linux-kernel - Re: data corruption with nvidia chipsets and IDE/SATA drives (k8 cpu errata needed?)

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Date:	Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:42:04 -0800
From:	Chris Wedgwood <cw@...f.org>
To:	joachim <joachim.kernel@...glemail.com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	Christoph Anton Mitterer <calestyo@...entia.net>,
	Robert Hancock <hancockr@...w.ca>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, knweiss@....de,
	andersen@...epoet.org, krader@...ibm.com, lfriedman@...dia.com,
	linux-nforce-bugs@...dia.com
Subject: Re: data corruption with nvidia chipsets and IDE/SATA drives (k8 cpu errata needed?)

On Thu, Jan 18, 2007 at 10:29:14AM +0100, joachim wrote:

> Not only has it only been on Nvidia chipsets but we have only seen
> reports on the Nvidia CK804 SATA controller.

People have reported problems with other controllers.  I have one here
I can test given a day or so.

I don't think it's SATA related, it just happens that it shows up well
there, for networking you would end up with the odd corrupted packet
probably and end up just dropping those so it might not be noticeable.

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