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What software alternatives are there to ECC storage under Linux Mint and Linux Mint Debian Edition LMDE to protect against a bit flip problem?

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It is known that there are other approaches besides ECC memory that can help avoid data loss due to e.g. flipping of RAM memory cells by cosmic rays (bit flip problem): What the Bit Flip Problem is: * https://web.archive.org/web/20230114090442/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/01/linus-torvalds-blames-intel-for-lack-of-ecc-ram-in-consumer-pcs/ Error correction procedure: * https://web.archive.org/web/20230114220121/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Error_detection_and_correction * https://www-tecchannel-de.translate.goog/a/fehlertoleranter-speicher-schuetzt-vor-systemausfaellen-und-datenverlust,402181,4?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp BIOS implementations of RAM Mirroring: * https://www-thomas--krenn-com.translate.goog/de/wiki/RAM_Mirroring?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp * https://web.archive.org/web/20230114220407/https://www-thomas--krenn-com.translate.goog/de/wiki/RAM_Mirroring?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp Software implementations: * https://www-admin--magazin-de.translate.goog/Das-Heft/2013/12/Speicherfehler-unter-Linux-erkennen-und-beobachten?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp SoftECC https://web.archive.org/web/20230119082028/https://pdos.csail.mit.edu/papers/softecc:ddopson-meng/softecc_ddopson-meng.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20230114103624/https://pdos.csail.mit.edu/papers/softecc%3Addopson-meng/softecc_ddopson-meng.pdf What software solutions, such as kernel implementations or add-on programs, will be usable under Linux Mint21 and LMDE5 in 2023? Possibly a end to end hash useing technology comparable to ZFS RAIDZ, but for working RAM memory and not for hard disks. # Hints for possible actual solutions: # Mirrored memory support: * https://web.archive.org/web/20230114231952/https://lwn.net/Articles/897734/ * https://web.archive.org/web/20230114232055/https://www.fujitsu.com/jp/documents/products/software/os/linux/catalog/LinuxConJapan2016-Izumi.pdf * https://web.archive.org/web/20230114232143/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-AArch64-Mirrored-Memory * https://www.micron.com/-/media/client/global/documents/products/technical-note/nand-flash/tn2971_software_bch_ecc_on_linux.pdf * https://linux.kernel.narkive.com/cxqgDQlR/software-based-ecc * https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/36769
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