From 74bf045a7064df3724748985897edae5e050f562 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sandy Woodward Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:18:46 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'content/groups/compliance.md' Signed-off-by: Sandy Woodward --- content/groups/compliance.md | 21 ++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/groups/compliance.md b/content/groups/compliance.md index 4f54026..64ff31a 100644 --- a/content/groups/compliance.md +++ b/content/groups/compliance.md @@ -8,9 +8,20 @@ date: 2021-03-15 draft: false --- -The OpenPOWER Compliance Work Group will define OpenPOWER key interfaces that need to be compliant in a standard specification of compliance -and define how to measure and document compliance pre-silicon and post-silicon. +The OpenPOWER Compliance Work Group will define OpenPOWER key interfaces that need to be compliant in a standard +specification of compliance and define how to measure and document compliance pre-silicon and post-silicon. -Subcommittees for each set of related key interfaces will be formed to address reference test harnesses and reference test suites. -This will allow for focused effort by the experts and interested members of the related key interfaces. -The importance of this Work Group is to be able to maintain software and hardware interoperability through following the compliance specifications. +Subcommittees for each set of related key interfaces will be formed to address reference test harnesses and reference +test suites. This will allow for focused effort by the experts and interested members of the related key interfaces. +The importance of this Work Group is to be able to maintain software and hardware interoperability through following +the compliance specifications. + +One of the basic documents of the Compliance Work Group is the OpenPOWER Architecture Compliance Definition +Work Group Specification. The purpose of this document is to give a consistent approach to compliance under +the guidance of the Compliance Work Group. The current version of the document is based on the +POWER8™ systems and the POWER9™ systems and the Compliance Specifications that had been developed as of July 8, 2019. +It is expected that the document be updated this year by the Compliance Work Group to include the additional +compliance specifications that have been developed since 2019. + +You are welcome to join the Compliance Work Group if you are an OpenPOWER Foundation member and are interested in +participating in updating and developing Compliance documents.