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ECC single bit errors are reported to the host OS (or can at least be querried). Simply counting those and alerting if they reach a high-enough rate would be a
by rocqua 8y ago
ECC single bit errors are reported to the host OS (or can at least be querried). Simply counting those and alerting if they reach a high-enough rate would be a pretty decent mitigation.
- ge0rg 8y agoWhat measures can you take upon receiving such an alert? Shutdown the server? The reporting doesn't include the task / user causing the error, so you don't get anything actionable.
- extrapickles 8y agoYou can place more invasive checks to figure out which process is responsible if you know you are being attacked. Or you can switch your system to a more high assurance mode from a performance mode (eg: refresh memory more often).