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Bug ID 6656449
Synopsis Intel cpu poisoned data handling
State 10-Fix Delivered (Fix available in build)
Category:Subcategory fma:cpu
Keywords
Responsible Engineer Adrian Frost
Reported Against
Duplicate Of
Introduced In solaris_nevada
Commit to Fix snv_83
Fixed In snv_83
Release Fixed solaris_nevada(snv_83) , solaris_10u5(s10u5_10) (Bug ID:2158481)
Related Bugs
Submit Date 29-January-2008
Last Update Date 20-February-2008
Description 
On systems with Intel 5000 series or 7300 northbridge data read from memory with an uncorrected ECC memory error is poisoned by the northbridge which gives a parity error on the front side bus, resuling in a Machine check. The current CPU's may not keep the poisoned data toxic so Solaris should panic to constrain the corrupt data.
Work Around 
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Comments 
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