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.Dd June 12, 2025
.Dt ACPI_WMI 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm acpi_wmi
.Nd ACPI to WMI mapping driver
.Sh SYNOPSIS
To compile this driver into the kernel,
place the following line in your
kernel configuration file:
.Pp
.Dl Cd "device acpi_wmi"
.Pp
Alternatively, to load the driver as a
module at boot time, place the following line in
.Xr loader.conf 5 :
.Pp
.Dl acpi_wmi_load="YES"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
driver provides an interface for vendor specific WMI implementations
.Pq e.g. HP and Acer laptops .
It creates
.Pa /dev/wmistat%d ,
which can be read to get information about GUIDs found in the system.
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /dev/wmistat%d -compact
.It Pa /dev/wmistat%d
WMI status devices.
.El
.Sh SYSCTLS
The following sysctl node is currently implemented:
.Bl -tag -width "dev.acpi_wmi.%d.bmof"
.It Va dev.acpi_wmi.%d.bmof
binary Managed Object Format (MOF) buffer
.El
.Sh EXAMPLES
Read GUIDs from the first WMI interface found in the system:
.Bd -literal
# cat /dev/wmistat0
GUID                                  INST EXPE METH STR EVENT OID
{5FB7F034-2C63-45E9-BE91-3D44E2C707E4}   1 NO   WMAA NO  NO    AA
{95F24279-4D7B-4334-9387-ACCDC67EF61C}   1 NO   NO   NO  0x80+ -
{2B814318-4BE8-4707-9D84-A190A859B5D0}   1 NO   NO   NO  0xA0  -
{05901221-D566-11D1-B2F0-00A0C9062910}   1 NO   NO   NO  NO    AB
{1F4C91EB-DC5C-460B-951D-C7CB9B4B8D5E}   1 NO   WMBA NO  NO    BA
{2D114B49-2DFB-4130-B8FE-4A3C09E75133}  57 NO   NO   NO  NO    BC
{988D08E3-68F4-4C35-AF3E-6A1B8106F83C}  20 NO   NO   NO  NO    BD
{14EA9746-CE1F-4098-A0E0-7045CB4DA745}   1 NO   NO   NO  NO    BE
{322F2028-0F84-4901-988E-015176049E2D}   2 NO   NO   NO  NO    BF
{8232DE3D-663D-4327-A8F4-E293ADB9BF05}   0 NO   NO   NO  NO    BG
{8F1F6436-9F42-42C8-BADC-0E9424F20C9A}   0 NO   NO   NO  NO    BH
{8F1F6435-9F42-42C8-BADC-0E9424F20C9A}   0 NO   NO   NO  NO    BI
.Ed
.Pp
Read first WMI interface description with
.Sy bmf2mof
from
.Pa ports/converters/bmfdec :
.Bd -literal
# sysctl -b dev.acpi_wmi.0.bmof | bmf2mof
[abstract]
class Lenovo_BIOSElement {
};

[WMI, Dynamic, Provider("WMIProv"), WmiExpense(1), Description("Bios Setting"),
GUID("{51F5230E-9677-46cd-A1CF-C0B23EE34DB7}"), Locale("MS\\0x409")]
class Lenovo_BiosSetting : Lenovo_BiosElement {
  [key, read] String InstanceName;
    [read] Boolean Active;
      [WmiDataId(1), Description("BIOS setting")] String CurrentSetting;
      };
   ...
.Ed
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr acpi 4
.Sh STANDARDS
.Rs
.%T Windows Instrumentation: WMI and ACPI
.%I Microsoft Corporation
.%U https://github.com/microsoft/Windows-driver-samples/tree/main/wmi/wmiacpi
.Re
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
device driver first appeared in
.Fx 8.0 .
.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
The
.Nm
driver was written by
.An Michael Gmelin Aq Mt freebsd@grem.de .
.Pp
Work inspired by the Linux
.Sy acpi-wmi
driver written by Carlos Corbacho.
.Pp
MOF handling inspired by the Linux
.Sy wmi-bmof
driver written by Andy Lutomirski.
.Pp
This manual page was written by
.An Michael Gmelin Aq Mt freebsd@grem.de .