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| ==== Conventions ==== | ==== Conventions ==== | ||
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| + | The aBFT follows the structure of an ACPI table. | ||
| All quantities are little-endian. | All quantities are little-endian. | ||
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| + | All fields marked as reserved must be filled with zeroes. | ||
| ==== Structure ==== | ==== Structure ==== | ||
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| | OEMID | 10 | 6 | | | OEMID | 10 | 6 | | ||
| | OEM Table ID | 16 | 8 | | | OEM Table ID | 16 | 8 | | ||
| - | | OEM Revision | 24 | 4 | | + | | Reserved | 24 | 12 | |
| - | | Creator ID | 28 | 4 | | + | | AoE Shelf | 36 | 2 | |
| - | | Creator Revision | 32 | 4 | | + | | AoE Slot | 38 | 1 | |
| + | | Reserved | 39 | 1 | | ||
| + | | MAC Address | 40 | 6 | | ||
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| + | == Signature == | ||
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| + | 'aBFT' signature for the AoE Boot Firmware Table. | ||
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| + | == Length == | ||
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| + | Length in bytes of the entire aBFT, including the signature. | ||
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| + | == Revision == | ||
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| + | Must be set to 1. | ||
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| + | == Checksum == | ||
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| + | Entire table must sum to zero. | ||
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| + | == OEMID == | ||
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| + | ACPI OEM ID. All unused trailing bytes must be zero. | ||
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| + | == OEM Table ID == | ||
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| + | For the aBFT the Table ID is the Manufacturer's Model ID. All unused trailing bytes must be zero. | ||
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| + | == AoE Shelf == | ||
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| + | Shelf number of the AoE disk used for boot. | ||
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| + | == AoE Slot == | ||
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| + | Slot number of the AoE disk used for boot. | ||
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| + | == MAC Address == | ||
| + | Ethernet MAC address of the network card used for boot. | ||
