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What is Base System Architecture (BSA) compliance?

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What is the difference between BSA and VBSA?

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What is the difference between BSA and SBSA?

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Which specification and level should I target for SystemReady compliance?

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How does SystemReady collaborate with the industry?

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SystemReady compliance testing – General FAQ

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What is ACS? What are the compliance tests?

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Which tests do I need to run? Are some tests optional or are all mandatory?

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What is the relationship between the BSA compliance tests and the PCI compliance tests provided by PCI-SIG?

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Do the compliance tests support multiple PCIe controllers?

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Which Exception level should the BSA/SBSA tests run at?

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Does Arm support building UEFI on a partner platform?

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Where can I get the latest build of the ACS?

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How do I setup to run the SystemReady live image?

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What does the SystemReady ACS live image testing process look like?

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How do I get support with SystemReady compliance?

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Why has Arm transitioned SystemReady SR and ES certifications to SystemReady band self-declared compliance?

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Will self-declared compliance be published on the Arm web page?

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What is the SystemReady band pathfinding effort?

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How can a partner get support from Arm for the pathfinding effort?

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Do partners need to work with Arm for self-declared compliance?

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How do partners complete the self-declared compliance process?

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How can partners independently evaluate test results and determine compliance?

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How can partners decide whether a test failure is critical for self-compliance?

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Can partners use a beta version of an ACS live image (for example v24.11_3.0.0-BET0) for self-declared compliance?

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How often is the ACS live image released?

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What are the reference designs available to run the ACS and where can I get them?

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SystemReady compliance testing - Pre-silicon FAQ

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What is the SystemReady Pre-Silicon program?

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What are common BSA/SBSA compliance issues?

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How can I design a BSA/SBSA compliant SoC?

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Is there a difference between the pre-silicon and on-silicon tests?

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How do I run the pre-silicon compliance tests?

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Should I run the pre-silicon tests on UEFI or bare metal?

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How long does it take to port an ACS suite to my bare metal platform?

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Should I run both the bare metal tests and the tests that are present in the Linux SBSA ACS?

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What is the difference between pre-silicon, silicon, UEFI and bare metal tests?

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SystemReady compliance testing - Exerciser FAQ

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What is the exerciser? Why do I need one?

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How does the exerciser integrate with the test environment?

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How does the exerciser integrate with an Arm SoC?

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Where can I get an exerciser? Does Arm provide one?

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What capabilities must an exerciser support?

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SystemReady compliance testing - BBSR and Security Interface Testing FAQ

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How do I test for Base Boot Security Requirements (BBSR) compliance?

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SystemReady Devicetree band – General FAQ

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What operating systems can run on a SystemReady Devicetree platform?

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How does SystemReady Devicetree band differ from SystemReady band?

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What are the reference designs available to run the ACS and where can I get them?

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Why has Arm transitioned SystemReady IR certifications to SystemReady Devicetree band self-declared compliance?

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When should I be running the compliance test suite?

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Do partners need to work with Arm or a Test Lab for self-declared compliance?

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Will self-declared compliance be published on the Arm web page?

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What are waivers, which tests are waivable and what is the waiver process?

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What is BSA? Is it required for SystemReady Devicetree compliance?

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What is BBSR? Is BBSR required for SystemReady Devicetree compliance?

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What is PFDI? Is PFDI required for SystemReady Devicetree compliance?

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How do I get access to the SystemReady Devicetree logo and trademarks?

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SystemReady Devicetree band compliance testing - FAQ

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Where can I find the SystemReady Devicetree Architecture Compliance Suite (ACS)?

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Which version of the Architecture Compliance Suite (ACS) should I use for compliance testing?

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How do I setup to run the SystemReady Devicetree live image?

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What does the SystemReady Devicetree ACS live image testing process look like?

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Which tests do I need to run? Are some tests optional or are all mandatory?

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Which OS Distributions can be used for compliance testing?

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How can partners decide whether a test failure is critical for self-compliance?

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I have found an issue with the ACS, what should I do?

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Potentially waivable failures for SystemReady band compliance

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This guide provides answers to frequently asked questions about the Arm SystemReady and SystemReady Pre-Silicon certification programs.