Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] BaseTools: Script for converting .aml to .hex

["Liming Gao" <liming.gao@intel.com>]

Pierre:
  Sorry for late response. I have one comment. Why only allows "DSDT" or "SSDT" in Signature?

Thanks
Liming
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pierre Gondois <Pierre.Gondois@arm.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2020 1:32 AM
> To: Pierre Gondois <Pierre.Gondois@arm.com>; devel@edk2.groups.io
> Cc: ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org; Feng, Bob C <bob.c.feng@intel.com>; Gao, Liming <liming.gao@intel.com>; Sami Mujawar
> <Sami.Mujawar@arm.com>; nd <nd@arm.com>
> Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 1/1] BaseTools: Script for converting .aml to .hex
> 
> Hello everyone,
> Do you have any input on the patch?
> 
> Regards,
> Pierre
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PierreGondois <pierre.gondois@arm.com>
> Sent: 17 January 2020 17:18
> To: devel@edk2.groups.io
> Cc: Pierre Gondois <Pierre.Gondois@arm.com>; ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org; bob.c.feng@intel.com; liming.gao@intel.com; Sami
> Mujawar <Sami.Mujawar@arm.com>; nd <nd@arm.com>
> Subject: [PATCH v2 1/1] BaseTools: Script for converting .aml to .hex
> 
> From: Pierre Gondois <pierre.gondois@arm.com>
> 
> The "-tc" option of the iasl compiler allows to generate a .hex file containing a C array storing AML bytecode.
> 
> An online discussion suggested that this "-tc" option was specific to the iasl compiler and it shouldn't be relied on. This conversation is
> available at:
> https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/topic/39786201#49659
> 
> A way to address this issue is to implement a compiler independent script that takes an AML file as input, and generates a .hex file.
> 
> This patch implements a Python script that converts an AML file to a .hex file, containing a C array storing AML bytecode.
> This scipt has been tested with the AML output from the following compilers supported by the EDKII implementation:
>   * Intel ASL compiler
>   * Microsoft ASL compiler
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pierre Gondois <pierre.gondois@arm.com>
> ---
> 
> The changes can be seen at https://github.com/PierreARM/edk2/commits/718_asl_to_hex_script_converter_2
> 
> Notes:
>     v2:
>      - Script converting AML to .hex file [Pierre]
> 
>  BaseTools/BinWrappers/PosixLike/AmlToHex       |  14 ++
>  BaseTools/BinWrappers/WindowsLike/AmlToHex.bat |   3 +
>  BaseTools/Conf/build_rule.template             |   3 +
>  BaseTools/Source/Python/AmlToHex/AmlToHex.py   | 155 ++++++++++++++++++++
>  4 files changed, 175 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/BaseTools/BinWrappers/PosixLike/AmlToHex b/BaseTools/BinWrappers/PosixLike/AmlToHex
> new file mode 100755
> index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1dd28e966288f6ea4fc52d42e2dc7b1f74226c23
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/BaseTools/BinWrappers/PosixLike/AmlToHex
> @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
> +#!/usr/bin/env bash
> +#python `dirname $0`/RunToolFromSource.py `basename $0` $*
> +
> +# If a ${PYTHON_COMMAND} command is available, use it in preference to
> +python if command -v ${PYTHON_COMMAND} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
> +    python_exe=${PYTHON_COMMAND}
> +fi
> +
> +full_cmd=${BASH_SOURCE:-$0} # see
> +http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/028 for a discussion of why $0 is
> +not a good choice here dir=$(dirname "$full_cmd") exe=$(basename
> +"$full_cmd")
> +
> +export PYTHONPATH="$dir/../../Source/Python${PYTHONPATH:+:"$PYTHONPATH"}"
> +exec "${python_exe:-python}" "$dir/../../Source/Python/$exe/$exe.py" "$@"
> diff --git a/BaseTools/BinWrappers/WindowsLike/AmlToHex.bat b/BaseTools/BinWrappers/WindowsLike/AmlToHex.bat
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9616cd893bec9902451e6d8591f537cc408bd5e5
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/BaseTools/BinWrappers/WindowsLike/AmlToHex.bat
> @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
> +@setlocal
> +@set ToolName=%~n0%
> +@%PYTHON_COMMAND%
> +%BASE_TOOLS_PATH%\Source\Python\%ToolName%\%ToolName%.py %*
> diff --git a/BaseTools/Conf/build_rule.template b/BaseTools/Conf/build_rule.template
> index 51748bc0655a5c656258a3007b4db6b2dc941ea0..0822b681fcd9f61c6508e6f93ffc31fa70fd7059 100755
> --- a/BaseTools/Conf/build_rule.template
> +++ b/BaseTools/Conf/build_rule.template
> @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
>  #
>  #  Copyright (c) 2007 - 2018, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.<BR>  #  Portions copyright (c) 2008 - 2010, Apple Inc. All rights
> reserved.<BR>
> +#  Copyright (c) 2020, ARM Ltd. All rights reserved.<BR>
>  #  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent  #
> 
> @@ -427,12 +428,14 @@
>          "$(ASLPP)" $(DEPS_FLAGS) $(ASLPP_FLAGS) $(INC) /I${s_path} $(OUTPUT_DIR)(+)${s_dir}(+)${s_base}.i >
> $(OUTPUT_DIR)(+)${s_dir}(+)${s_base}.iii
>          Trim --source-code -l -o $(OUTPUT_DIR)(+)${s_dir}(+)${s_base}.iiii $(OUTPUT_DIR)(+)${s_dir}(+)${s_base}.iii
>          "$(ASL)" $(ASL_FLAGS) $(ASL_OUTFLAGS)${dst} $(OUTPUT_DIR)(+)${s_dir}(+)${s_base}.iiii
> +        -AmlToHex $(OUTPUT_DIR)(+)${s_dir}(+)${s_base}.aml
> 
>      <Command.GCC>
>          Trim --asl-file --asl-deps -o $(OUTPUT_DIR)(+)${s_dir}(+)${s_base}.i -i $(INC_LIST) ${src}
>          "$(ASLPP)" $(DEPS_FLAGS) $(ASLPP_FLAGS) $(INC) -I${s_path} $(OUTPUT_DIR)(+)${s_dir}(+)${s_base}.i >
> $(OUTPUT_DIR)(+)${s_dir}(+)${s_base}.iii
>          Trim --source-code -l -o $(OUTPUT_DIR)(+)${s_dir}(+)${s_base}.iiii $(OUTPUT_DIR)(+)${s_dir}(+)${s_base}.iii
>          "$(ASL)" $(ASL_FLAGS) $(ASL_OUTFLAGS)${dst} $(OUTPUT_DIR)(+)${s_dir}(+)${s_base}.iiii
> +        -AmlToHex $(OUTPUT_DIR)(+)${s_dir}(+)${s_base}.aml
> 
>  [C-Code-File.AcpiTable]
>      <InputFile>
> diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/AmlToHex/AmlToHex.py b/BaseTools/Source/Python/AmlToHex/AmlToHex.py
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e8e7ace3a68532bc625afb1e74404c4e4b0205dd
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/AmlToHex/AmlToHex.py
> @@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
> +## @file
> +#
> +# Convert an AML file to a .hex file containing the AML bytecode stored
> +in a # C array.
> +# By default, "Tables\Dsdt.aml" will generate "Tables\Dsdt.hex".
> +# "Tables\Dsdt.hex" will contain a C array named "dsdt_aml_code" that
> +contains # the AML bytecode.
> +#
> +# Copyright (c) 2020, ARM Limited. All rights reserved.<BR> # #
> +SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent #
> +
> +import argparse
> +import Common.EdkLogger as EdkLogger
> +from Common.BuildToolError import *
> +import sys
> +import os
> +
> +## Parse the command line arguments.
> +#
> +# @retval A argparse.NameSpace instance, containing parsed values.
> +#
> +def ParseArgs():
> +    # Initialize the parser.
> +    Parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
> +      description="Convert an AML file to a .hex file containing the AML " + \
> +                  "bytecode stored in a C array. By default, " + \
> +                  "\"Tables\\Dsdt.aml\" will generate" + \
> +                  "\"Tables\\Dsdt.hex\". \"Tables\\Dsdt.hex\" will " + \
> +                  "contain a C array named \"dsdt_aml_code\" that " + \
> +                  "contains the AML bytecode."
> +      )
> +
> +    # Define the possible arguments.
> +    Parser.add_argument(
> +      dest="InputFile",
> +      help="Path to an input AML file to generate a .hex file from."
> +      )
> +    Parser.add_argument(
> +      "-o", "--out-dir", dest="OutDir",
> +      help="Output directory where the .hex file will be generated. " + \
> +           "Default is the input file's directory."
> +      )
> +
> +    # Parse the input arguments.
> +    Args = Parser.parse_args()
> +    SplitInputName = ""
> +
> +    if not os.path.exists(Args.InputFile):
> +        EdkLogger.error(__file__, FILE_OPEN_FAILURE,
> +                        ExtraData=Args.InputFile)
> +        return
> +    else:
> +        with open(Args.InputFile, "rb") as fIn:
> +            Signature = str(fIn.read(4))
> +            if ("DSDT" not in Signature) and ("SSDT" not in Signature):
> +                EdkLogger.error(__file__, PARAMETER_INVALID,
> +                                ExtraData=Args.InputFile,
> +                                Message="Error: Invalid file type. " + \
> +                                        "File does not have a valid " + \
> +                                        "DSDT or SSDT signature.")
> +
> +    # Get the basename of the input file.
> +    SplitInputName = os.path.splitext(Args.InputFile)
> +    BaseName = os.path.basename(SplitInputName[0])
> +
> +    # If no output directory is specified, output to the input directory.
> +    if not Args.OutDir:
> +        Args.OutputFile = os.path.join(
> +          os.path.dirname(Args.InputFile),
> +          BaseName + ".hex"
> +          )
> +    else:
> +        if not os.path.exists(Args.OutDir):
> +            os.mkdir(Args.OutDir)
> +        Args.OutputFile = os.path.join(Args.OutDir, BaseName + ".hex")
> +
> +    Args.BaseName = BaseName
> +
> +    return Args
> +
> +## Convert an AML file to a .hex file containing the AML bytecode
> +stored #  in a C array.
> +#
> +# @param  InputFile     Path to the input AML file.
> +# @param  OutputFile    Path to the output .hex file to generate.
> +# @param  BaseName      Base name of the input file.
> +#                       This is also the name of the generated .hex file.
> +#
> +def AmlToHex(InputFile, OutputFile, BaseName):
> +
> +    MacroName = "__{}_HEX__".format(BaseName.upper())
> +    ArrayName = BaseName.lower() + "_aml_code"
> +
> +    with open(InputFile, "rb") as fIn, open(OutputFile, "w") as fOut:
> +        # Write header.
> +        fOut.write("// This file has been generated from:\n" + \
> +                   "// \tPython script: " + \
> +                   os.path.abspath(__file__) + "\n" + \
> +                   "// \tInput AML file: " + \
> +                   os.path.abspath(InputFile) + "\n\n" + \
> +                   "#ifndef {}\n".format(MacroName) + \
> +                   "#define {}\n\n".format(MacroName)
> +                   )
> +
> +        # Write the array and its content.
> +        fOut.write("unsigned char {}[] = {{\n  ".format(ArrayName))
> +        cnt = 0
> +        byte = fIn.read(1)
> +        while len(byte) != 0:
> +            fOut.write("0x{0:02X}, ".format(ord(byte)))
> +            cnt += 1
> +            if (cnt % 8) == 0:
> +                fOut.write("\n")
> +            byte = fIn.read(1)
> +        fOut.write("\n};\n")
> +
> +        # Write footer.
> +        fOut.write("#endif // {}\n".format(MacroName))
> +
> +## Main method
> +#
> +# This method:
> +#   1-  Initialize an EdkLogger instance.
> +#   2-  Parses the input arguments.
> +#   3-  Converts an AML file to a .hex file containing the AML bytecode stored
> +#       in a C array.
> +#
> +# @retval 0     Success.
> +# @retval 1     Error.
> +#
> +def Main():
> +    # Initialize an EdkLogger instance.
> +    EdkLogger.Initialize()
> +
> +    try:
> +        # Parse the input arguments.
> +        CommandArguments = ParseArgs()
> +
> +        # Convert an AML file to a .hex file containing the AML bytecode stored
> +        # in a C array.
> +        AmlToHex(CommandArguments.InputFile, CommandArguments.OutputFile,
> +                          CommandArguments.BaseName)
> +    except Exception as e:
> +        print(e)
> +        return 1
> +
> +    return 0
> +
> +if __name__ == '__main__':
> +    r = Main()
> +    # 0-127 is a safe return range, and 1 is a standard default error
> +    if r < 0 or r > 127: r = 1
> +    sys.exit(r)
> --
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>