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The Management Engine is very a different beast, if only because its code runs long before the main x86 CPU is even started (and UEFI can run). It also seems to
by pgeorgi 7y ago
The Management Engine is very a different beast, if only because its code runs long before the main x86 CPU is even started (and UEFI can run). It also seems to run Minix these days (and before they moved the ME to the tiny Quark-style x86 core, some RTOS on an ARC core).
Unlike the ME firmware, SMM code is usually built with, shipped with and loaded by the x86 firmware.
- non-entity 7y agoPardon the interruption, but I know what all these term are (UEFI, ME, SMM) on a very cursory level, but this thread is sparking g my curiosity. Do you know of any good books / websites / etc. That docs good job of explaining how all these pieces work together in modern processors and firmware?