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I'm with you, but it's worth noting that errant bit-flips are also the most convincing argument for vertically integrated file-systems like ZFS and BTRFS.

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I was under the impression running such file systems without ECC was kind of reckless and not a solution either? I recall ZFS being “useless” (not technically entirely bulletproof) without ECC.

> I was under the impression running such file systems without ECC was kind of reckless and not a solution either?

It's about as reckless as running any other filesystem without ECC [1].

In fact, you're much more likely to discover memory errors earlier if you use a checksumming filesystem than if you use a non-checksumming one.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34477035

Thanks! We already had that discussion, your link is your reply to another comment of mine :^)

I was wrong twice huh!

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