[edk2-devel] [PATCH] UefiPayloadPkg/PlatformBootManager: Connect console after EndOfDxe

[Guo Dong]

Trusted console is required for TCG Physical Presence and only trusted console could 
be connected before EndOfDxe. Since TCG Physical Presence is not enabled yet in
the UefiPayloadPkg, I think it is ok to have this change. 

Reviewed-by: Guo Dong <guo.dong at intel.com>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Rudolph <patrick.rudolph at 9elements.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 3, 2021 3:26 AM
> To: Wang, Sunny (HPS SW) <sunnywang at hpe.com>
> Cc: devel at edk2.groups.io; Park, Aiden <aiden.park at intel.com>; You, Benjamin
> <benjamin.you at intel.com>; philipp.deppenwiese at 9elements.com; Ma,
> Maurice <maurice.ma at intel.com>; Dong, Guo <guo.dong at intel.com>
> Subject: Re: [edk2-devel] [PATCH] UefiPayloadPkg/PlatformBootManager:
> Connect console after EndOfDxe
> 
> Hi Sunny,
> none of the other packages are doing this before EndOfDxe. And there's
> no point in having trusted console as earlier as possible, as nothing
> is displayed in PlatformBootManagerBeforeConsole().
> Please explain your use case. I don't see one here.
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Patrick Rudolph
> 
> On Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 10:32 AM Wang, Sunny (HPS SW)
> <sunnywang at hpe.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Patrick,
> >
> > I'm not familiar with UefiPayloadPkg. However, since we may want to enable
> the trusted console as earlier as possible, you may still need to keep the
> PlatformConsoleInit() call at the beginning of
> PlatformBootManagerBeforeConsole() to support the platform that has
> trusted/on-board Consoles.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Sunny Wang
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: devel at edk2.groups.io <devel at edk2.groups.io> On Behalf Of Patrick
> Rudolph
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2021 4:34 PM
> > To: devel at edk2.groups.io
> > Cc: aiden.park at intel.com; benjamin.you at intel.com;
> philipp.deppenwiese at 9elements.com; maurice.ma at intel.com;
> guo.dong at intel.com
> > Subject: [edk2-devel] [PATCH] UefiPayloadPkg/PlatformBootManager:
> Connect console after EndOfDxe
> >
> > Currently the console is connected before EndOfDxe causing OptionsROMs to
> be loaded, but their drivers aren't used and thus no GOP is installed.
> >
> > To make use of 3rdparty OptionROMs connect the console after EndOfDxe.
> >
> > Tested on Intel CFL board using Nvidia Quadro GPU.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Patrick Rudolph <patrick.rudolph at 9elements.com>
> > ---
> >  UefiPayloadPkg/Library/PlatformBootManagerLib/PlatformBootManager.c |
> 4 ++--
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git
> a/UefiPayloadPkg/Library/PlatformBootManagerLib/PlatformBootManager.c
> b/UefiPayloadPkg/Library/PlatformBootManagerLib/PlatformBootManager.c
> > index c5c6af0abc..7fa3a048b7 100644
> > ---
> a/UefiPayloadPkg/Library/PlatformBootManagerLib/PlatformBootManager.c
> > +++
> b/UefiPayloadPkg/Library/PlatformBootManagerLib/PlatformBootManager.
> > +++ c
> > @@ -157,8 +157,6 @@ PlatformBootManagerBeforeConsole (
> >    EFI_INPUT_KEY                Down;
> >    EFI_BOOT_MANAGER_LOAD_OPTION BootOption;
> >
> > -  PlatformConsoleInit ();
> > -
> >    //
> >    // Register ENTER as CONTINUE key
> >    //
> > @@ -192,6 +190,8 @@ PlatformBootManagerBeforeConsole (
> >    // Dispatch deferred images after EndOfDxe event and ReadyToLock
> installation.
> >    //
> >    EfiBootManagerDispatchDeferredImages ();
> > +
> > +  PlatformConsoleInit ();
> >  }
> >
> >  /**
> > --
> > 2.26.2
> >
> >
> >
> > 
> >
> >


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