[Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH] tweak memory error correction field in the SMBIOS data

[Andi Kleen <andi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Microsoft's Windows logo certified hardware requires single- or
> multi-bit ECC; since the SVVP certification runs the same test
> on the guest, Xen domains will currently fail it.
>
> -    p->error_correction = 0x01; /* other */
> +    p->error_correction = 0x06; /* Multi-bit ECC to make Microsoft happy */


That's lying if the host doesn't support ECC.

It would be better if you checked that on the host and then
set it appropiately in the guest too.

-Andi
-- 
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