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1、PublicPublicPublicPublicPublicPublicRaj Kapoor,Allison Goodman,Paul Grimes,Albert RennieOpen Silicon Firmware Interface(openSFI)PublicPublicPublicPublicPublicPublicOpen Silicon Firmware InterfaceRaj Kapoor,Allison Goodman,Paul Grimes,Albert RennieSYSTEMS MANAGEMENTPublicPublicPublicPublicPublicPubli

2、cPlatform firmware design lacks scalability to efficiently support diverse silicon vendor host SoCs,even when platforms share the same memory and I/O components.Current implementations are heavily dependent on vendor-specific architectures,preventing seamless code reuse and standardization.The absen

3、ce of a unified abstraction layer leads to:Increased complexity in firmware development.Prolonged development cycles.Inefficiencies in debugging,maintenance,and resource allocation.This fragmentation drives up costs and reduces operational efficiency across the ecosystem.Lack of standardization hind

4、ers long-term sustainability,making it difficult to maintain,extend,and repurpose firmware across multiple platform generations.Problem StatementPublicPublicPublicPublicPublicPublicUnsustainable Solution 1/2PLATFORM X2025-APLATFORM X2025-I openSILHost FirmwaresOperatingSystems FSPHost FirmwaresSilic

5、onInitializationSiliconInitialization Vertical Teams to support Host FW for various SoC Vendors Disparate Interfaces result in vertical development teams Unsustainable due to inefficient resource utilization,SoC specific FW dev,maintenance&validation Host FW Dev TeamHost FWDev TeamPublicPublicPublic

6、PublicPublicPublicUnsustainable Solution 2/2PLATFORM X2025-APLATFORM X2025-I openSILHost FirmwaresOperatingSystems FSPSiliconInitializationSiliconInitialization Maintain abstraction layer specific to OEM/ODM/IFV Periodic architecture changes to Silicon Init results in unsustainabilityHyperscaler/IFV