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==Specifications==
==Specifications==
The current version is 3.0, amended as 3.0a. Version 4.0 is under development.
As of September 2019, the current version of ACPI is Revision 6.3, published January 2019. It is now published as part of the [[UEFI]] standards, and administered by the UEFI Forum.
* [http://www.acpi.info/spec30a.htm ACPI 3.0a] specification
* [https://uefi.org/sites/default/files/resources/ACPI_6_3_final_Jan30.pdf ACPI 6.3] specification
* [http://www.acpi.info/spec30.htm ACPI 3.0] specification


==acpidump/acpixtract==
==acpidump/acpixtract==
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==SRAT==
==SRAT==
[http://lwn.net/Articles/7177/ Linux in 2009] gained support for parsing of the BIOS-provided SRAT table ([http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-amd64/2009/11/23/msg001026.html NetBSD also had support] by later that year). The SRAT describes memory and processor topology, and the hot-pluggable status of all.
[http://lwn.net/Articles/7177/ Linux in 2009] gained support for parsing of the BIOS-provided SRAT table ([http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-amd64/2009/11/23/msg001026.html NetBSD also had support] by later that year). The SRAT describes memory and processor topology, and the hot-pluggable status of all.
* Use the CONFIG_X86_64_ACPI_NUMA kernel option to enable SRAT-based enumeration of NUMA.
* Use the CONFIG_X86_64_ACPI_NUMA kernel option to enable SRAT-based enumeration of [[NUMA]].


==See also==
==See also==