Author: Stan Eisenstat
Subject: Re: [Cs323] array parity
Date: Sunday, 11 Oct 2020, 13:56:10

    > Message Posted By: Unknown
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    > If we have three bit flips, do we also not attempt to correct the bits? Or
    > can we correct 1 out of the 3 bit errors and then stop correcting?

Array parity without the overall parity bit assumes at
most one bit flip, and array parity with the overall
parity bit assumes at most two bit flips.  If these
assumptions are violated, there are no guarantees.

--Stan-