A8.3
Uncorrected errors and data poisoning
When an error is detected, the correction mechanism is triggered. However, if the error is a 2-bit error in
a RAM protected by ECC, then the error is not correctable.
The behavior on an uncorrected error depends on the type of RAM.
Uncorrected error detected in a data RAM
When an uncorrected error is detected in a data RAM, the chunk of data with the error is marked as
poisoned. This poison information is then transferred with the data and stored in the cache if the data is
allocated into another cache. The poisoned information is stored per 64 bits of data, except in the L1 data
cache where it is stored per 32 bits of data.
Uncorrected error detected in a tag RAM
When an uncorrected error is detected in a tag RAM, either the address or coherency state of the line is
not known, and the corresponding data cannot be poisoned. In this case, the line is invalidated and an
error recovery interrupt is generated to notify software that data has potentially been lost.
A8 Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS)
A8.3 Uncorrected errors and data poisoning
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