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Efosa Udinmwen

Farewell, old friend — Linux 7.0 finally ditches the ancient (but iconic) Intel 440BX chipset's EDAC driver, but what's next?

Intel 440BX EDAC Driver.

  • Linux kernel 7.0 officially removes the 440BX EDAC driver, ending software support
  • ECC RAM continues correcting errors, but software notifications will no longer appear
  • Linux distros focus on maintainable code and modern CPU architectures
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