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NAME
     iasl -- Intel ACPI compiler/decompiler

SYNOPSIS
     iasl [-2cefghl] [-b type] [-d file] [-dc file] [-hc] [-hr] [-i type] [-ln]
	  [-ls] [-oa] [-of] [-oi] [-on] [-ot] [-p prefix] [-s type] [-t type]
	  [-vi] [-vo] [-vr] [-vs] [-x level] [-w level] input-file

DESCRIPTION
     The  iasl	utility  is a compiler/decompiler for ACPI Source Language (ASL)
     and ACPI Machine Language (AML).  Major features of iasl include:

	   *   Full support for the ACPI 3.0b Specification including ASL  gram-
	       mar elements and operators.

	   *   Extensive compiler syntax and semantic error checking, especially
	       in  the	area of control methods.  This reduces the number of er-
	       rors that are not discovered until the AML code is  actually  in-
	       terpreted (i.e., the compile-time error checking reduces the num-
	       ber of run-time errors).

	   *   Multiple types of output files, including formatted listing files
	       with  intermixed  source,  several  types of AML files, and error
	       messages.

OPTIONS
     -2      Emit ACPI 2.0 compatible ASL code.

     -b p|t|b
	     Create compiler debug/trace file (*.txt).	Types: Parse/Tree/Both.

     -c      Parse only, no output generation.

     -d file
	     Disassemble AML to ASL source code file (*.dsl).

     -dc file
	     Disassemble AML and immediately compile it.  (Obtain DSDT from cur-
	     rent system if no input file.)

     -e      Generate External() statements for unresolved symbols.

     -f      Ignore errors, force creation of AML output file(s).

     -g      Get ACPI tables and write to files (*.dat).

     -h      Additional help and compiler debug options.

     -hc     Display operators allowed in constant expressions.

     -hr     Display ACPI reserved method names.

     -i a|c  Create assembler or C include file (*.inc or *.h).

     -l      Create mixed listing file (ASL source and AML) (*.lst).

     -ln     Create namespace file (*.nsp).

     -ls     Create combined source file (expanded includes) (*.src).

     -oa     Disable all optimizations (compatibility mode).

     -of     Disable constant folding.

     -oi     Disable integer optimization to Zero/One/Ones.

     -on     Disable named reference string optimization.

     -ot     Display compile times.

     -p prefix
	     Specify filename prefix for all output files (including .aml).

     -s a|c  Create AML in assembler or C source file (*.asm or *.c).

     -t a|c  Create AML in assembler or C hex table (*.hex).

     -vi     Less verbose errors and warnings for use with IDEs.

     -vo     Enable optimization comments.

     -vr     Disable remarks.

     -vs     Disable signon.

     -x level
	     Set debug level for trace output.

     -w level
	     Set warning level.

SEE ALSO
     acpi(4), acpidump(8)

HISTORY
     The iasl utility is provided with Intel  ACPI-CA.	 It  first  appeared  in
     FreeBSD 5.2.

AUTHORS
     The  iasl	utility  was  written by Intel.  This manual page was written by
     Nate Lawson.

FreeBSD 15.1			  May 20, 2008				 IASL(8)

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