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Memory error recovery

US9940204B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 2, 2015
Grant dateApr 10, 2018
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Expiry dateNov 6, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2212/70
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An aspect includes memory error recovery in a memory system includes detecting an error condition within a memory chip of the memory system. A chip mark is applied to the memory chip to flag the error condition. An address range of the memory chip associated with the error condition is determined. Data are written from the address range of the memory chip to a cache memory. The chip mark is removed based on determining that all of the data from the address range have been written to the cache memory.

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