--- linux-2.6.9-rc3-mm3/arch/i386/mm/init.c 2004-10-08 04:19:46.645395667 -0700 +++ linux-2.6.9-rc3-mm3-new/arch/i386/mm/init.c 2004-10-08 04:21:51.933318774 -0700 @@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ for (; addr < (unsigned long)(&__init_end); addr += PAGE_SIZE) { ClearPageReserved(virt_to_page(addr)); set_page_count(virt_to_page(addr), 1); - memset((void *)(addr & ~(PAGE_SIZE-1)), 0xcc, PAGE_SIZE); + memset((void *)(addr & ~(PAGE_SIZE-1)), 0xff, PAGE_SIZE); free_page(addr); totalram_pages++; }