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[bug#32890] [PATCH 2/2] gnu: Add memtester.
From: |
Tobias Geerinckx-Rice |
Subject: |
[bug#32890] [PATCH 2/2] gnu: Add memtester. |
Date: |
Mon, 1 Oct 2018 12:19:25 +0200 |
* gnu/packages/hardware.scm (memtester): New public variable.
---
gnu/packages/hardware.scm | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 46 insertions(+)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/hardware.scm b/gnu/packages/hardware.scm
index 558ba4ef8..2c0ef4492 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/hardware.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/hardware.scm
@@ -136,6 +136,52 @@ occur: the only option is to replace more parts until the
failure is corrected.
Memtest86+ cannot currently be used on computers booted with UEFI.")
(license license:gpl2)))
+(define-public memtester
+ (package
+ (name "memtester")
+ (version "4.3.0")
+ (source
+ (origin
+ (method url-fetch)
+ ;; Even the latest release is available under 'old-versions/'.
+ (uri (string-append "http://pyropus.ca/software/memtester/old-versions/"
+ "memtester-" version ".tar.gz"))
+ (sha256
+ (base32 "127xymmyzb9r6dxqrwd69v7gf8csv8kv7fjvagbglf3wfgyy5pzr"))))
+ (build-system gnu-build-system)
+ (arguments
+ `(#:make-flags
+ (list "CC=gcc")
+ #:phases
+ (modify-phases %standard-phases
+ (replace 'configure
+ ;; This is a home-brewed configuration system where the cc/ld
command
+ ;; lines are stored in one-line files.
+ (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+ (let* ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out")))
+ (substitute* (list "conf-cc" "conf-ld")
+ (("^cc") "gcc"))
+ (substitute* "Makefile"
+ (("(INSTALLPATH.*=).*" _ assignment)
+ (string-append assignment out)))
+ #t)))
+ (replace 'check
+ ;; There is no test suite. Test some RAM for a single iteration.
+ (lambda _
+ (invoke "./memtester" "64K" "1"))))))
+ (home-page "http://pyropus.ca/software/memtester/")
+ (synopsis "User-space memory subsystem tester")
+ (description
+ "Memtester stress-tests the memory subsystem of your operating system and
+computer. It can help debug even intermittent and non-deterministic errors.
+
+Memtester runs entirely in user space. This means that you don't need to
reboot
+to test your memory, but also that it's not possible to test all of the RAM
+installed in the system.
+
+It can also be told to test memory starting at a particular physical address.")
+ (license license:gpl2)))
+
(define-public msr-tools
(package
(name "msr-tools")
--
2.18.0