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31.Dd February 5, 2015
32.Dt ECC 4
33.Os
34.Sh NAME
35.Nm ecc
36.Nd ECC memory controller support
37.Sh SYNOPSIS
38To compile this driver into the kernel,
39place the following lines in your
40kernel configuration file:
41.Bd -ragged -offset indent
42.Cd "device dimm"
43.Cd "device coremctl"
44.Cd "device ecc"
45.Ed
46.Pp
47Alternatively, to load the driver as a
48module at boot time, place the following line in
49.Xr loader.conf 5 :
50.Bd -literal -offset indent
51ecc_load="YES"
52.Ed
53.Sh DESCRIPTION
54The
55.Nm
56device attaches to an ECC memory controller.
57If ECC support is enabled in the BIOS, the device will poll the controller
58once a second and report any corrections or uncorrectable errors.
59.Sh HARDWARE
60The
61.Nm
62driver supports the following memory controllers:
63.Pp
64.Bl -bullet -compact
65.It
66AMD 8000 memory controller
67.It
68AMD 8151 memory controller
69.It
70Intel E3 memory controller
71.It
72Intel E3 v2 memory controller
73.It
74Intel E3 v3 memory controller
75.\".It
76.\"Intel X3400 memory controller
77.It
78Intel E5 v2 memory controller
79.It
80Intel E5 v3 memory controller
81.El
82.Sh HISTORY
83The
84.Nm
85device driver first appeared in
86.Dx 1.7 .
87.Sh AUTHORS
88The
89.Nm
90driver was written by
91.An Matthew Dillon .
92