Intel "IGEN6" Driver Comes To Linux 5.11 For In-Band ECC (IBECC)

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Intel "IGEN6" Driver Comes To Linux 5.11 For In-Band ECC (IBECC)

Initially found with "Elkhart Lake" SoCs and likely to be found on further future Intel client SoCs is the integrated memory controller supporting in-band ECC (IBECC). Coming with Linux 5.11 is the "IGEN6" EDAC driver for handling this error detection and correction on Intel SoCs sporting IBECC...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-IGEN6-IBECC-Driver

[Guest]

Hm,, this Elkhart Lake stuff sounds interesting! I wonder if it can be used as some kind of low power home server, or Raspberry Pi equivalent.

[coder]

Hm,, this Elkhart Lake stuff sounds interesting! I wonder if it can be used as some kind of low power home server, or Raspberry Pi equivalent.

Here's a list of some Elkhart Lake models:

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us...hart-lake.html


If it's anything like Gemini Lake, then you can anticipate some higher-priced SBCs to feature it, as well as a few mini-ITX boards and chromebooks. The ODROID H2+ is one of the better ones, IMO:

https://www.hardkernel.com/shop/odroid-h2plus/

And here's a mini-ITX motherboard with a Gemini Lake (Refresh) SoC:

https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/J5040-ITX/index.asp