Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification
Notation Convention Description Example
Bar symbol ( | ) Separates alternatives. aterm := bterm | means the
following constructs are possible:
• bterm
• cterm dterm
aterm := dterm means the
following constructs are possible:
• bterm dterm
• cterm dterm
Term Term Term Terms separated from each
other by spaces form an
ordered list.
N/A
Word in bold
Word in italics
Denotes the name of a term in
the ASL grammar,
representing any instance of
such a term. ASL terms are not
case-sensitive.
Names of arguments to
objects that are replaced for a
given instance.
Single quotes (‘ ’) Indicate constant characters. ‘A’
In the following ASL term definition:
ThermalZone (ZoneName) {ObjectList}
the item in bold is the name of the term.
In the following ASL term definition:
ThermalZone (ZoneName) {ObjectList}
the italicized item is an argument. The item that is
not bolded or italicized is defined elsewhere in the
ASL grammar.
0xdd
Refers to a byte value
expressed as two hexadecimal
digits.
0x21 means a value of hexadecimal 21, or
decimal 37. Notice that a value expressed in
hexadecimal must start with a leading zero (0).
Dash character ( - ) Indicates a range. 1-9 means a single digit in the range 1 to 9
inclusive.
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