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by js2 4953 days ago
It's crazy that an application should have to test memory. It should simply be handled by the HW and OS. e.g. Some details about how Sun/Solaris deal with memory errors:

http://learningsolaris.com/docs/DRAM_errors.pdf

Note the section on DRAM scrubbing, which I was reminded of from the original article's suggestion on having the kernel scan for memory errors. (I remember when Sun implemented scrubbing, I believe in response to a manufacturing issue that compromised the reliability of some DIMMs.)