[Tfug] ECC (was Re: Using a Laptop as a server)

[Zack Williams]

On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 7:44 AM, Louis Taber <ltaber at gmail.com> wrote:
> Does Linux, by default, log ECC errors?  If so where?  If not, how logging
> be turned on?

Shows up in the system log - the Linux kernel driver that reads error
codes is named "edac". I've logged a fair number of main DRAM and L2
and L3 cache ECC errors on my system, probably once ever 2-3 months
per 64GB of active memory across all systems.

I view ECC as a safety net.  Not needed if you're walking the high
wire, but invaluable if you do need it.

- Zack