Re: How to using PcdGetEx to change a PCD.

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

PcdGet() is the recommended API to be used. It will be mapped to the matched PcdGet usage based on PCD type.

PcdGetEx() is only used when PCD is configured to DynamicEx type. Its first parameter is the pointer to the token space guid, the second parameter is the token number. The token number can be get by PcdToken() macro. So, the correct way is PcdGetEx16(&gEfiMdePkgTokenSpaceGuid, PcdToken (PcdPlatformBootTimeOut));. But PcdPlatformBootTimeOut is not configured to DynamicEx PCD in NT32 platform. This style can pass build, but can't work. 

Thanks
Liming
> -----Original Message-----
> From: edk2-devel [mailto:edk2-devel-bounces@lists.01.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Fish
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2017 6:27 PM
> To: krishnaLee <sssky307@163.com>
> Cc: edk2-devel@lists.01.org
> Subject: Re: [edk2] How to using PcdGetEx to change a PCD.
> 
> 
> 
> > On Dec 14, 2017, at 12:59 AM, krishnaLee <sssky307@163.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> > I am learning and writing a application to change the Nt32pkg-virtual machine's boot time.follow code is success.
> > but I think if I using PcdGetEx16 function, it will also work well,but failed when I compile it.
> > I had read some Specs about the difference between PcdGetEx and PcdGet,but I can't understand,maybe I need some practice,
> > So can anyone modify it to using PcdGetEx to implement the same function in the application?
> > //source-code--start
> 
> Did you add:
> 
> #include <Guid/MdePkgTokenSpace.h>
> 
> and list gEfiMdePkgTokenSpaceGuid in the [Guids] section of the INF.
> 
> In general it is hard to comment on compiler failures in fragments of code. If you post the actual compiler error it is easier to explain.
> 
> 
> 
> The PCDs are a GUID + token number namespace for config. Since anyone can define a GUID that does not conflict it allows arbitrary
> extension without conflict.
> 
> The Ex form of the API includes the GUID + token number. The non Ex form is a size optimization that uses a build generated token
> space. So generally if everything is built together then you use the non Ex form to save space. If different binaries that got compiled in
> different places need to work together then the Ex form is required.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Andrew Fish
> 
> > EFI_STATUS
> > EFIAPI
> > UefiMain (
> > IN EFI_HANDLE ImageHandle,
> > IN EFI_SYSTEM_TABLE *SystemTable
> > )
> > {
> > UINTN buffer=0;
> > UINTN index;
> > buffer=PcdGet16(PcdPlatformBootTimeOut);
> > //buffer=PcdGetEx16(&gEfiMdePkgTokenSpaceGuid,PcdPlatformBootTimeOut);//compile failed.
> > Print(L"buffer:%d\n",buffer);
> > PcdSet16(PcdPlatformBootTimeOut,5);
> > ...
> >
> >
> > //source-code-end.
> >
> >
> > attachment is the full source code.
> > edk2-vUDK2017's build command:
> > build -p Nt32Pkg\Nt32Pkg.dsc -m Nt32Pkg\Application\mytestpcd2\mytestpcd2.inf
> >
> >
> > thank you very much!
> >
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