Re: Background memory scrubbing

From: Clemens Ladisch
Date: Wed Apr 20 2011 - 09:29:04 EST


Robert Whitton wrote:
> I have a home grown module that performs background memory scrubbing
> to eliminate single bit memory errors before they become a problem.
> ... it is specifically targeted at the AMD64 PC architecture

Then why don't you use the memory controller's automatic background
memory scrubbing support? Doesn't your BIOS have this option?


Regards,
Clemens
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