: #1013183
    - LP: #1017017
    - LP: #884652
 -- Leann Ogasawara <email address hidden> Mon, 02 Jul 2012 06:41:58 -0700

[Adam Conrad (adconrad)]

The verification of this Stable Release Update has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regresssions.