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From: seebs@plethora.net (Peter Seebach)
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Subject: Re: Setting memory allocators for library functions. 
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Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 15:58:39 -0600
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In message <9877.983050267@critter>, Poul-Henning Kamp writes:
>And just how will the OS know that a particular memory chip will not
>generate an uncorrectable ECC error ?

It can't, but that's no reason for the OS to *add* reasons for failures.

-s

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