From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Borislav Petkov Subject: Re: Machine check exception Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 10:48:55 +0200 Message-ID: <20110801084855.GA24997@aftab> References: <4E2FF0EC.2020704@gmail.com> <20110727130319.GA26923@gere.osrc.amd.com> <4E302F6C.3@gmail.com> <20110727170309.GB26923@gere.osrc.amd.com> <4E307AF3.40109@gmail.com> <4E308360.8080302@gmail.com> <20110728074719.GA16261@liondog.tnic> <4E3510D1.8010703@gmail.com> <20110731120944.GA17348@aftab> <4E357B31.8070906@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from s15228384.onlinehome-server.info ([87.106.30.177]:40410 "EHLO mail.x86-64.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752206Ab1HAItD (ORCPT ); Mon, 1 Aug 2011 04:49:03 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4E357B31.8070906@gmail.com> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: "F. P. Beekhof" Cc: Borislav Petkov , Mikael Pettersson , "linux-ide@vger.kernel.org" On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 11:56:33AM -0400, F. P. Beekhof wrote: > $ sudo setpci -s 18.3 0x44.l > 00400040 Interesting, this says ECC is enabled on your machine. Do you know the exact models of your DIMMs? Sometimes they can be found in dmidecode output so can you do dmidecode > dmidecode.out and lspci -s 18.3 -xxxx > f3.out as root and send me both files pls? .. > >> Are there any conclusions that can be drawn from this experiment ? > > > > Yeah, it means that your BIOS doesn't seem to have the fix for erratum > > #131: http://support.amd.com/us/Processor_TechDocs/25759.pdf, page 83. > > So, this is not a problem with the promise-sata driver as I originally > suspected. I guess then we can take this discussion off the linux-ide > list... Yeah, looks like it. -- Regards/Gruss, Boris. Advanced Micro Devices GmbH Einsteinring 24, 85609 Dornach GM: Alberto Bozzo Reg: Dornach, Landkreis Muenchen HRB Nr. 43632 WEEE Registernr: 129 19551