Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:02:02 -0700 From: Xin Li <delphij@delphij.net> To: Dieter BSD <dieterbsd@gmail.com>, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ECC support Message-ID: <55F8874A.9030807@delphij.net> In-Reply-To: <CAA3ZYrBXZn1WpHWYGJYWJDPsk7iDahCas8RhnHC4w%2Babf4w4hA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAA3ZYrBXZn1WpHWYGJYWJDPsk7iDahCas8RhnHC4w%2Babf4w4hA@mail.gmail.com>
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