Latest change allowed to add dependency on NvVarStoreFormattedLib
for the DXE_DRIVER modules. Although effectively it is hooked
using the 'NULL' class, extend the LIBRARY_CLASS with according
type for consistency sake.
Signed-off-by: Marcin Wojtas <mw@semihalf.com>
Reviewed-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org>
Some modules (such as FaultTolerantWriteDxe) use the FlashNvStorage
PCDs (PcdFlashNvStorageFtw*). In case the flash contents are not
mapped in memory, the module loading order of the FVB driver
may become important.
To handle above, this patch allows to hook the dependency of
desired DXE_DRIVER type module in the .DSC file via
NvVarStoreFormattedLib NULL resolution.
Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.1
Signed-off-by: Marcin Wojtas <mw@semihalf.com>
Reviewed-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org>
Some platforms don't format a variable store template at build time;
instead they format the non-volatile varstore flash chip during boot,
dynamically. Introduce NvVarStoreFormattedLib to enable such platforms to
delay the "variable read" service drivers until the platform specific
module(s) report that the variable store has been formatted.
The platform-specific module that performs the formatting during startup
is usually an FVB or MM FVB driver. Under the proposed scheme, it becomes
responsible for installing gEdkiiNvVarStoreFormattedGuid with a NULL
interface in the protocol database. In turn, the platform DSC will hook
NvVarStoreFormattedLib into the variable service driver, to make the
latter wait for the FVB driver. Platforms that need not delay the variable
service driver like this may still use the same FVB driver;
gEdkiiNvVarStoreFormattedGuid will simply be ignored.
Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org>
Cc: Leif Lindholm <leif.lindholm@linaro.org>
Cc: Steve Capper <steve.capper@linaro.org>
Cc: Supreeth Venkatesh <Supreeth.Venkatesh@arm.com>
Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.1
Signed-off-by: Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org>
Tested-by: Steve Capper <steve.capper@linaro.org>
Reviewed-by: Leif Lindholm <leif.lindholm@linaro.org>
Marcin Wojtas
Michael D Kinney
Laszlo Ersek