Jan Panteltje  wrote:
> Was reading this:
> 
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/01/linus-torvalds-blames-intel-for-lack-of
-ecc-ram-in-consumer-pcs/?comments=1

> with ever more RAM (now 8 GB) and raspberry used more and more for
> very serious things should that not be the next step?

Something everyone here seems to be missing is that ECC provides some
degree of protection from deliberate attacks meant to flip bits or read
arbitrary portions of memory otherwise off-limits.  The best known of
these is Rowhammer.  Now, I grant that a new Rowhammer attack has been
discovered that works even on ECC memory.  It does show, however, that
better ECC memory design might entirely fix this problem.  That was a
big part of Linus's concerns.


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David Griffith
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