回复: [edk2-devel] Patch List for 202008 stable tag

["gaoliming" <gaoliming@byosoft.com.cn>]

Hi, all
  There are still some patches to be merged for 202008 stable tag. They are
all bug fixes. The risk is low. I agree to catch them in this stable tag. If
you have other comments, please reply this mail. 

https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/64873 [PATCH v3]
MdeModulePkg/Library: add PEIM and SEC module type to TpmMeasurementLibNull
https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/64865 [PATCH] SecurityPkg: Initailize
variable Status before it is consumed.
https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/64812 [PATCH]
IntelFsp2WrapperPkg/IntelFsp2WrapperPkg.dec: add FspMeasurementLib.h

Thanks
Liming
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> <soumya.k.guptha@intel.com>; 'Chang, Abner (HPS SW/FW Technologist)'
> <abner.chang@hpe.com>; 'Vladimir Olovyannikov'
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> 主题: 答复: [edk2-devel] Patch List for 202008 stable tag
> 
> Laszlo:
> 
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> > [mailto:bounce+27952+64532+4905953+8761045@groups.io] 代表 Laszlo
> > Ersek
> > 发送时间: 2020年8月21日 19:07
> > 收件人: Gao, Liming <liming.gao@intel.com>; Leif Lindholm
> > <leif@nuviainc.com>; afish@apple.com; Kinney, Michael D
> > <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>; Guptha, Soumya K
> > <soumya.k.guptha@intel.com>; Chang, Abner (HPS SW/FW Technologist)
> > <abner.chang@hpe.com>; Vladimir Olovyannikov
> > <vladimir.olovyannikov@broadcom.com>; Tom Lendacky
> > <thomas.lendacky@amd.com>
> > 抄送: devel@edk2.groups.io
> > 主题: Re: [edk2-devel] Patch List for 202008 stable tag
> >
> > On 08/20/20 13:30, Gao, Liming wrote:
> > > Hi Stewards and all:
> > >   I collect current patch lists in devel mail list. Those patch
> contributors
> > request to add them for 202008 stable tag. Because we have enter into
Soft
> > Feature Freeze, I want to collect your feedback for them. If any patches
> are
> > missing, please reply this mail to add them.
> > >
> > > Feature List:
> > > https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/63767 [PATCH]
> > > EmbeddedPkg/libfdt: Add strncmp macro to use AsciiStrnCmp [Liming]
> This
> > patch pass code review after Soft Feature Freeze (SFF) starts. According
> to SFF
> > definition, it should not be merged for this stable tag. But, the patch
> submitter
> > says this patch is important to RISC-V community. To catch it for this
> stable tag,
> > Laszlo proposed the solution to defer SFF start day from 2020-08-14 to
> > 2020-08-21, then hard feature freeze and release date will also defer
one
> > week. Any patches those pass review before new SFF start day can be
> merged.
> > @ Stewards, please give your comments to defer this stable tag release
by
> > one week.
> >
> > Thank you, very nice summary.
> >
> > As stated earlier, I'm OK with 1 week (or even two weeks, if needed)
> > extension. I invite Andrew, Leif and Mike to comment.
> >
> [Liming] I don't see any other urgent request. I think it is enough to
defer
> 1 week for this stable tag.
> So far, there is objection for this defer. I will send the announcement
> mail.
> 
> > >
> > > https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/63348 [PATCH v5 1/1]
> > > ShellPkg/DynamicCommand: add HttpDynamicCommand [Liming] This
> > patch has collected the review comment. New version will be sent. I have
> no
> > information how important it is. @Vladimir, does this patch must catch
> this
> > stable tag? If yes, can you give the reason?
> >
> > This is a feature addition. While it's a super useful feature, it needs
to
> mature
> > (mainly from the coding style perspective, as I gather).
> > Posting of new versions and review are on-going.
> >
> > Most likely material for the next stable tag. In case we extend the
> deadlines,
> > and Maciej and the ShellPkg maintainers approve one of the upcoming
> > versions until the new SFF, then yes, we can merge that too.
> >
> [Liming] So, this is not urgent. Let's defer it to next stable tag.
> 
> Thanks
> Liming
> 
> > > Bug List:
> > > https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/64383 [PATCH 1/1]
> > > UefiCpuPkg/MpInitLib: Always initialize the DoDecrement variable
> [Liming]
> > This patch has collected the review comment. New version will be sent.
> >
> > This is a bugfix. Certainly a build fix on CLANGPDB. I tried to do some
> > (lightweight) analysis to see whether the bug is a functional one as
well
> (i.e.
> > whether the bad code path that CLANG warns about can actually occur in
> > practice), but in the end I didn't want to spend much time on it, as the
> build
> > breakage needs to be fixed anyway.
> >
> > So, this patch (more precisely, v2 of this patch) would even qualify
> during the
> > hard feature freeze (as it's clearly a bugfix).
> >
> > >
> > > https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/50406 [PATCH 1/1]
> > > MdePkg/Include: Add missing definitions of SMBIOS type 42h in SmBios.h
> > [Liming] This patch passed review early. But, it is not merged. I will
> merge it.
> >
> > Right, it was approved on 2019-Nov-18. If it still applies cleanly, it
> should be
> > merged, before we enter the Hard Feature Freeze.
> >
> > Well... now that I'm writing this, we have already entered the HFF (as
> planned
> > originally) and the patch doesn't seem to be upstream yet. So unless we
> > extend, I don't think this patch qualifies.
> >
> > (On the other hand -- it seems like we really should extend.)
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Laszlo
> >
> >
> >
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