Re: NMI ??

Dan Hollis (goemon@sasami.anime.net)
Thu, 29 Apr 1999 14:35:43 -0700 (PDT)


On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, Alan Cox wrote:
> > They will report correctable errors (1-bit) as well -- so you could get
> > notice that a simm is failing before it actually fails.
> That requires ECC ram - expensive but cute.

Have you priced ECC ram lately. The difference is almost nil these days.

> > chipset docs are available in pdf off intel's website. Requires some
> > digging.
> If someone plans to get into that sort of stuff then another project that

www.anime.net/~goemon/linux-ecc/

Im going to rewrite it to run almost entirely from userspace now that the
/proc/bus/pci interface exists.

> may be fun for someone who likes playing with dirtly low level stuff is
> supporting the PentiumPro/PII Machine check

Hm?

-Dan

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