Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH / RFC] Shared Reed-Solomon ECC Library | From | Thomas Gleixner <> | Date | Mon, 04 Oct 2004 21:05:27 +0200 |
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On Mon, 2004-10-04 at 20:50, Bill Davidsen wrote: > > the attached patch contains a shared Reed-Solomon Library analogous to > > the shared zlib. > > One use would be very reliable CD/DVD for backup. I believe there's a > freshmeat project which addresses this problem, but a reliable optical > device certainly sounds easy using this approach.
Most data storage devices use RS codes for data integrity, including CD/DVD/HD devicesm but the ECC mechanisms are built into the device itself. Modems and wireless communication devices use similar but more complex techniques based on polynomial encoding/decoding.
tglx
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