From: jrwalliker@gmail.com   
      
   On 03/12/2025 14:37, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   > On 03/12/2025 14:18, druck wrote:   
   >> On 01/12/2025 21:16, James Harris wrote:   
   >>> To make a NAS / server I am looking for a Raspberry Pi with ECC support.   
   >>>   
   >>> I gather that the Pi 5 and the CM 5 use RAM which has internal ECC.   
   >>> That's good. But do they inform the OS of when there are corrections   
   >>> and uncorrectable errors?   
   >>>   
   >>> Have you guys any idea as to whether the OS running on the Pi5 or CM5   
   >>> will be able to tell whether RAM has had errors or not?   
   >>   
   >> As far as I know it's only for error correction within the RAM   
   >> controller, and not reported to the OS. There is a possibility the SOC   
   >> might know about it via some proprietary Broadcom mechanism.   
   >>   
   > That is my impression too, based on admittedly sketchy data.   
   > Lets face it at that level, ecc will simply make slightly dodgy ram rock   
   > solid and merely postpone the day when there is a kernel panic due to   
   > corrupted RAM.   
   >   
   > I cant see than knowing about it helps much.   
      
   If it tells you there is a problem before it becomes too severe to   
   correct, then it may be useful so that you can replace the system.   
      
   >   
   >> I have found a webpage where some idiots attempting to fry a Pi 5 by   
   >> running AI on it without a cooler got a fatal ECC error, but my money   
   >> is on they just hallucinated the entire thing.   
   >>   
   > Well indeed.   
   >   
   > The internet may be made of cats, but these days its full of   
   > (commercially sponsored and politically motivated) lies.   
   >   
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