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IME, random bitflips is the engineer's way of saying "I'm sick and tired of root cause analysis" or "I have no fucking clue what the bug is." I, like others, re
by bjourne 8mo ago
IME, random bitflips is the engineer's way of saying "I'm sick and tired of root cause analysis" or "I have no fucking clue what the bug is." I, like others, remain skeptical about the claim.
- wmf 8mo agoWe're not talking about unexplained bugs here. We're talking about a pointer that obviously has one bit flipped and it would be correct if you flipped that one bit back.
- compiler-guy 8mo ago“I have no data, but I’m sure those who do have data, and have spent a significant amount of time analyzing it, are wrong.”
- bjourne 8mo agoWell, touché. But I'm willing to change my mind once I've seen that data and the methodology Svelto used to analyze it. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.