mptest Test Modes

Connection 

Yes 

Checks the current processors on the system with the original processor mask. An error is reported if the two values do not match. The original processor mask is set during probing, which shows the processors on system during the probe. The status of each selected processor is checked by procsesor_bind.

Functional 

(Offline) 

Yes 

This test mode verifies that the current processor mask is the same as that from the command line, or the same as that from the GUI/TTYUI.