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Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/10] StandaloneMmPkg: drop unused PCD PcdStandaloneMmEnable
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On Thu, Mar 07, 2019 at 11:09:35AM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Mar 2019 at 16:37, Achin Gupta <Achin.Gupta@arm.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 06, 2019 at 04:17:51PM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> > > On Wed, 6 Mar 2019 at 16:16, Achin Gupta <Achin.Gupta@arm.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Ard,
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Mar 05, 2019 at 02:32:40PM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> > > > > The PCD PcdStandaloneMmEnable is unused, and shouldn't exist in t=
he
> > > > > first place since the value is implied by the context (it is neve=
r
> > > > > valid to set it to FALSE for standalone MM or TRUE for traditiona=
l
> > > > > MM). So drop it.
> > > >
> > > > This is being used to determine if the ArmVExpressPkg should includ=
e support for
> > > > StMM comm. buffer or not [1] but it does look redundant now.
> > > >
> > >
> > > If that is the case, the PCD should be defined in that package.
> >
> > The Arm FVP port for StMM needs a rewrite on the lines of other platfor=
ms. This
> > change is fine.
> >
>
> Yes, you are right. SynQuacer also needs some tweaks to align with
> these changes, but I will post those separately.
>
> So with those changes merged, the only thing preventing us from
> building the SynQuacer + MM platform from upstream sources is the
> MmCommunicate VA vs PA issue. Is there any progress on that front?

I am looking at this now after my holiday. I have some questions that I wil=
l
post separately.

cheers,
Achin

>
> Thanks,
> Ard.