* [edk2-FdfSpecification PATCH] Allow sections in any order
@ 2017-04-12 17:42 Michael Kinney
2017-04-12 17:42 ` Michael Kinney
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Michael Kinney @ 2017-04-12 17:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: edk2-devel; +Cc: Liming Gao, Yonghong Zhu, Kevin W Shaw
https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=142
GitHub branch for review:
https://github.com/mdkinney/edk2-FdfSpecification/tree/Bugzilla_142_FdfSectionsAnyOrder
GitHub branch compare against latest DRAFT for review:
https://github.com/tianocore-docs/edk2-FdfSpecification/compare/master...mdkinney:Bugzilla_142_FdfSectionsAnyOrder?w=1
Cc: Liming Gao <liming.gao@intel.com>
Cc: Yonghong Zhu <yonghong.zhu@intel.com>
Cc: Kevin W Shaw <kevin.w.shaw@intel.com>
Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.1
Signed-off-by: Michael Kinney <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>
Michael Kinney (1):
Allow sections in any order
3_edk_ii_fdf_file_format/32_fdf_definition.md | 24 ++++++++++++------------
README.md | 1 +
2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
--
2.6.3.windows.1
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* [edk2-FdfSpecification PATCH] Allow sections in any order
2017-04-12 17:42 [edk2-FdfSpecification PATCH] Allow sections in any order Michael Kinney
@ 2017-04-12 17:42 ` Michael Kinney
2017-04-13 1:30 ` Zhu, Yonghong
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Michael Kinney @ 2017-04-12 17:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: edk2-devel; +Cc: Liming Gao, Yonghong Zhu, Kevin W Shaw
https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=142
Cc: Liming Gao <liming.gao@intel.com>
Cc: Yonghong Zhu <yonghong.zhu@intel.com>
Cc: Kevin W Shaw <kevin.w.shaw@intel.com>
Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.1
Signed-off-by: Michael Kinney <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>
---
3_edk_ii_fdf_file_format/32_fdf_definition.md | 24 ++++++++++++------------
README.md | 1 +
2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/3_edk_ii_fdf_file_format/32_fdf_definition.md b/3_edk_ii_fdf_file_format/32_fdf_definition.md
index e4e9869..b8dffa8 100644
--- a/3_edk_ii_fdf_file_format/32_fdf_definition.md
+++ b/3_edk_ii_fdf_file_format/32_fdf_definition.md
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@
The FDF definitions define the final properties for a flash image - PCD
settings in this file override any other PCD settings that may have been set in
-the platform description (DSC) file.
+the platform description (DSC) file. The `[Defines]` section, when specified,
+must appear before any other section except the header. (The header, when
+specified, is always the first section of an FDF file.) The remaining sections
+may be specified in any order within the FDF file.
#### Summary
@@ -43,14 +46,14 @@ EBNF).
```c
<EDK_II_FDF> ::= [<Header>]
[<Defines>]
- <FD>
- <FV>
- <Capsule>
- <FmpPayload>
- <VTF>
- <Rules>
- <OptionRom>
- <UserExtensions>
+ <FD>*
+ <FV>*
+ <Capsule>*
+ <FmpPayload>*
+ <VTF>*
+ <Rules>*
+ <OptionRom>*
+ <UserExtensions>*
```
**********
@@ -62,9 +65,6 @@ override any variable/value assignment defined in the FDF file.
**Note:** Conditional statements may be used anywhere within the FDF file, with
the ability to group any item within a section as well as entire sections.
**********
-**Note:** The sections must be listed in the above order within the FDF file.
-Changing the order may cause the build to break.
-**********
### 3.2.1 Common Definitions
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0ea3e4..45da9b5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -203,3 +203,4 @@ Copyright (c) 2006-2017, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
| | Changed the FDF_SPECIFICATION value from 0x0001001A to 0x0001001B or 1.27 | |
| | Extended the FV and Capsule, FILE RAW statement formats to support multiple binary files. | |
| | Changed section 3.8 [FmpPayload] to add definitions for MONOTONIC_COUNT and CERTIFICATE_GUID, plus some notes about how these are used. | |
+| | [#142](https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=142) Update EDK II FDF Specification to allow sections in any order | |
--
2.6.3.windows.1
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* Re: [edk2-FdfSpecification PATCH] Allow sections in any order
2017-04-12 17:42 ` Michael Kinney
@ 2017-04-13 1:30 ` Zhu, Yonghong
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Zhu, Yonghong @ 2017-04-13 1:30 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Kinney, Michael D, edk2-devel@lists.01.org
Cc: Gao, Liming, Shaw, Kevin W, Zhu, Yonghong
Reviewed-by: Yonghong Zhu <yonghong.zhu@intel.com>
Best Regards,
Zhu Yonghong
-----Original Message-----
From: Kinney, Michael D
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 1:42 AM
To: edk2-devel@lists.01.org
Cc: Gao, Liming <liming.gao@intel.com>; Zhu, Yonghong <yonghong.zhu@intel.com>; Shaw, Kevin W <kevin.w.shaw@intel.com>
Subject: [edk2-FdfSpecification PATCH] Allow sections in any order
https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=142
Cc: Liming Gao <liming.gao@intel.com>
Cc: Yonghong Zhu <yonghong.zhu@intel.com>
Cc: Kevin W Shaw <kevin.w.shaw@intel.com>
Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.1
Signed-off-by: Michael Kinney <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>
---
3_edk_ii_fdf_file_format/32_fdf_definition.md | 24 ++++++++++++------------
README.md | 1 +
2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/3_edk_ii_fdf_file_format/32_fdf_definition.md b/3_edk_ii_fdf_file_format/32_fdf_definition.md
index e4e9869..b8dffa8 100644
--- a/3_edk_ii_fdf_file_format/32_fdf_definition.md
+++ b/3_edk_ii_fdf_file_format/32_fdf_definition.md
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@
The FDF definitions define the final properties for a flash image - PCD settings in this file override any other PCD settings that may have been set in -the platform description (DSC) file.
+the platform description (DSC) file. The `[Defines]` section, when
+specified, must appear before any other section except the header. (The
+header, when specified, is always the first section of an FDF file.)
+The remaining sections may be specified in any order within the FDF file.
#### Summary
@@ -43,14 +46,14 @@ EBNF).
```c
<EDK_II_FDF> ::= [<Header>]
[<Defines>]
- <FD>
- <FV>
- <Capsule>
- <FmpPayload>
- <VTF>
- <Rules>
- <OptionRom>
- <UserExtensions>
+ <FD>*
+ <FV>*
+ <Capsule>*
+ <FmpPayload>*
+ <VTF>*
+ <Rules>*
+ <OptionRom>*
+ <UserExtensions>*
```
**********
@@ -62,9 +65,6 @@ override any variable/value assignment defined in the FDF file.
**Note:** Conditional statements may be used anywhere within the FDF file, with the ability to group any item within a section as well as entire sections.
**********
-**Note:** The sections must be listed in the above order within the FDF file.
-Changing the order may cause the build to break.
-**********
### 3.2.1 Common Definitions
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0ea3e4..45da9b5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -203,3 +203,4 @@ Copyright (c) 2006-2017, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
| | Changed the FDF_SPECIFICATION value from 0x0001001A to 0x0001001B or 1.27 | |
| | Extended the FV and Capsule, FILE RAW statement formats to support multiple binary files. | |
| | Changed section 3.8 [FmpPayload] to add definitions for MONOTONIC_COUNT and CERTIFICATE_GUID, plus some notes about how these are used. | |
+| | [#142](https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=142) Update EDK II FDF Specification to allow sections in any order | |
--
2.6.3.windows.1
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