Re: [edk2-devel] [PATCH 2/2] MdePkg: Update code to be more C11 compliant by using __func__

["Leif Lindholm" <quic_llindhol@quicinc.com>]

On 2023-02-10 11:45, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
>> I wasn't sure if we cared about EBC builds these days. Given the link on
>> https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/unified-extensible-firmware-interface/efi-homepage-general-technology.html
>> to the compiler goes to a generic page that doesn't mention it, is it
>> possible to get a copy if I want to verify if changes I'm making are
>> compatible?
> 
> We tried to get access to this at Linaro, but I don't think it is
> still available. Leif may remember better.

After asking around, some shady character in a café passed me a very 
long and customized URL on a note in a brown paper bag, and I was able 
to procure a single license for ARM. I don't think we succeeded for Linaro.

> I wonder whether we should simply drop EBC support? It is unlikely
> that all the changes that went into EDK2 over the years have not
> caused a single EBC regression in the library components that are
> needed to build UEFI drivers that target EBC.

The appearance of RISC-V and Loongarch since those days highlight why 
architecture independent drivers would be a good thing, but EBC is 
pining for the fjords.

If we don't drop EBC now, we should start drafting a timeline for when 
we will.

/
     Leif