[edk2-devel] [PATCH] EmbeddedPkg/PrePiHobLib: Get rid of PeCoffLoaderProtocol

Leif Lindholm quic_llindhol at quicinc.com
Mon Mar 13 19:12:37 UTC 2023


On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 18:20:20 +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Mar 2023 at 15:50, Leif Lindholm <quic_llindhol at quicinc.com> wrote:
> >
> > No objection as such, but do we know what it was ever used for?
> >
> > /
> >     Leif
> >
> 
> From edk2-platforms (see below). The reason was probably to avoid
> having two copies of that code in the firmware binary.

Got it, thanks.

Reviewed-by: Leif Lindholm <quic_llindhol at quicinc.com>


> 
> 
> commit b7505f9c27f11064373ce3359ec312f48b265643
> Author: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb at kernel.org>
> Date:   Sun Feb 12 23:50:39 2023 +0100
> 
>     Platform/BeagleBoard: Drop PeCoff protocol
> 
>     BeagleBoard is the only user of the so-called 'PE/COFF protocol', which
>     just exposes the PE/COFF loader library API via a protocol, presumably
>     to avoid duplicating this code in the PrePi SEC component as well as the
>     DXE core.
> 
>     This is a rather questionable practice, and it would be better to drop
>     this code so we can remove it from the EDK2 main repo as well.
> 
>     Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb at kernel.org>
>     Reviewed-by: Leif Lindholm <quic_llindhol at quicinc.com>
> 
> 
> > On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 14:45:17 +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> > > Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb at kernel.org>
> > > ---
> > >  EmbeddedPkg/EmbeddedPkg.dec                 |   1 -
> > >  EmbeddedPkg/Include/Library/PrePiLib.h      |   6 -
> > >  EmbeddedPkg/Include/Protocol/PeCoffLoader.h | 220 --------------------
> > >  EmbeddedPkg/Library/PrePiHobLib/Hob.c       |  22 --
> > >  EmbeddedPkg/Library/PrePiLib/PrePiLib.inf   |   4 -
> > >  5 files changed, 253 deletions(-)
> > >  delete mode 100644 EmbeddedPkg/Include/Protocol/PeCoffLoader.h
> > >
> > > diff --git a/EmbeddedPkg/EmbeddedPkg.dec b/EmbeddedPkg/EmbeddedPkg.dec
> > > index 341ef5e6a679..010af91bed65 100644
> > > --- a/EmbeddedPkg/EmbeddedPkg.dec
> > > +++ b/EmbeddedPkg/EmbeddedPkg.dec
> > > @@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ [Protocols.common]
> > >    gEmbeddedDeviceGuid =   { 0xbf4b9d10, 0x13ec, 0x43dd, { 0x88, 0x80, 0xe9, 0xb, 0x71, 0x8f, 0x27, 0xde } }
> > >    gEmbeddedExternalDeviceProtocolGuid = { 0x735F8C64, 0xD696, 0x44D0, { 0xBD, 0xF2, 0x44, 0x7F, 0xD0, 0x5A, 0x54, 0x06 }}
> > >    gEmbeddedGpioProtocolGuid           = { 0x17a0a3d7, 0xc0a5, 0x4635, { 0xbb, 0xd5, 0x07, 0x21, 0x87, 0xdf, 0xe2, 0xee }}
> > > -  gPeCoffLoaderProtocolGuid =  { 0xB323179B, 0x97FB, 0x477E, { 0xB0, 0xFE, 0xD8, 0x85, 0x91, 0xFA, 0x11, 0xAB } }
> > >    gEmbeddedMmcHostProtocolGuid         = { 0x3e591c00, 0x9e4a, 0x11df, {0x92, 0x44, 0x00, 0x02, 0xA5, 0xD5, 0xC5, 0x1B }}
> > >    gAndroidFastbootTransportProtocolGuid = { 0x74bd9fe0, 0x8902, 0x11e3, {0xb9, 0xd3, 0xf7, 0x22, 0x38, 0xfc, 0x9a, 0x31}}
> > >    gAndroidFastbootPlatformProtocolGuid =  { 0x524685a0, 0x89a0, 0x11e3, {0x9d, 0x4d, 0xbf, 0xa9, 0xf6, 0xa4, 0x03, 0x08}}
> > > diff --git a/EmbeddedPkg/Include/Library/PrePiLib.h b/EmbeddedPkg/Include/Library/PrePiLib.h
> > > index 14f2bbc38dae..eb4bcec30fa1 100644
> > > --- a/EmbeddedPkg/Include/Library/PrePiLib.h
> > > +++ b/EmbeddedPkg/Include/Library/PrePiLib.h
> > > @@ -673,12 +673,6 @@ BuildExtractSectionHob (
> > >    IN  EXTRACT_GUIDED_SECTION_DECODE_HANDLER    SectionExtraction
> > >    );
> > >
> > > -VOID
> > > -EFIAPI
> > > -BuildPeCoffLoaderHob (
> > > -  VOID
> > > -  );
> > > -
> > >  /**
> > >    Allocates one or more 4KB pages of type EfiBootServicesData.
> > >
> > > diff --git a/EmbeddedPkg/Include/Protocol/PeCoffLoader.h b/EmbeddedPkg/Include/Protocol/PeCoffLoader.h
> > > deleted file mode 100644
> > > index 08738e99276a..000000000000
> > > --- a/EmbeddedPkg/Include/Protocol/PeCoffLoader.h
> > > +++ /dev/null
> > > @@ -1,220 +0,0 @@
> > > -/** @file
> > > -
> > > -  Copyright (c) 2006 - 2008, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.<BR>
> > > -  Portions copyright (c) 2010, Apple Inc. All rights reserved.<BR>
> > > -  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent
> > > -
> > > -**/
> > > -
> > > -#ifndef __PE_COFF_LOADER_H__
> > > -#define __PE_COFF_LOADER_H__
> > > -
> > > -// Needed for PE_COFF_LOADER_IMAGE_CONTEXT
> > > -#include <Library/PeCoffLib.h>
> > > -
> > > -// B323179B-97FB-477E-B0FE-D88591FA11AB
> > > -#define PE_COFF_LOADER_PROTOCOL_GUID \
> > > -  { 0xB323179B, 0x97FB, 0x477E, { 0xB0, 0xFE, 0xD8, 0x85, 0x91, 0xFA, 0x11, 0xAB } }
> > > -
> > > -typedef struct _PE_COFF_LOADER_PROTOCOL PE_COFF_LOADER_PROTOCOL;
> > > -
> > > -/**
> > > -  Retrieves information about a PE/COFF image.
> > > -
> > > -  Computes the PeCoffHeaderOffset, IsTeImage, ImageType, ImageAddress, ImageSize,
> > > -  DestinationAddress, RelocationsStripped, SectionAlignment, SizeOfHeaders, and
> > > -  DebugDirectoryEntryRva fields of the ImageContext structure.
> > > -  If ImageContext is NULL, then return RETURN_INVALID_PARAMETER.
> > > -  If the PE/COFF image accessed through the ImageRead service in the ImageContext
> > > -  structure is not a supported PE/COFF image type, then return RETURN_UNSUPPORTED.
> > > -  If any errors occur while computing the fields of ImageContext,
> > > -  then the error status is returned in the ImageError field of ImageContext.
> > > -  If the image is a TE image, then SectionAlignment is set to 0.
> > > -  The ImageRead and Handle fields of ImageContext structure must be valid prior
> > > -  to invoking this service.
> > > -
> > > -  @param  ImageContext              Pointer to the image context structure that describes the PE/COFF
> > > -                                    image that needs to be examined by this function.
> > > -
> > > -  @retval RETURN_SUCCESS            The information on the PE/COFF image was collected.
> > > -  @retval RETURN_INVALID_PARAMETER  ImageContext is NULL.
> > > -  @retval RETURN_UNSUPPORTED        The PE/COFF image is not supported.
> > > -
> > > -**/
> > > -typedef
> > > -RETURN_STATUS
> > > -(EFIAPI *PE_COFF_LOADER_GET_IMAGE_INFO)(
> > > -  IN OUT PE_COFF_LOADER_IMAGE_CONTEXT  *ImageContext
> > > -  );
> > > -
> > > -/**
> > > -  Applies relocation fixups to a PE/COFF image that was loaded with PeCoffLoaderLoadImage().
> > > -
> > > -  If the DestinationAddress field of ImageContext is 0, then use the ImageAddress field of
> > > -  ImageContext as the relocation base address.  Otherwise, use the DestinationAddress field
> > > -  of ImageContext as the relocation base address.  The caller must allocate the relocation
> > > -  fixup log buffer and fill in the FixupData field of ImageContext prior to calling this function.
> > > -
> > > -  The ImageRead, Handle, PeCoffHeaderOffset, IsTeImage, Machine, ImageType, ImageAddress,
> > > -  ImageSize, DestinationAddress, RelocationsStripped, SectionAlignment, SizeOfHeaders,
> > > -  DebugDirectoryEntryRva, EntryPoint, FixupDataSize, CodeView, PdbPointer, and FixupData of
> > > -  the ImageContext structure must be valid prior to invoking this service.
> > > -
> > > -  If ImageContext is NULL, then ASSERT().
> > > -
> > > -  Note that if the platform does not maintain coherency between the instruction cache(s) and the data
> > > -  cache(s) in hardware, then the caller is responsible for performing cache maintenance operations
> > > -  prior to transferring control to a PE/COFF image that is loaded using this library.
> > > -
> > > -  @param  ImageContext        Pointer to the image context structure that describes the PE/COFF
> > > -                              image that is being relocated.
> > > -
> > > -  @retval RETURN_SUCCESS      The PE/COFF image was relocated.
> > > -                              Extended status information is in the ImageError field of ImageContext.
> > > -  @retval RETURN_LOAD_ERROR   The image in not a valid PE/COFF image.
> > > -                              Extended status information is in the ImageError field of ImageContext.
> > > -  @retval RETURN_UNSUPPORTED  A relocation record type is not supported.
> > > -                              Extended status information is in the ImageError field of ImageContext.
> > > -
> > > -**/
> > > -typedef
> > > -RETURN_STATUS
> > > -(EFIAPI *PE_COFF_LOADER_RELOCATE_IMAGE)(
> > > -  IN OUT PE_COFF_LOADER_IMAGE_CONTEXT  *ImageContext
> > > -  );
> > > -
> > > -/**
> > > -  Loads a PE/COFF image into memory.
> > > -
> > > -  Loads the PE/COFF image accessed through the ImageRead service of ImageContext into the buffer
> > > -  specified by the ImageAddress and ImageSize fields of ImageContext.  The caller must allocate
> > > -  the load buffer and fill in the ImageAddress and ImageSize fields prior to calling this function.
> > > -  The EntryPoint, FixupDataSize, CodeView, PdbPointer and HiiResourceData fields of ImageContext are computed.
> > > -  The ImageRead, Handle, PeCoffHeaderOffset, IsTeImage, Machine, ImageType, ImageAddress, ImageSize,
> > > -  DestinationAddress, RelocationsStripped, SectionAlignment, SizeOfHeaders, and DebugDirectoryEntryRva
> > > -  fields of the ImageContext structure must be valid prior to invoking this service.
> > > -
> > > -  If ImageContext is NULL, then ASSERT().
> > > -
> > > -  Note that if the platform does not maintain coherency between the instruction cache(s) and the data
> > > -  cache(s) in hardware, then the caller is responsible for performing cache maintenance operations
> > > -  prior to transferring control to a PE/COFF image that is loaded using this library.
> > > -
> > > -  @param  ImageContext              Pointer to the image context structure that describes the PE/COFF
> > > -                                    image that is being loaded.
> > > -
> > > -  @retval RETURN_SUCCESS            The PE/COFF image was loaded into the buffer specified by
> > > -                                    the ImageAddress and ImageSize fields of ImageContext.
> > > -                                    Extended status information is in the ImageError field of ImageContext.
> > > -  @retval RETURN_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL   The caller did not provide a large enough buffer.
> > > -                                    Extended status information is in the ImageError field of ImageContext.
> > > -  @retval RETURN_LOAD_ERROR         The PE/COFF image is an EFI Runtime image with no relocations.
> > > -                                    Extended status information is in the ImageError field of ImageContext.
> > > -  @retval RETURN_INVALID_PARAMETER  The image address is invalid.
> > > -                                    Extended status information is in the ImageError field of ImageContext.
> > > -
> > > -**/
> > > -typedef
> > > -RETURN_STATUS
> > > -(EFIAPI *PE_COFF_LOADER_LOAD_IMAGE)(
> > > -  IN OUT PE_COFF_LOADER_IMAGE_CONTEXT  *ImageContext
> > > -  );
> > > -
> > > -/**
> > > -  Reads contents of a PE/COFF image from a buffer in system memory.
> > > -
> > > -  This is the default implementation of a PE_COFF_LOADER_READ_FILE function
> > > -  that assumes FileHandle pointer to the beginning of a PE/COFF image.
> > > -  This function reads contents of the PE/COFF image that starts at the system memory
> > > -  address specified by FileHandle. The read operation copies ReadSize bytes from the
> > > -  PE/COFF image starting at byte offset FileOffset into the buffer specified by Buffer.
> > > -  The size of the buffer actually read is returned in ReadSize.
> > > -
> > > -  If FileHandle is NULL, then ASSERT().
> > > -  If ReadSize is NULL, then ASSERT().
> > > -  If Buffer is NULL, then ASSERT().
> > > -
> > > -  @param  FileHandle        Pointer to base of the input stream
> > > -  @param  FileOffset        Offset into the PE/COFF image to begin the read operation.
> > > -  @param  ReadSize          On input, the size in bytes of the requested read operation.
> > > -                            On output, the number of bytes actually read.
> > > -  @param  Buffer            Output buffer that contains the data read from the PE/COFF image.
> > > -
> > > -  @retval RETURN_SUCCESS    Data is read from FileOffset from the Handle into
> > > -                            the buffer.
> > > -**/
> > > -typedef
> > > -RETURN_STATUS
> > > -(EFIAPI *PE_COFF_LOADER_READ_FROM_MEMORY)(
> > > -  IN     VOID    *FileHandle,
> > > -  IN     UINTN   FileOffset,
> > > -  IN OUT UINTN   *ReadSize,
> > > -  OUT    VOID    *Buffer
> > > -  );
> > > -
> > > -/**
> > > -  Reapply fixups on a fixed up PE32/PE32+ image to allow virtual calling at EFI
> > > -  runtime.
> > > -
> > > -  This function reapplies relocation fixups to the PE/COFF image specified by ImageBase
> > > -  and ImageSize so the image will execute correctly when the PE/COFF image is mapped
> > > -  to the address specified by VirtualImageBase. RelocationData must be identical
> > > -  to the FixupData buffer from the PE_COFF_LOADER_IMAGE_CONTEXT structure
> > > -  after this PE/COFF image was relocated with PeCoffLoaderRelocateImage().
> > > -
> > > -  Note that if the platform does not maintain coherency between the instruction cache(s) and the data
> > > -  cache(s) in hardware, then the caller is responsible for performing cache maintenance operations
> > > -  prior to transferring control to a PE/COFF image that is loaded using this library.
> > > -
> > > -  @param  ImageBase          Base address of a PE/COFF image that has been loaded
> > > -                             and relocated into system memory.
> > > -  @param  VirtImageBase      The request virtual address that the PE/COFF image is to
> > > -                             be fixed up for.
> > > -  @param  ImageSize          The size, in bytes, of the PE/COFF image.
> > > -  @param  RelocationData     A pointer to the relocation data that was collected when the PE/COFF
> > > -                             image was relocated using PeCoffLoaderRelocateImage().
> > > -
> > > -**/
> > > -typedef
> > > -VOID
> > > -(EFIAPI *PE_COFF_LOADER_RELOCATE_IMAGE_FOR_RUNTIME)(
> > > -  IN  PHYSICAL_ADDRESS        ImageBase,
> > > -  IN  PHYSICAL_ADDRESS        VirtImageBase,
> > > -  IN  UINTN                   ImageSize,
> > > -  IN  VOID                    *RelocationData
> > > -  );
> > > -
> > > -/**
> > > -  Unloads a loaded PE/COFF image from memory and releases its taken resource.
> > > -  Releases any environment specific resources that were allocated when the image
> > > -  specified by ImageContext was loaded using PeCoffLoaderLoadImage().
> > > -
> > > -  For NT32 emulator, the PE/COFF image loaded by system needs to release.
> > > -  For real platform, the PE/COFF image loaded by Core doesn't needs to be unloaded,
> > > -  this function can simply return RETURN_SUCCESS.
> > > -
> > > -  If ImageContext is NULL, then ASSERT().
> > > -
> > > -  @param  ImageContext              Pointer to the image context structure that describes the PE/COFF
> > > -                                    image to be unloaded.
> > > -
> > > -  @retval RETURN_SUCCESS            The PE/COFF image was unloaded successfully.
> > > -**/
> > > -typedef
> > > -RETURN_STATUS
> > > -(EFIAPI *PE_COFF_LOADER_UNLOAD_IMAGE)(
> > > -  IN OUT PE_COFF_LOADER_IMAGE_CONTEXT  *ImageContext
> > > -  );
> > > -
> > > -struct _PE_COFF_LOADER_PROTOCOL {
> > > -  PE_COFF_LOADER_GET_IMAGE_INFO                GetImageInfo;
> > > -  PE_COFF_LOADER_LOAD_IMAGE                    LoadImage;
> > > -  PE_COFF_LOADER_RELOCATE_IMAGE                RelocateImage;
> > > -  PE_COFF_LOADER_READ_FROM_MEMORY              ReadFromMemory;
> > > -  PE_COFF_LOADER_RELOCATE_IMAGE_FOR_RUNTIME    RelocateImageForRuntime;
> > > -  PE_COFF_LOADER_UNLOAD_IMAGE                  UnloadImage;
> > > -};
> > > -
> > > -extern EFI_GUID  gPeCoffLoaderProtocolGuid;
> > > -
> > > -#endif
> > > diff --git a/EmbeddedPkg/Library/PrePiHobLib/Hob.c b/EmbeddedPkg/Library/PrePiHobLib/Hob.c
> > > index 8eb175aa96f9..a43383b510d8 100644
> > > --- a/EmbeddedPkg/Library/PrePiHobLib/Hob.c
> > > +++ b/EmbeddedPkg/Library/PrePiHobLib/Hob.c
> > > @@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
> > >  #include <Library/PcdLib.h>
> > >  #include <Library/PrePiHobListPointerLib.h>
> > >
> > > -#include <Protocol/PeCoffLoader.h>
> > >  #include <Guid/ExtractSection.h>
> > >  #include <Guid/MemoryTypeInformation.h>
> > >  #include <Guid/MemoryAllocationHob.h>
> > > @@ -782,27 +781,6 @@ BuildExtractSectionHob (
> > >    BuildGuidDataHob (Guid, &Data, sizeof (Data));
> > >  }
> > >
> > > -PE_COFF_LOADER_PROTOCOL  gPeCoffProtocol = {
> > > -  PeCoffLoaderGetImageInfo,
> > > -  PeCoffLoaderLoadImage,
> > > -  PeCoffLoaderRelocateImage,
> > > -  PeCoffLoaderImageReadFromMemory,
> > > -  PeCoffLoaderRelocateImageForRuntime,
> > > -  PeCoffLoaderUnloadImage
> > > -};
> > > -
> > > -VOID
> > > -EFIAPI
> > > -BuildPeCoffLoaderHob (
> > > -  VOID
> > > -  )
> > > -{
> > > -  VOID  *Ptr;
> > > -
> > > -  Ptr = &gPeCoffProtocol;
> > > -  BuildGuidDataHob (&gPeCoffLoaderProtocolGuid, &Ptr, sizeof (VOID *));
> > > -}
> > > -
> > >  // May want to put this into a library so you only need the PCD settings if you are using the feature?
> > >  VOID
> > >  BuildMemoryTypeInformationHob (
> > > diff --git a/EmbeddedPkg/Library/PrePiLib/PrePiLib.inf b/EmbeddedPkg/Library/PrePiLib/PrePiLib.inf
> > > index 2df5928c51d5..f7f3880f331c 100644
> > > --- a/EmbeddedPkg/Library/PrePiLib/PrePiLib.inf
> > > +++ b/EmbeddedPkg/Library/PrePiLib/PrePiLib.inf
> > > @@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ [LibraryClasses.ARM, LibraryClasses.AARCH64]
> > >  [Guids]
> > >    gEfiMemoryTypeInformationGuid
> > >
> > > -[Protocols]
> > > -  gPeCoffLoaderProtocolGuid
> > > -
> > > -
> > >  [FixedPcd.common]
> > >    gEmbeddedTokenSpaceGuid.PcdMemoryTypeEfiACPIReclaimMemory
> > >    gEmbeddedTokenSpaceGuid.PcdMemoryTypeEfiACPIMemoryNVS
> > > --
> > > 2.39.2
> > >


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