Platform Initialization Specification

The Platform Initialization Specification (PI Specification) is a specification published by the Unified EFI Forum that describes the internal interfaces between different parts of computer platform firmware[1]. This allows for more interoperability between firmware components from different sources. This specification is normally, but not by requirement, used in conjunction with the UEFI specification.

Contents

Current version

UEFI Platform Initialization Specification version 1.2, published May, 2009. Errata B published July, 2010.

Contents

As of version 1.2, the PI specification contains five volumes:

References

  1. ^ UEFI Forum (2007-03-27). "UEFI Forum Promotes Industry Adoption of Extensible Firmware with New Specifications, Interoperability Events and the Formation of Its Industry Communications Working Group". http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070327005409&newsLang=en. Retrieved 2011-08-11. 

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