Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2007 03:29:59 +0900 From: Takeharu KATO <takeharu1219@ybb.ne.jp> To: Suleiman Souhlal <ssouhlal@FreeBSD.org> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Machine Check Architecture on amd64 Message-ID: <46894427.2050602@ybb.ne.jp> In-Reply-To: <ABBCE6EB-C6D6-465E-8E6A-E9B6DD5F1FE7@FreeBSD.org> References: <46806B3E.2060701@FreeBSD.org> <4688EBC2.8070703@ybb.ne.jp> <27D8F2CD-156E-4962-A187-63E42CAE2B6F@FreeBSD.org> <46892373.1080602@ybb.ne.jp> <ABBCE6EB-C6D6-465E-8E6A-E9B6DD5F1FE7@FreeBSD.org>
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Hi > Actually, I looked at the documentation for Intel E7501 chipset, and it > seems like it also has a hardware scrubber: See > http://download.intel.com/design/chipsets/datashts/25192702.pdf section > 5.8.2. > So, supposedly, other Intel chipsets for servers might also have it. > Oh, this chipset has automatic memory scrubber certainly. I did not know that. But as far as I think, it is more preferable to support memory scrub with software for other chipsets since MCH facility is supported by CPU. What do you think about it?
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