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For the average user, what’s the impact of bit flips in memory in practical terms? I am not talking about servers dealing with critical data. Suppose that I m
by aborsy 6y ago
For the average user, what’s the impact of bit flips in memory in practical terms?
I am not talking about servers dealing with critical data.
Suppose that I maintain a repository (documents, audio and video), one copy in a ZFS-ECC system and one in an ext4-nonECC system.
Would I notice a difference between these two copies after 5-10 years?
That tells us if ECC matters for most people.
- throwaway9870 6y agoThis isn't about disk storage, this is about DRAM. A bit flip in DRAM might corrupt data, but could also cause random crashes and system hangs. That generally matters to everyone.
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- theevilsharpie 6y ago> For the average user, what’s the impact of bit flips in memory in practical terms? The most likely impact (other than nothing, if bits are flipped in unused memory) is program crashes or system lock-ups for no apparent reason.