From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Mar 13 7:30:38 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from tabby.kudra.com (gw.kudra.com [199.6.32.20]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0408D37B585 for ; Mon, 13 Mar 2000 07:30:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from robert@kudra.com) Received: (from robert@localhost) by tabby.kudra.com (8.9.3/8.6.12) id KAA01854 for freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG; Mon, 13 Mar 2000 10:30:20 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 10:30:20 -0500 From: Robert Sexton To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Detecting ECC errors Message-ID: <20000313103020.B1783@tabby.kudra.com> References: <200003121934.LAA08972@mass.cdrom.com> <38CC07F7.B55F708B@gorean.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.6i In-Reply-To: <38CC07F7.B55F708B@gorean.org>; from Doug Barton on Sun, Mar 12, 2000 at 01:11:19PM -0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sun, Mar 12, 2000 at 01:11:19PM -0800, Doug Barton wrote: > CC'ing -hackers in case we can scare up some interest . . . > > Mike Smith wrote: > > > > > Hi. I took a look over the archives and noticed this ancient > > > thread. (1998) However, I checked the handbook and LINT for options on > > > how FreeBSD logs ECC errors, but I could not find anything. Has this > > > finally been implemented? Or is there currently no way for the OS to > > > detect the # of corrections / detections of errors by DIMM slot? > > > > You're correct; there isn't. It's a relatively simple task that's been > > waiting for a junior hacker to come along and take it up. It's also > > devillishly difficult to _test_ such code... I bet a call for bad simms would dredge up a few. I have a machine on my desk that double bits about twice a week right now. Any takers? :-) -- Robert Sexton - robert@kudra.com, Cincinnati OH, USA Build a man a fire, and he's warm for the rest of the night. Set a man on fire, and he's warm for the rest of his life - Terry Pratchett, "Jingo" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message