Re: Software based ECC ?

2007-08-21 Thread linux-os \(Dick Johnson\)
On Tue, 21 Aug 2007, Bodo Eggert wrote: > Folkert van Heusden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/papers/softecc:ddopson-meng > softecc_ddopson-meng.pdf "SoftECC : A System for Software Memory Integrity Checking" >>> >>> Personally, I'd recommend just shelling out

Re: Software based ECC ?

2007-08-21 Thread Bodo Eggert
Folkert van Heusden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/papers/softecc:ddopson-meng softecc_ddopson-meng.pdf >> > "SoftECC : A System for Software Memory Integrity Checking" >> >> Personally, I'd recommend just shelling out the bucks for hardware ECC if >> the reliability

Re: Software based ECC ?

2007-08-21 Thread Bodo Eggert
Folkert van Heusden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/papers/softecc:ddopson-meng softecc_ddopson-meng.pdf SoftECC : A System for Software Memory Integrity Checking Personally, I'd recommend just shelling out the bucks for hardware ECC if the reliability matters. a

Re: Software based ECC ?

2007-08-21 Thread linux-os \(Dick Johnson\)
On Tue, 21 Aug 2007, Bodo Eggert wrote: Folkert van Heusden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/papers/softecc:ddopson-meng softecc_ddopson-meng.pdf SoftECC : A System for Software Memory Integrity Checking Personally, I'd recommend just shelling out the bucks for hardware

Re: Software based ECC ?

2007-08-12 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:51:31 +0200, Folkert van Heusden said: > a question and an idea: Q: is ecc guaranteed to detect all bitflips? It depends on the exact ECC function the hardware implements. Usually it provides performance such as: "Correct all 1-bit errors. Detect all 2-bit errors, and

Re: Software based ECC ?

2007-08-12 Thread chibiryuu
On 8/12/07, Folkert van Heusden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/papers/softecc:ddopson-meng/softecc_ddopson-meng.pdf > > > "SoftECC : A System for Software Memory Integrity Checking" > > > > Personally, I'd recommend just shelling out the bucks for hardware ECC if > >

Re: Software based ECC ?

2007-08-12 Thread Jan Engelhardt
On Aug 12 2007 18:51, Folkert van Heusden wrote: > >> > http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/papers/softecc:ddopson-meng/softecc_ddopson-meng.pdf >> > "SoftECC : A System for Software Memory Integrity Checking" >> >> Personally, I'd recommend just shelling out the bucks for hardware ECC if >> the

Re: Software based ECC ?

2007-08-12 Thread Folkert van Heusden
> > http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/papers/softecc:ddopson-meng/softecc_ddopson-meng.pdf > > "SoftECC : A System for Software Memory Integrity Checking" > > Personally, I'd recommend just shelling out the bucks for hardware ECC if > the reliability matters. a question and an idea: Q: is ecc guaranteed

Re: Software based ECC ?

2007-08-12 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:51:31 +0200, Folkert van Heusden said: a question and an idea: Q: is ecc guaranteed to detect all bitflips? It depends on the exact ECC function the hardware implements. Usually it provides performance such as: Correct all 1-bit errors. Detect all 2-bit errors, and most

Re: Software based ECC ?

2007-08-12 Thread Folkert van Heusden
http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/papers/softecc:ddopson-meng/softecc_ddopson-meng.pdf SoftECC : A System for Software Memory Integrity Checking Personally, I'd recommend just shelling out the bucks for hardware ECC if the reliability matters. a question and an idea: Q: is ecc guaranteed to

Re: Software based ECC ?

2007-08-12 Thread Jan Engelhardt
On Aug 12 2007 18:51, Folkert van Heusden wrote: http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/papers/softecc:ddopson-meng/softecc_ddopson-meng.pdf SoftECC : A System for Software Memory Integrity Checking Personally, I'd recommend just shelling out the bucks for hardware ECC if the reliability matters. a

Re: Software based ECC ?

2007-08-12 Thread chibiryuu
On 8/12/07, Folkert van Heusden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/papers/softecc:ddopson-meng/softecc_ddopson-meng.pdf SoftECC : A System for Software Memory Integrity Checking Personally, I'd recommend just shelling out the bucks for hardware ECC if the reliability

Re: Software based ECC ?

2007-08-11 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 23:16:45 +0200, roland said: > http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/papers/softecc:ddopson-meng/softecc_ddopson-meng.pdf > > "SoftECC : A System for Software Memory Integrity Checking" > > Is it possible to implement something like this within the Linux virtual > memory subsystem ?

Re: Software based ECC ?

2007-08-11 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 23:16:45 +0200, roland said: http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/papers/softecc:ddopson-meng/softecc_ddopson-meng.pdf SoftECC : A System for Software Memory Integrity Checking Is it possible to implement something like this within the Linux virtual memory subsystem ? Anything

Re: Software based ECC ?

2007-08-10 Thread Alan Cox
On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 23:16:45 +0200 "roland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello ! > > since ECC (speaking in terms of ram/memory) is some widespread hardware > technology > within server/enterprise computing for protection of memory failure, i > wonder: > > Can`t this be done in software, too ?

Software based ECC ?

2007-08-10 Thread roland
Hello ! since ECC (speaking in terms of ram/memory) is some widespread hardware technology within server/enterprise computing for protection of memory failure, i wonder: Can`t this be done in software, too ? I didn`t find a referenc on this list, but i found an interesting paper i'd like to

Software based ECC ?

2007-08-10 Thread roland
Hello ! since ECC (speaking in terms of ram/memory) is some widespread hardware technology within server/enterprise computing for protection of memory failure, i wonder: Can`t this be done in software, too ? I didn`t find a referenc on this list, but i found an interesting paper i'd like to

Re: Software based ECC ?

2007-08-10 Thread Alan Cox
On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 23:16:45 +0200 roland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello ! since ECC (speaking in terms of ram/memory) is some widespread hardware technology within server/enterprise computing for protection of memory failure, i wonder: Can`t this be done in software, too ? Only one