16.1 Error Checking in the Processor
Tag ECC Generation
The 25-bit tag ECC check matrix is similar to the 64-bit data check matrix; the main difference is the number of check bits used and the manner in which the errors are decoded. Figure 16-4 shows the check matrix for the tag bits.
Figure 16-4 Check Matrix for the Tag ECC Code
NOTE: * This row indicates the number of 1s in the generated syndrome for each data bit in error.
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