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ndctl−start−scrub(1)
ndctl−start−scrub − start an Address Range Scrub (ARS) operation
ndctl start−scrub [<bus-id> <bus-id2> .. <bus-idN>] [<options>]
NVDIMM Address Range Scrub is a capability provided by platform firmware that allows for the discovery of memory errors by system software. It enables system software to pre−emptively avoid accesses that could lead to uncorrectable memory error handling events, and it otherwise allows memory errors to be enumerated.
The kernel provides a sysfs file (scrub) that when written with the string "1\n" initiates an ARS operation. The ndctl start−scrub operation starts an ARS, across all specified buses, and the kernel in turn proceeds to scrub every persistent memory address region on the specified buses.
Start a scrub on all nvdimm buses in the system. The json listing report only includes the buses that support ARS operations.
# ndctl start-scrub
[
{
"provider":"nfit_test.1",
"dev":"ndbus3",
"scrub_state":"active"
},
{
"provider":"nfit_test.0",
"dev":"ndbus2",
"scrub_state":"active"
}
]
When specifying an individual bus, or if there is only one bus in the system, the command reports whether ARS support is available.
# ndctl start−scrub e820
error starting scrub: Operation not supported
−v, −−verbose
Emit debug messages for the ARS start process
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ndctl−wait−scrub(1), ACPI http://www.uefi.org/sites/default/files/resources/ACPI%206_2_A_Sept29.pdf 6.2 Specification Section 9.20.7.2 Address Range Scrubbing (ARS) Overview"
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