Messages in this thread | | | From | "Ulrich Windl" <> | Date | Wed, 24 Apr 1996 09:23:59 +0200 | Subject | Re: memtest86, built into kernel |
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On 23 Apr 96 at 1:59, Robert Riggs wrote:
> >From Intel: > Soft errors are temporary; a bit of data is lost, but
...from a hardware point of view. For a running Linux kernel these errors will stay. Who should rewrite the correct value.
> the memory cell still functions correctly and rewriting > the data in the cell corrects the error. Soft errors > are intermittent errors that occur as a result of the > passage of ionizing radiation through the memory cells > of semiconductor devices. The most common source of this > radiation is alpha particles generated as a result of > the decay of thorium and uranium, which are found in > trace amounts in the packaging materials of all plastic > and ceramic encapsulated devices [3,4]. > Ulrich
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