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| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/packages/hardware.scm | 51 |
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diff --git a/gnu/packages/hardware.scm b/gnu/packages/hardware.scm index 62f6316bca..02ab9e2e00 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/hardware.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/hardware.scm @@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ calibrated, and restored when the calibration is applied.") (lambda (file) (install-file file doc)) (list "FAQ" - "README")))))))) + "README")) + #t)))))) (native-inputs ;; Newer GCCs fail with a deluge of "multiple definition of `__foo'" errors. `(("gcc" ,gcc-4.9))) @@ -135,6 +136,54 @@ can scan as much of your RAM as possible for hardware defects. 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 repeatedly writes different patterns to all memory locations, +reads them back again, and verifies whether the result is the same as what was +written. This 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") |