diff --git a/MdePkg/Library/DxePcdLib/DxePcdLib.inf b/MdePkg/Library/DxePcdLib/DxePcdLib.inf index dfdd412115..23cd5d6e70 100644 --- a/MdePkg/Library/DxePcdLib/DxePcdLib.inf +++ b/MdePkg/Library/DxePcdLib/DxePcdLib.inf @@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ # This library instance uses the PCD_PROTOCOL to handle dynamic PCD request and use # EFI_PCD_PROTOCOL to handle dynamicEx type PCD. # +# Note: A driver of type DXE_RUNTIME_DRIVER and DXE_SMM_DRIVER can only use this DxePcdLib +# in their initialization without any issues to access Dynamic and DynamicEx PCD. They can't +# access Dynamic and DynamicEx PCD in the implementation of runtime services and SMI handlers. +# Because EFI_PCD_PROTOCOL is DXE protocol that is not aviable in OS runtime phase. +# # Copyright (c) 2007 - 2014, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
# # This program and the accompanying materials