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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+==================
+APEI output format
+==================
+
+APEI uses printk as hardware error reporting interface, the output
+format is as follow::
+
+        <error record> :=
+        APEI generic hardware error status
+        severity: <integer>, <severity string>
+        section: <integer>, severity: <integer>, <severity string>
+        flags: <integer>
+        <section flags strings>
+        fru_id: <uuid string>
+        fru_text: <string>
+        section_type: <section type string>
+        <section data>
+
+        <severity string>* := recoverable | fatal | corrected | info
+
+        <section flags strings># :=
+        [primary][, containment warning][, reset][, threshold exceeded]\
+        [, resource not accessible][, latent error]
+
+        <section type string> := generic processor error | memory error | \
+        PCIe error | unknown, <uuid string>
+
+        <section data> :=
+        <generic processor section data> | <memory section data> | \
+        <pcie section data> | <null>
+
+        <generic processor section data> :=
+        [processor_type: <integer>, <proc type string>]
+        [processor_isa: <integer>, <proc isa string>]
+        [error_type: <integer>
+        <proc error type strings>]
+        [operation: <integer>, <proc operation string>]
+        [flags: <integer>
+        <proc flags strings>]
+        [level: <integer>]
+        [version_info: <integer>]
+        [processor_id: <integer>]
+        [target_address: <integer>]
+        [requestor_id: <integer>]
+        [responder_id: <integer>]
+        [IP: <integer>]
+
+        <proc type string>* := IA32/X64 | IA64
+
+        <proc isa string>* := IA32 | IA64 | X64
+
+        <processor error type strings># :=
+        [cache error][, TLB error][, bus error][, micro-architectural error]
+
+        <proc operation string>* := unknown or generic | data read | data write | \
+        instruction execution
+
+        <proc flags strings># :=
+        [restartable][, precise IP][, overflow][, corrected]
+
+        <memory section data> :=
+        [error_status: <integer>]
+        [physical_address: <integer>]
+        [physical_address_mask: <integer>]
+        [node: <integer>]
+        [card: <integer>]
+        [module: <integer>]
+        [bank: <integer>]
+        [device: <integer>]
+        [row: <integer>]
+        [column: <integer>]
+        [bit_position: <integer>]
+        [requestor_id: <integer>]
+        [responder_id: <integer>]
+        [target_id: <integer>]
+        [error_type: <integer>, <mem error type string>]
+
+        <mem error type string>* :=
+        unknown | no error | single-bit ECC | multi-bit ECC | \
+        single-symbol chipkill ECC | multi-symbol chipkill ECC | master abort | \
+        target abort | parity error | watchdog timeout | invalid address | \
+        mirror Broken | memory sparing | scrub corrected error | \
+        scrub uncorrected error
+
+        <pcie section data> :=
+        [port_type: <integer>, <pcie port type string>]
+        [version: <integer>.<integer>]
+        [command: <integer>, status: <integer>]
+        [device_id: <integer>:<integer>:<integer>.<integer>
+        slot: <integer>
+        secondary_bus: <integer>
+        vendor_id: <integer>, device_id: <integer>
+        class_code: <integer>]
+        [serial number: <integer>, <integer>]
+        [bridge: secondary_status: <integer>, control: <integer>]
+        [aer_status: <integer>, aer_mask: <integer>
+        <aer status string>
+        [aer_uncor_severity: <integer>]
+        aer_layer=<aer layer string>, aer_agent=<aer agent string>
+        aer_tlp_header: <integer> <integer> <integer> <integer>]
+
+        <pcie port type string>* := PCIe end point | legacy PCI end point | \
+        unknown | unknown | root port | upstream switch port | \
+        downstream switch port | PCIe to PCI/PCI-X bridge | \
+        PCI/PCI-X to PCIe bridge | root complex integrated endpoint device | \
+        root complex event collector
+
+        if section severity is fatal or recoverable
+        <aer status string># :=
+        unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Data Link Protocol | \
+        unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | \
+        Poisoned TLP | Flow Control Protocol | Completion Timeout | \
+        Completer Abort | Unexpected Completion | Receiver Overflow | \
+        Malformed TLP | ECRC | Unsupported Request
+        else
+        <aer status string># :=
+        Receiver Error | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | \
+        Bad TLP | Bad DLLP | RELAY_NUM Rollover | unknown | unknown | unknown | \
+        Replay Timer Timeout | Advisory Non-Fatal
+        fi
+
+        <aer layer string> :=
+        Physical Layer | Data Link Layer | Transaction Layer
+
+        <aer agent string> :=
+        Receiver ID | Requester ID | Completer ID | Transmitter ID
+
+Where, [] designate corresponding content is optional
+
+All <field string> description with * has the following format::
+
+        field: <integer>, <field string>
+
+Where value of <integer> should be the position of "string" in <field
+string> description. Otherwise, <field string> will be "unknown".
+
+All <field strings> description with # has the following format::
+
+        field: <integer>
+        <field strings>
+
+Where each string in <fields strings> corresponding to one set bit of
+<integer>. The bit position is the position of "string" in <field
+strings> description.
+
+For more detailed explanation of every field, please refer to UEFI
+specification version 2.3 or later, section Appendix N: Common
+Platform Error Record.