ACPI name space validation

A data processing device, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory comprising:
• an ACPI name space;
• a test name space;
• a test case library;
• and
• computer readable instructions that, when executed, perform a method for validating the ACPI name space, the method comprising the steps of:
• (i) intercepting from a driver module a command to evaluate a first object in the ACPI name space;
• (ii) finding in the test name space a second object corresponding to the first object;
• (iii) retrieving from the library a test case corresponding to the second object;
• and
• (iv) performing the test case on the second object in the test name space in order to validate the name space object.

A method for validating an ACPI name space, comprising steps of:

• (i) creating a test name space based on the ACPI name space;
• (ii) duplicating to a verifier module a request to evaluate an object in the ACPI name space;
• (iii) prior to a driver module completing evaluation of the object in the ACPI name space:
• a. retrieving a test case set from a test case library;
• and
• b. validating a corresponding object in the test name space by executing the test case set on the corresponding object;
• and
• (iv) when validation of the corresponding object fails, performing at least one of:
• a. logging the failure to a file;
• and
• b. initiating a debugger.

A system for evaluating an ACPI name space, comprising:

• a test name space;
• a driver module for evaluating a first object in the ACPI name space;
• and
• a verifier module for evaluating a corresponding second object in a test name space,
• wherein the verifier module intercepts a driver module request to evaluate the first object in the ACPI name space and corresponding evaluation results, and
• wherein the verifier module validates the second object in the test name space parallel to the driver module evaluating the first object in the ACPI name space.