8.3. Linux BadRAM Patch
The objective of the BadRAM Patch
is to run the Linux kernel in such a way that it can handle defective RAM modules.
With defective RAM, I mean RAM which has some bits wrong at some (known)
addresses. Normally, such RAM is considered useless and thrown away; the
larger RAMs get, the higher the chances of failing addresses. With ever
growing RAM sizes, it would therefore be pleasant to have an alternative to
discarding of defective RAM chips.