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Fun fact: DDR6 contains built in ECC by default. RAM sizes are getting so large it's causing issues in the field and also issues with yields

So, the industry thinks its a problem.



DDR5 has built in ECC too. Unfortunately, AFAIK there's no error reporting mechanism, so while it should reduce error rates, it likely increases error severity. Assuming no bitflips between the ram module and the cpu, ECC on the ram corrects any single bitflips, but multiple flips are uncorrectable and must pass through, so any incorrect value the cpu gets has multiple bitflips.


In other words, the industry has gone to shit as usual, starting with rowhammer.

But my question still stands.




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