Linaro’s demo focuses on something that usually stays invisible until it breaks: firmware lifecycle management on Arm devices. The discussion here is about making BIOS and boot firmware less of a one-time “flash and forget” step and more of a maintained software layer, with repeatable build, test, verification, SBOM tracking, vulnerability management, and long-term updates for devices running either Linux or Windows on Arm. https://www.linaro.org/
A key point is the split between ACPI-based firmware for Windows on Arm and Device Tree based firmware for Linux, and how Linaro and AMI are trying to manage both from one workflow. The demo combines AMI Meridian, Aptio V UEFI, and Linaro ONEBoot on the same ADLINK OSM-IMX93 platform, showing how a single board can boot Windows 11 IoT or Yocto Linux while keeping the firmware path standardized, security-aware, and easier to maintain over time.
That matters because firmware sits below the operating system and carries higher privilege than user space or even the kernel. If the firmware layer is weak, OS hardening only goes so far. The interview makes that practical: CVE monitoring, SBOM generation, software supply chain visibility, and CRA-oriented compliance are no longer just enterprise server topics, but increasingly part of embedded and IoT product maintenance. This video was filmed at Embedded World 2026 in Nuremberg, where that regulatory angle is clearly shaping how vendors present embedded platforms.
The other thread in the video is Linaro’s broader services model around Arm software enablement. Beyond firmware, the booth also covers Yocto build analysis, license and IP compliance, upstream kernel support, virtualization with virtio, and practical pathways for keeping deployed products supportable in the field. The newly launched CoreCollective also comes up as a free-to-join industry forum backed by Arm, intended to gather OEMs, ODMs, silicon vendors, and software stakeholders around shared engineering problems rather than isolated one-off fixes.
The final section on training is also worth noting because it connects theory to real hardware. Linaro is rebuilding its training offering around firmware, TF-A, U-Boot, Linux kernel, and Yocto, with remote lab access through its automation appliance, serial console, remote power control, OTG boot, and camera-monitored boards. That makes the pitch broader than a firmware demo alone: standardized boot flows, upstream-first engineering, CRA readiness, and hands-on enablement for teams building Arm products that need to stay secure and maintainable after shipment.
Linaro Unified Firmware Lifecycle, ONEBoot, AMI Meridian, Windows and Linux on Arm
Linaro ONEBoot and , SBOM, CVE and CRA compliance
