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