VBSA Beta 0.7.0 Release

• Inaugural VBSA ACS v0.7.0 is built on a rule-based execution framework.
• Ported a subset of BSA ACS tests into an EFI binary specific to VBSA ACS.
• Added tailored PE, SMMU and Wakeup payloads and a timer test to cover VBSA rules.
• Introduced a test case checklist referencing the VBSA rules’ test-scenario document for improved ACS visibility.
• Additional documentation updates and prebuilt binaries are included.

SBSA Beta 8.0.0 Release

What's Changed

• Add support for building unified binary for per commit and daily builds by @chetan-rathore in #62
• Skip parsing SMMU which are disabled by @chetan-rathore in #63
• docs(pcie): update Exerciser and error injection docs by @Sujana-M in #64
• fix: correct RAS feature bit check for patrol scrub by @Sujana-M in #65
• Handle invalid DMA address scenario by @ajayswar-s in #66
• fix: reinit ITS group tracking vars per device by @Sujana-M in #67
• feat(PCIe): Add vendor name lookup using switch-case in PCIe device info by @gowthamsiddarthd in #69
• Refactor test code to target a single xBSA rule by @amrathesh in #71
• val: add missing new lines by @hrw in #78
• Fix : PE index boundary check in val_get_pe_architecture by @shanmugapriyal03 in #81
• Baremetal Support for RDV3 and RDV3CFG1 platforms by @SrikarJosyula in #79
• Add SBSA NIST ACS build support by @ajayswar-s in #83
• Restore PMCR_EL0 to fix BSA check by @ajayswar-s in #84
• docs: add README for ACS prebuilt images and legacy access by @chetan-rathore in #87
• Add prebuilt images for BSA 1.1.1 and SBSA 7.2.3 tags by @chetan-rathore in #88
• switch from obsolete GCC49 to GCC by @hrw in #74
• Add ETE trace parsing support by @ajayswar-s in #82
• Guard HCR_EL2 access with exception level check by @chetan-rathore in #90
• Movement to latest arm toolchain 14.3.rel1 by @chetan-rathore in #91
• fix(p002): skip ECAM checks for virtual functions by @Sujana-M in #92
• ci: refactor into reusable workflow with parallel matrix jobs by @chetan-rathore in #93
• SMBIOS: Handle 1024 cpu cores. by @hrw in #85
• fix(pe016): Correct SVE2 check for non-Armv9 platforms by @gontumukkala-balaji in #94
• fix(p030&p058): Check UR bit for MSE functionality check by @Sujana-M in #98
• Fix Watchdog 702 Test Timeout Issue by @ajayswar-s in #99
• Improved wording and consistency of comments about SVE2 checks by @gontumukkala-balaji in #96
• fix/build: add GCC 15 support in CI and resolve issues by @shanmugapriyal03 in #104
• fix: decrement count before continue to avoid hang by @chetan-rathore in #106
• Some trivial changes by @hrw in #115
• Prevent tests from running on -h/-help by @riddhi305 in #117
• Version bump for BSA ACS and SBSA ACS by @SrikarJosyula in #118
• refactor(p008): align ECAM access checks with MCFG-defined range by @Sujana-M in #120
• fix(p018): correct test rule ID from PCI_PP_05 to PCI_PP_04 by @Sujana-M in #122
• Validate ARI forwarding and AFE writes by @SrikarJosyula in #121
• restructure MPAM PMG storage test by @SrikarJosyula in #125
• docs(scenario): add PFDI errata update rules for PFDI_FORCE_ERROR by @gontumukkala-balaji in #127
• fix(exerciser): ATS check is only for RCiEP by @Sujana-M in #128
• fix(p064): correct test rule ID from PCI_IN_17 to IE_REG_4 by @Sujana-M in #129
• chore(exerciser): move e003 and e007 from BSA to SBSA by @Sujana-M in #132
• fix(exerciser): avoid overwriting MSI control register by @SrikarJosyula in #131
• fix(smmu): correct status handling in SMMU PMCG test by @SrikarJosyula in #133
• Enhancements to Memory map and SMMU tests by @SrikarJosyula in #134
• skip NIC/DP/MAS devs for test 897 by @amrathesh in #135
• update test logic for B_PE_24 by @amrathesh in #136
• (fix): Ensure correct submodule sync for edk2 checkout by @chetan-rathore in #146
• docs: clarify the intent of # used in testcase checklist by @SrikarJosyula in #149
• fix(nist): Use HW RNG for test_n001 validation by @Sujana-M in #148
• fix(exerciser): remove silent alignment of mmio reads by @SrikarJosyula in #150
• fix(pcie): skip Display controllers during FLR tests by @Sujana-M in #152
• Introduce Rule-Based ACS Test Infrastructure by @amrathesh in #156
• Readme refactoring by @chetan-rathore in #158
• Errata 852: Add new rule for breakpoints numbering by @shanmugapriyal03 in #160
• Errata 810: Lower RB_MEM_04 to be a recommendation by @rajatgoyal47 in #159
• docs: add Unified ACS documentation and update main README by @rajatgoyal47 in #161
• Errata 953: Clarify S_L8PE_03, and split ST64B and ST64BV* requirements by @shanmugapriyal03 in #163
• SBSA Errata Changes by @shanmugapriyal03 in #164
• errata(pcie): Change of rule from SBSA to BSA by @shanmugapriyal03 in #166
• Added RuleBasedGuide.md for clarity and examples on rule based design run and log format by @chetan-rathore in #167
• Corrected the links of prebuilt_images in BSA and SBSA readme by @chetan-rathore in #168
• Refactor PCIe Test Coverage, Add FRS MSI/MSI-X Validation, and Add SBSA 8.0 Rule Mappings by @rajatgoyal47 in #169
• fix(ras): gate ERR_FR feature checks on CE/DE bits by @rajatgoyal47 in #170
• (fix) relative paths to guides and pdf in BSA and SBSA Readme by @chetan-rathore in #173
• fix(BSA): fix for BSA BM FR test execution by @rajatgoyal47 in #176
• docs(vbsa): include README for VBSA ACS by @SrikarJosyula in #179
• Update BSA and SBSA checklist to align with BSA 1.1.2 and SBSA 7.2.3 code by @chetan-rathore in #181
• update PCI_MM_01 test entry list by @amrathesh in #182
• docs(xBSA): Update README files with latest release versions by @shanmugapriyal03 in #183
• docs: update wakeup scenarios and clarify rule usage by @amrathesh in #184
• docs : README & Prebuilt Updates for BSA v1.2.0 SBSA v8.0.0 by @rajatgoyal47 in #187

New Contributors

• @gowthamsiddarthd made their first contribution in #69
• @shanmugapriyal03 made their first contribution in #81
• @riddhi305 made their first contribution in #117
• @sathishas89 made their first contribution in #153

Full Changelog: v25.07_SBSA_7.2.3...v25.12_SBSA_8.0.0

PC BSA 1.0.0 Release

What's Changed

• Add support for building unified binary for per commit and daily builds by @chetan-rathore in #62
• Refactor test code to target a single xBSA rule by @amrathesh in #71
• switch from obsolete GCC49 to GCC by @hrw in #74
• ci: refactor into reusable workflow with parallel matrix jobs by @chetan-rathore in #93
• fix/build: add GCC 15 support in CI and resolve issues by @shanmugapriyal03 in #104
• Introduce Rule-Based ACS Test Infrastructure by @amrathesh in #156
• Enable baremetal support for PC-BSA by @amrathesh in #157
• Readme refactoring by @chetan-rathore in #158
• docs(pc_bsa): replace corrupted PC-BSA scenario PDF with a valid PDF by @shanmugapriyal03 in #174
• chore(pc-bsa): Update version to 1.0.0 and documentation by @shanmugapriyal03 in #178
• Add v25.12_PCBSA_1.0.0 prebuilt image and documentation updates by @amrathesh in #188
• update README.md and PCBSA README.md by @amrathesh in #189

Full Changelog: v25.07_PCBSA_0.8.0...v25.12_PCBSA_1.0.0

BSA Beta 1.2.0 Release

What's Changed

• (spec_update) Deprecate B_PE_15 and B_WAK_09 tests from BSA ACS by @shanmugapriyal03 in #138
• (fix): Ensure correct submodule sync for edk2 checkout by @chetan-rathore in #146
• docs: clarify the intent of # used in testcase checklist by @SrikarJosyula in #149
• fix(exerciser): remove silent alignment of mmio reads by @SrikarJosyula in #150
• fix(pcie): skip Display controllers during FLR tests by @Sujana-M in #152
• MdePkg: migrate from fdtlib to BaseFdtLib and update edk2 to stable202508 by @sathishas89 in #153
• Introduce Rule-Based ACS Test Infrastructure by @amrathesh in #156
• Readme refactoring by @chetan-rathore in #158
• Errata 852: Add new rule for breakpoints numbering by @shanmugapriyal03 in #160
• Errata 810: Lower RB_MEM_04 to be a recommendation by @rajatgoyal47 in #159
• docs: add Unified ACS documentation and update main README by @rajatgoyal47 in #161
• errata(pcie): Change of rule from SBSA to BSA by @shanmugapriyal03 in #166
• Added RuleBasedGuide.md for clarity and examples on rule based design run and log format by @chetan-rathore in #167
• Corrected the links of prebuilt_images in BSA and SBSA readme by @chetan-rathore in #168
• Refactor PCIe Test Coverage, Add FRS MSI/MSI-X Validation, and Add SBSA 8.0 Rule Mappings by @rajatgoyal47 in #169
• (fix) relative paths to guides and pdf in BSA and SBSA Readme by @chetan-rathore in #173
• fix(BSA): fix for BSA BM FR test execution by @rajatgoyal47 in #176
• Update BSA and SBSA checklist to align with BSA 1.1.2 and SBSA 7.2.3 code by @chetan-rathore in #181
• update PCI_MM_01 test entry list by @amrathesh in #182
• docs(xBSA): Update README files with latest release versions by @shanmugapriyal03 in #183
• docs: update wakeup scenarios and clarify rule usage by @amrathesh in #184
• docs : README & Prebuilt Updates for BSA v1.2.0 SBSA v8.0.0 by @rajatgoyal47 in #187

New Contributors

• @sathishas89 made their first contribution in #153

Full Changelog: v25.10_BSA_1.1.2...v25.12_BSA_1.2.0

PFDI Beta 0.8.0 Release

Release Notes:

• New Features & Test Coverage
• Implemented validation for reserved functions (R0154) and out-of-range IDs (R0157)
• Added test cases for PFDI_PE_TEST_RUN with invalid parameters (R0164–R0168)
• Enabled support for executing all test parts using PFDI_PE_TEST_RUN(-1, -1)
• Introduced error injection (R0099) and recovery tests (R0100)
• Boot test status reporting validation added (R0082)
• Firmware check function validation implemented (R0089)
• Added register preservation test for X5–X17 (R0040)

Infrastructure & Enhancements

• Auto-skip PFDI tests when PFDI is not detected
• Introduced validation for registers x0–x4 and stricter result checks
• Refactored test methods to enforce one rule per method
• Added support for unified binary in PFDI

Documentation

• Updated relevant documentation to reflect new tests and behaviors

PC BSA Beta 0.8.0 Release

This release contains -

• sysarch-acs framework changes for supporting PC-BSA rules
• pc-bsa uefi app to compile relevant tests from bsa, sbsa and drtm
• Added 2 new tests under the TPM module.
• Introduced Linux application support for PC-BSA GIC module test.
• Added 1 Future Requirement (FR) test for the Watchdog module.
• Ported 1 PCIe test to PC-BSA UEFI.
• Added pc bsa support for Unified binary