[edk2-devel] [edk2-discuss] PLDM messages via MCTP over KCS

[Chang, Abner via groups.io]

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Hi Aladyshev,
We use library class to specify the desire transport interface for the management protocol, such as MCTP, PLDM and IPMI. This way we can flexibly support any transport interface for the management protocol.

Here is the example of using ManageabilityPkg, which is PLDM over MCTP over KCS.
  ManageabilityPkg/Universal/IpmiProtocol/Dxe/IpmiProtocolDxe.inf {
    <LibraryClasses>
      ManageabilityTransportLib|ManageabilityPkg/Library/ManageabilityTransportKcsLib/Dxe/DxeManageabilityTransportKcs.inf
  }
  ManageabilityPkg/Universal/MctpProtocol/Dxe/MctpProtocolDxe.inf {
    <LibraryClasses>
      ManageabilityTransportLib|ManageabilityPkg/Library/ManageabilityTransportKcsLib/Dxe/DxeManageabilityTransportKcs.inf
  }
  ManageabilityPkg/Universal/PldmProtocol/Dxe/PldmProtocolDxe.inf {
    <LibraryClasses>
      ManageabilityTransportLib|ManageabilityPkg/Library/ManageabilityTransportMctpLib/Dxe/DxeManageabilityTransportMctp.inf
  }

So you can implement ManageabilityTransport library for either industry standard or proprietary implementation for the specific management protocol.

BTW, We do have PLDM SMBIOS over MCTP implementation but not upstream yet.

Hope this information helps.
Thanks
Abner


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> Hi!
>
> I'm trying to build `ManageabilityPkg` from the edk2-platforms
>  repo to issue PLDM messages via MCTP over KCS. Is it possible with
> the current code? I see all the building blocks, but have trouble
> putting it all together.
>
> The main question that bothers me is what implementation should I set
> for the `ManageabilityTransportLib`?
> By default it is set to dummy `BaseManageabilityTransportNull.inf`
> (https://github.com/tianocore/edk2-
> platforms/blob/master/Features/ManageabilityPkg/ManageabilityPkg.dsc).
>
> On one case to get PLDM via MCTP it looks that I need to set it to
> `DxeManageabilityTransportMctp.inf`
> ManageabilityTransportLib| <...>/DxeManageabilityTransportMctp.inf
> (https://github.com/tianocore/edk2-
> platforms/blob/master/Features/ManageabilityPkg/Library/ManageabilityTra
> nsportMctpLib/Dxe/DxeManageabilityTransportMctp.inf)
>
> But on the other case if I want MCTP over KCS I need to set it to
> `DxeManageabilityTransportKcs.inf`
> ManageabilityTransportLib| <...>/DxeManageabilityTransportKcs.inf
> (https://github.com/tianocore/edk2-
> platforms/blob/master/Features/ManageabilityPkg/Library/ManageabilityTra
> nsportKcsLib/Dxe/DxeManageabilityTransportKcs.inf)
>
> What is the right way to resolve this?
>
> There are no platforms in the repo that actually implement PLDM/MCTP
> functionality, so there is no example that I can use as a reference.
>
>
> Best regards,
> Konstantin Aladyshev
>
>
> 
>



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