Linux 6.1 To Feature Faster Intel Memory Error Decoding

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Linux 6.1 To Feature Faster Intel Memory Error Decoding

04 October 2022, 03:50 PM

Phoronix: Linux 6.1 To Feature Faster Intel Memory Error Decoding

The Error Detection And Correction (EDAC) driver updates have been submitted and merged for the Linux 6.1 merge window of which there are a few notable additions on the Intel side...

Linux 6.1 To Feature Faster Intel Memory Error Decoding - Phoronix

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05 October 2022, 03:25 AM

Cool, now I can compute the wrong answer much faster!

Using the driver decoder is said to be much faster especially for frequent correctable memory errors.

Okay, so a DIMM with lots of single-bit errors won't also tank performance. Bonus!
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Last edited by coder; 05 October 2022, 03:28 AM.
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