ECC doesnt completely fix it, it only masks problems for most common use patterns. Rowhammer is a huge problem.
Re:The RAM shortage comes for us all
by ahartmetz on Saturday December 06, 2025 @05:44AM
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Just like increasing the structure size "only" decreases the likelihood of bit flips. Correcting physical unreliability with more logic may feel flimsy, but in the end, probabilities are probabilities.
Many things in electrical engineering use ECC on top of less reliable processes to produce a net result that is more reliable on the whole. Everything from hard drives to wireless communication. It's normal.