Windows Hardware Error Architecture

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Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) is an operating system hardware error handling mechanism introduced with

Event Tracing for Windows (ETW).[3]

WHEA "builds on the PCI Express Advanced Reporting to provide more detailed information about system errors and a common reporting structure."[4]

WHEA allows third-party software to interact with the operating system and react to certain hardware events. For example, when a new CPU is added to a running system—a Windows Server feature known as Dynamic Hardware Partitioning—the hardware error component stack is notified that a new processor was installed.[5]

In contrast,

ACPI Platform Error Interface (APEI) which is introduced in ACPI 5.0.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) design guide". Microsoft Docs. 14 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Components of the Windows Hardware Error Architecture". Microsoft Docs. 14 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Introduction to the Windows Hardware Error Architecture". Microsoft Docs. 14 March 2023.
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  5. ISBN 978-0735625303
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  6. ^ "APEI Error INJection — The Linux Kernel documentation". www.kernel.org. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
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