On Fri, Apr 07, 2000 at 03:31:07PM +0100, Koster, K.J. wrote:
> >
> > Not trying to push this idea one way or the other, I'm just
> > curious as to WHY so many people think this is a "bad idea"
> >
> I can think of four things real quick:
>
> 1) Disks are much slowere, and controllers actually have time to do proper
> error detection. Memory is built for raw, blind speed. The analogy that
> memory is a disk does not hold for long.
>
> 2) Testing memory is a nightmare. It's virtually impossible to test your RAM
> and guarantee it is right. If the memory test tells you your RAM is broken,
> you have to replace it. If it tells you your RAM is fine, it may or may not
> be fine. Much like a pregnancy test. :-) Thus, expecting the OS to find and
> mark bad memory for you will give you a false sense of security.
And Real Systems [tm] use ECC memory. ;-)
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