The open specification offers updated device configuration and power management, allowing for the advancement of new hardware and standards.
Beaverton, Ore.—January 25, 2021—The UEFI Forum today announced the release of the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 6.4 specification. ACPI is the most widely used standard runtime interface between Operating Systems and platform firmware/hardware. It is also the most established standard for platforms to communicate their as-built hardware design and configuration to software.
“Given the UEFI Forum’s commitment to standards and open interfaces between Operating Systems and Platform Firmware, we are pleased to introduce the new ACPI 6.4 specification,” said Mark Doran, UEFI Forum President. “The ACPI 6.4 specification continues our work to keep boot and power management standards on the pace as a great springboard for innovation in many fast evolving technology ecosystems.”
The ACPI 6.4 Specification Highlights
- Prioritization of the development of open standards
- Continued adaptation to emerging heterogeneous computing and interconnect technologies such as CXL and USB4
- Integration with RPMT, included in the Platform Runtime Mechanism (PRM) specification
- Inclusion of Arm ACPI tables reservations: MPAM, AEST
- Increased platform reliability and hardware features including Battery Charge Limiting (BCL) model and support of the CXL 2.0 specification and Heterogeneous Memory Types
Download the specifications here to learn more about these and other updates. The specification is available in both PDF and searchable HTML formats.
About the UEFI Forum
The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Forum is a world-class non-profit industry standards body that works in partnership to enable the evolution of platform technologies. The UEFI Forum champions firmware innovation through industry collaboration and the advocacy of a standardized interface that simplifies and secures platform initialization and firmware bootstrap operations. Both developed and supported by representatives from industry-leading technology companies, UEFI specifications promote business and technological efficiency, improve performance and security, facilitate interoperability between devices, platforms and systems and comply with next-generation technologies. To learn more about the UEFI Forum, visit www.uefi.org.
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