Re: [edk2-devel] one possible issue with ovmf fvb

["maobibo" <bibo_mao@163.com>]

On 11/25/2021 06:38 PM, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
>   Hi,
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>>   PcdStatus = PcdSet64S (PcdFlashNvStorageVariableBase64, (UINT32)(UINTN) Ptr);
>>   ASSERT_RETURN_ERROR (PcdStatus);
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> I guess you are referring to that UINT32 cast?
> Not sure why it is there.  I think you can just drop it.
Yes, it is. There will be problem if the loongarch bios uses ovmf fvb dxe and
there is only one flat memory hob. UEFI bios memory may be allocated with 64bit
address, so there will be problem.

I will submit one patch to fix this in order to use these common code.

regards
bibo, mao

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>> Can uefi bios manage memory beyond 4G?
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> The X64 builds can do that just fine, although they usually store
> everything below 4G, so issues like the one above go unnoticed.
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> HTH,
>   Gerd
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