Index: common/cmd_mem.c
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RCS file: /home/cvsroot/Projects/u-boot/common/cmd_mem.c,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.1
diff -p -u -r1.1.1.1 cmd_mem.c
--- common/cmd_mem.c	28 Jun 2005 17:32:26 -0000	1.1.1.1
+++ common/cmd_mem.c	13 Sep 2005 10:40:26 -0000
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ int do_mem_mtest (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int 
 #if defined(CFG_MEMTEST_SCRATCH)
 	vu_long *dummy = (vu_long*)CFG_MEMTEST_SCRATCH;
 #else
-	vu_long *dummy = NULL;
+	vu_long *dummy;
 #endif
 	int	j;
 	int iterations = 1;
@@ -747,7 +747,17 @@ int do_mem_mtest (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int 
 	}
 
 #if defined(CFG_ALT_MEMTEST)
+
+#if !defined(CFG_MEMTEST_SCRATCH)
+	/* if no fixed scratch area is defined use 
+         * the last location of the test area 
+	 */
+	end--;
+	dummy = end;
+#endif
+
 	printf ("Testing %08x ... %08x:\n", (uint)start, (uint)end);
+	printf ("using address %08x as scratch\n",dummy);
 	PRINTF("%s:%d: start 0x%p end 0x%p\n",
 		__FUNCTION__, __LINE__, start, end);