IASL(8) System Manager's Manual IASL(8)

NAME

iaslIntel ASL compiler and disassembler (iASL)

SYNOPSIS

iasl [options] <input file>

DESCRIPTION

The iasl is a fully-featured compiler for the ACPI Source Language (ASL). It translates ASL to ACPI Machine Language (AML), but iasl can also act as a disassembler, translating AML to ASL.

OPTIONS

Global

-@ file
Specify command file.
-I dir
Specify additional include directory.

General Output

-p prefix
Specify a path or filename prefix for all output files.
-va
Disable all errors and warnings in the summary.
-vi
Use less verbose errors and warnings.
-vo
Enable optimization comments.
-vr
Disable remarks.
-vs
Disable signon.
-w 1 | 2 | 3
Set warning reporting level.

AML Output Files

-s a | c
Create AML in assembler (*.asm) or C (*.c) source file.
-i a | c
Create assembler (*.inc) or C (*.h) include file.
-t a | c
Create AML in assembler or C hex table (*.hex).

AML Code Generation

-oa
Disable all optimizations (compatibility mode).
-of
Disable constant folding.
-oi
Disable integer optimization to operation codes.
-on
Disable named reference string optimization.
-r revision
Override table header revision (1-255).

Listings

-l
Create mixed, ASL and AML, listing file (*.lst).
-ln
Create namespace file (*.nsp).
-ls
Create combined source file (*.src).

AML Disassembler

-d file
Disassemble binary ACPI table to a file (*.dsl).
-dc file
Disassemble AML and immediately compile it.
-e f1, f2
Include ACPI table(s) for external symbol resolution.
-2
Emit ACPI 2.0 compatible ASL code.
-g
Get ACPI tables and write to files (*.dat).

Help

-h
Display additional help and compiler debug options.
-hc
Display operators allowed in constant expressions.
-hr
Display ACPI reserved method names.

SEE ALSO

acpi(4), acpidump(8), amldb(8)

Intel Corporation, iASL Compiler/Disassembler User Reference, Revision 2.00, September 18, 2009, http://www.acpica.org/download/aslcompiler.pdf.

HISTORY

The iasl compiler/disassembler is part of the Intel ACPI Component Architecture (ACPICA). It first appeared in NetBSD 6.0.

AUTHORS

Among Intel engineers, Robert Moore <robert.moore@intel.com> was the chief architect behind iasl. This manual page was written for NetBSD by Jukka Ruohonen <jruohonen@iki.fi>.
April 10, 2010 NetBSD 6.1