Blog posts tagged
"Firmware"

2 posts

Alex Hung
8 July 2019

Analyze ACPI Tables in a Text File with FWTS

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I often need to implement tests for new ACPI tables before they become available on real hardware. Fortunately, FWTS provides a framework to read ACPI tables’ binary. The below technique is especially convenient for ACPI firmware and OS kernel developers. It provides a simple approach to verifying ACPI tables without...

Alex Hung
8 July 2019

Alex Hung
4 June 2019

Debug ACPI Tables with Firmware Test Suite (FWTS)

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In my previous two articles, ACPI AML Debugger in Ubuntu 18.04 & Debug AML (DSD & SSDT) with ACPICA Utilities, I discussed techniques for AML debugging; however the ACPI specification includes many other important tables. Firmware Test Suite (FWTS) is a test suite (as the name indicates) that can play a big role in debugging

Alex Hung
4 June 2019