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From: Jaben <jaben.carsey@intel.com>
To: edk2-devel@lists.01.org
Cc: Liming Gao <liming.gao@intel.com>, Yonghong Zhu <yonghong.zhu@intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH v1 2/4] BaseTools: replace 'UINT8', 'UINT16', 'UINT32', 'UINT64', 'VOID*' with shared constants.
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:08:06 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <6742e993c7d3cb92246219155a59dbdc4518710e.1523487973.git.jaben.carsey@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1523487973.git.jaben.carsey@intel.com>
In-Reply-To: <cover.1523487973.git.jaben.carsey@intel.com>

Cc: Liming Gao <liming.gao@intel.com>
Cc: Yonghong Zhu <yonghong.zhu@intel.com>
Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.1
Signed-off-by: Jaben Carsey <jaben.carsey@intel.com>
---
 BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/AutoGen.py                      | 26 +++---
 BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/GenC.py                         | 94 ++++++++++----------
 BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/GenPcdDb.py                     | 23 ++---
 BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/GenVar.py                       | 29 +++---
 BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/ValidCheckingInfoObject.py      |  9 +-
 BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/DataType.py                      |  6 +-
 BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/Expression.py                    | 61 ++++++-------
 BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/Misc.py                          | 12 +--
 BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/RangeExpression.py               |  9 +-
 BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/VpdInfoFile.py                   |  7 +-
 BaseTools/Source/Python/Ecc/MetaFileWorkspace/MetaFileParser.py |  2 +-
 BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/FdfParser.py                     | 15 ++--
 BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/FfsInfStatement.py               |  7 +-
 BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/GenFdsGlobalVariable.py          |  4 +-
 BaseTools/Source/Python/PatchPcdValue/PatchPcdValue.py          | 21 ++---
 BaseTools/Source/Python/Workspace/DscBuildData.py               | 48 +++++-----
 BaseTools/Source/Python/build/BuildReport.py                    |  4 +-
 17 files changed, 191 insertions(+), 186 deletions(-)

diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/AutoGen.py b/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/AutoGen.py
index dbc9f893c2f1..8f663b8318f9 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/AutoGen.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/AutoGen.py
@@ -1401,7 +1401,7 @@ class PlatformAutoGen(AutoGen):
 
             for PcdFromModule in M.ModulePcdList + M.LibraryPcdList:
                 # make sure that the "VOID*" kind of datum has MaxDatumSize set
-                if PcdFromModule.DatumType == "VOID*" and PcdFromModule.MaxDatumSize in [None, '']:
+                if PcdFromModule.DatumType == TAB_VOID and PcdFromModule.MaxDatumSize in [None, '']:
                     NoDatumTypePcdList.add("%s.%s [%s]" % (PcdFromModule.TokenSpaceGuidCName, PcdFromModule.TokenCName, F))
 
                 # Check the PCD from Binary INF or Source INF
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ class PlatformAutoGen(AutoGen):
                                         ExtraData="\n\tExisted %s PCD %s in:\n\t\t%s\n"
                                         % (PcdFromModule.Type, PcdFromModule.TokenCName, InfName))
                     # make sure that the "VOID*" kind of datum has MaxDatumSize set
-                    if PcdFromModule.DatumType == "VOID*" and PcdFromModule.MaxDatumSize in [None, '']:
+                    if PcdFromModule.DatumType == TAB_VOID and PcdFromModule.MaxDatumSize in [None, '']:
                         NoDatumTypePcdList.add("%s.%s [%s]" % (PcdFromModule.TokenSpaceGuidCName, PcdFromModule.TokenCName, InfName))
                     if M.ModuleType in ["PEIM", "PEI_CORE"]:
                         PcdFromModule.Phase = "PEI"
@@ -1548,7 +1548,7 @@ class PlatformAutoGen(AutoGen):
 
         for item in self._PlatformPcds:
             if self._PlatformPcds[item].DatumType and self._PlatformPcds[item].DatumType not in [TAB_UINT8, TAB_UINT16, TAB_UINT32, TAB_UINT64, TAB_VOID, "BOOLEAN"]:
-                self._PlatformPcds[item].DatumType = "VOID*"
+                self._PlatformPcds[item].DatumType = TAB_VOID
 
         if (self.Workspace.ArchList[-1] == self.Arch): 
             for Pcd in self._DynamicPcdList:
@@ -1557,7 +1557,7 @@ class PlatformAutoGen(AutoGen):
                 Sku.VpdOffset = Sku.VpdOffset.strip()
 
                 if Pcd.DatumType not in [TAB_UINT8, TAB_UINT16, TAB_UINT32, TAB_UINT64, TAB_VOID, "BOOLEAN"]:
-                    Pcd.DatumType = "VOID*"
+                    Pcd.DatumType = TAB_VOID
 
                     # if found PCD which datum value is unicode string the insert to left size of UnicodeIndex
                     # if found HII type PCD then insert to right of UnicodeIndex
@@ -1709,7 +1709,7 @@ class PlatformAutoGen(AutoGen):
                                 SkuValueMap[PcdValue].append(Sku)
                                 if not NeedProcessVpdMapFile and Sku.VpdOffset == "*":
                                     NeedProcessVpdMapFile = True 
-                            if DscPcdEntry.DatumType == 'VOID*' and PcdValue.startswith("L"):
+                            if DscPcdEntry.DatumType == TAB_VOID and PcdValue.startswith("L"):
                                 UnicodePcdArray.add(DscPcdEntry)
                             elif len(Sku.VariableName) > 0:
                                 HiiPcdArray.add(DscPcdEntry)
@@ -1756,10 +1756,10 @@ class PlatformAutoGen(AutoGen):
                 Sku.VpdOffset = Sku.VpdOffset.strip()
 
                 if Pcd.DatumType not in [TAB_UINT8, TAB_UINT16, TAB_UINT32, TAB_UINT64, TAB_VOID, "BOOLEAN"]:
-                    Pcd.DatumType = "VOID*"
+                    Pcd.DatumType = TAB_VOID
 
                 PcdValue = Sku.DefaultValue
-                if Pcd.DatumType == 'VOID*' and PcdValue.startswith("L"):
+                if Pcd.DatumType == TAB_VOID and PcdValue.startswith("L"):
                     # if found PCD which datum value is unicode string the insert to left size of UnicodeIndex
                     UnicodePcdArray.add(Pcd)
                 elif len(Sku.VariableName) > 0:
@@ -2381,7 +2381,7 @@ class PlatformAutoGen(AutoGen):
             ToPcd.validlists = FromPcd.validlists
             ToPcd.expressions = FromPcd.expressions
 
-        if FromPcd is not None and ToPcd.DatumType == "VOID*" and ToPcd.MaxDatumSize in ['', None]:
+        if FromPcd is not None and ToPcd.DatumType == TAB_VOID and ToPcd.MaxDatumSize in ['', None]:
             EdkLogger.debug(EdkLogger.DEBUG_9, "No MaxDatumSize specified for PCD %s.%s" \
                             % (ToPcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, TokenCName))
             Value = ToPcd.DefaultValue
@@ -2457,7 +2457,7 @@ class PlatformAutoGen(AutoGen):
         # use PCD value to calculate the MaxDatumSize when it is not specified
         for Name, Guid in Pcds:
             Pcd = Pcds[Name, Guid]
-            if Pcd.DatumType == "VOID*" and Pcd.MaxDatumSize in ['', None]:
+            if Pcd.DatumType == TAB_VOID and Pcd.MaxDatumSize in ['', None]:
                 Pcd.MaxSizeUserSet = None
                 Value = Pcd.DefaultValue
                 if Value in [None, '']:
@@ -4125,13 +4125,13 @@ class ModuleAutoGen(AutoGen):
                     elif BoolValue == 'FALSE':
                         Pcd.DefaultValue = '0'
 
-                if Pcd.DatumType in ['UINT8', 'UINT16', 'UINT32', 'UINT64', 'BOOLEAN']:
+                if Pcd.DatumType in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES:
                     HexFormat = '0x%02x'
-                    if Pcd.DatumType == 'UINT16':
+                    if Pcd.DatumType == TAB_UINT16:
                         HexFormat = '0x%04x'
-                    elif Pcd.DatumType == 'UINT32':
+                    elif Pcd.DatumType == TAB_UINT32:
                         HexFormat = '0x%08x'
-                    elif Pcd.DatumType == 'UINT64':
+                    elif Pcd.DatumType == TAB_UINT64:
                         HexFormat = '0x%016x'
                     PcdValue = HexFormat % int(Pcd.DefaultValue, 0)
                 else:
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/GenC.py b/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/GenC.py
index 58da9e6b1784..31446104fd64 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/GenC.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/GenC.py
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ gItemTypeStringDatabase  = {
     TAB_PCDS_DYNAMIC_EX_HII     :   '',
 }
 
-_NumericDataTypesList = ['UINT8', 'UINT16', 'UINT32', 'UINT64', 'BOOLEAN']
-
 ## Dynamic PCD types
 gDynamicPcd = [TAB_PCDS_DYNAMIC, TAB_PCDS_DYNAMIC_DEFAULT, TAB_PCDS_DYNAMIC_VPD, TAB_PCDS_DYNAMIC_HII]
 
@@ -50,9 +48,9 @@ gDynamicPcd = [TAB_PCDS_DYNAMIC, TAB_PCDS_DYNAMIC_DEFAULT, TAB_PCDS_DYNAMIC_VPD,
 gDynamicExPcd = [TAB_PCDS_DYNAMIC_EX, TAB_PCDS_DYNAMIC_EX_DEFAULT, TAB_PCDS_DYNAMIC_EX_VPD, TAB_PCDS_DYNAMIC_EX_HII]
 
 ## Datum size
-gDatumSizeStringDatabase = {'UINT8':'8','UINT16':'16','UINT32':'32','UINT64':'64','BOOLEAN':'BOOLEAN','VOID*':'8'}
-gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH = {'UINT8':'8','UINT16':'16','UINT32':'32','UINT64':'64','BOOLEAN':'BOOL','VOID*':'PTR'}
-gDatumSizeStringDatabaseLib = {'UINT8':'8','UINT16':'16','UINT32':'32','UINT64':'64','BOOLEAN':'Bool','VOID*':'Ptr'}
+gDatumSizeStringDatabase = {TAB_UINT8:'8',TAB_UINT16:'16',TAB_UINT32:'32',TAB_UINT64:'64','BOOLEAN':'BOOLEAN',TAB_VOID:'8'}
+gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH = {TAB_UINT8:'8',TAB_UINT16:'16',TAB_UINT32:'32',TAB_UINT64:'64','BOOLEAN':'BOOL',TAB_VOID:'PTR'}
+gDatumSizeStringDatabaseLib = {TAB_UINT8:'8',TAB_UINT16:'16',TAB_UINT32:'32',TAB_UINT64:'64','BOOLEAN':'Bool',TAB_VOID:'Ptr'}
 
 ## AutoGen File Header Templates
 gAutoGenHeaderString = TemplateString("""\
@@ -871,7 +869,7 @@ def DynExPcdTokenNumberMapping(Info, AutoGenH):
                 TokenCNameList.append(TokenCName)
 
 def GetPcdSize(Pcd):
-    if Pcd.DatumType not in _NumericDataTypesList:
+    if Pcd.DatumType not in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES:
         Value = Pcd.DefaultValue
         if Value in [None, '']:
             return 1
@@ -881,13 +879,13 @@ def GetPcdSize(Pcd):
             return len(Value.split(','))
         else:
             return len(Value) - 1
-    if Pcd.DatumType == 'UINT64':
+    if Pcd.DatumType == TAB_UINT64:
         return 8
-    if Pcd.DatumType == 'UINT32':
+    if Pcd.DatumType == TAB_UINT32:
         return 4
-    if Pcd.DatumType == 'UINT16':
+    if Pcd.DatumType == TAB_UINT16:
         return 2
-    if Pcd.DatumType == 'UINT8':
+    if Pcd.DatumType == TAB_UINT8:
         return 1
     if Pcd.DatumType == 'BOOLEAN':
         return 1
@@ -955,11 +953,11 @@ def CreateModulePcdCode(Info, AutoGenC, AutoGenH, Pcd):
                         "Unknown PCD type [%s] of PCD %s.%s" % (Pcd.Type, Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, TokenCName),
                         ExtraData="[%s]" % str(Info))
 
-    DatumSize = gDatumSizeStringDatabase[Pcd.DatumType] if Pcd.DatumType in gDatumSizeStringDatabase else gDatumSizeStringDatabase['VOID*']
-    DatumSizeLib = gDatumSizeStringDatabaseLib[Pcd.DatumType] if Pcd.DatumType in gDatumSizeStringDatabaseLib else gDatumSizeStringDatabaseLib['VOID*']
-    GetModeName = '_PCD_GET_MODE_' + gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH[Pcd.DatumType] + '_' + TokenCName if Pcd.DatumType in gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH else '_PCD_GET_MODE_' + gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH['VOID*'] + '_' + TokenCName
-    SetModeName = '_PCD_SET_MODE_' + gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH[Pcd.DatumType] + '_' + TokenCName if Pcd.DatumType in gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH else '_PCD_SET_MODE_' + gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH['VOID*'] + '_' + TokenCName
-    SetModeStatusName = '_PCD_SET_MODE_' + gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH[Pcd.DatumType] + '_S_' + TokenCName if Pcd.DatumType in gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH else '_PCD_SET_MODE_' + gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH['VOID*'] + '_S_' + TokenCName
+    DatumSize = gDatumSizeStringDatabase[Pcd.DatumType] if Pcd.DatumType in gDatumSizeStringDatabase else gDatumSizeStringDatabase[TAB_VOID]
+    DatumSizeLib = gDatumSizeStringDatabaseLib[Pcd.DatumType] if Pcd.DatumType in gDatumSizeStringDatabaseLib else gDatumSizeStringDatabaseLib[TAB_VOID]
+    GetModeName = '_PCD_GET_MODE_' + gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH[Pcd.DatumType] + '_' + TokenCName if Pcd.DatumType in gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH else '_PCD_GET_MODE_' + gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH[TAB_VOID] + '_' + TokenCName
+    SetModeName = '_PCD_SET_MODE_' + gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH[Pcd.DatumType] + '_' + TokenCName if Pcd.DatumType in gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH else '_PCD_SET_MODE_' + gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH[TAB_VOID] + '_' + TokenCName
+    SetModeStatusName = '_PCD_SET_MODE_' + gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH[Pcd.DatumType] + '_S_' + TokenCName if Pcd.DatumType in gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH else '_PCD_SET_MODE_' + gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH[TAB_VOID] + '_S_' + TokenCName
     GetModeSizeName = '_PCD_GET_MODE_SIZE' + '_' + TokenCName
     
     PcdExCNameList  = []
@@ -979,7 +977,7 @@ def CreateModulePcdCode(Info, AutoGenC, AutoGenH, Pcd):
             AutoGenH.Append('// #define %s  %s\n' % (PcdTokenName, PcdExTokenName))
             AutoGenH.Append('// #define %s  LibPcdGetEx%s(&%s, %s)\n' % (GetModeName, DatumSizeLib, Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, PcdTokenName))
             AutoGenH.Append('// #define %s  LibPcdGetExSize(&%s, %s)\n' % (GetModeSizeName,Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, PcdTokenName))
-            if Pcd.DatumType not in _NumericDataTypesList:
+            if Pcd.DatumType not in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES:
                 AutoGenH.Append('// #define %s(SizeOfBuffer, Buffer)  LibPcdSetEx%s(&%s, %s, (SizeOfBuffer), (Buffer))\n' % (SetModeName, DatumSizeLib, Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, PcdTokenName))
                 AutoGenH.Append('// #define %s(SizeOfBuffer, Buffer)  LibPcdSetEx%sS(&%s, %s, (SizeOfBuffer), (Buffer))\n' % (SetModeStatusName, DatumSizeLib, Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, PcdTokenName))
             else:
@@ -989,7 +987,7 @@ def CreateModulePcdCode(Info, AutoGenC, AutoGenH, Pcd):
             AutoGenH.Append('#define %s  %s\n' % (PcdTokenName, PcdExTokenName))
             AutoGenH.Append('#define %s  LibPcdGetEx%s(&%s, %s)\n' % (GetModeName, DatumSizeLib, Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, PcdTokenName))
             AutoGenH.Append('#define %s LibPcdGetExSize(&%s, %s)\n' % (GetModeSizeName,Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, PcdTokenName))
-            if Pcd.DatumType not in _NumericDataTypesList:
+            if Pcd.DatumType not in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES:
                 AutoGenH.Append('#define %s(SizeOfBuffer, Buffer)  LibPcdSetEx%s(&%s, %s, (SizeOfBuffer), (Buffer))\n' % (SetModeName, DatumSizeLib, Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, PcdTokenName))
                 AutoGenH.Append('#define %s(SizeOfBuffer, Buffer)  LibPcdSetEx%sS(&%s, %s, (SizeOfBuffer), (Buffer))\n' % (SetModeStatusName, DatumSizeLib, Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, PcdTokenName))
             else:
@@ -1008,7 +1006,7 @@ def CreateModulePcdCode(Info, AutoGenC, AutoGenH, Pcd):
         else:
             AutoGenH.Append('#define %s  LibPcdGet%s(%s)\n' % (GetModeName, DatumSizeLib, PcdTokenName))
             AutoGenH.Append('#define %s  LibPcdGetSize(%s)\n' % (GetModeSizeName, PcdTokenName))
-            if Pcd.DatumType not in _NumericDataTypesList:
+            if Pcd.DatumType not in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES:
                 AutoGenH.Append('#define %s(SizeOfBuffer, Buffer)  LibPcdSet%s(%s, (SizeOfBuffer), (Buffer))\n' %(SetModeName, DatumSizeLib, PcdTokenName))
                 AutoGenH.Append('#define %s(SizeOfBuffer, Buffer)  LibPcdSet%sS(%s, (SizeOfBuffer), (Buffer))\n' % (SetModeStatusName, DatumSizeLib, PcdTokenName))
             else:
@@ -1032,7 +1030,7 @@ def CreateModulePcdCode(Info, AutoGenC, AutoGenH, Pcd):
             elif BoolValue == 'FALSE' or BoolValue == '0':
                 Value = '0U'
 
-        if Pcd.DatumType in ['UINT64', 'UINT32', 'UINT16', 'UINT8']:
+        if Pcd.DatumType in TAB_PCD_CLEAN_NUMERIC_TYPES:
             try:
                 if Value.upper().endswith('L'):
                     Value = Value[:-1]
@@ -1041,7 +1039,7 @@ def CreateModulePcdCode(Info, AutoGenC, AutoGenH, Pcd):
                 EdkLogger.error("build", AUTOGEN_ERROR,
                                 "PCD value is not valid dec or hex number for datum type [%s] of PCD %s.%s" % (Pcd.DatumType, Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, TokenCName),
                                 ExtraData="[%s]" % str(Info))
-            if Pcd.DatumType == 'UINT64':
+            if Pcd.DatumType == TAB_UINT64:
                 if ValueNumber < 0:
                     EdkLogger.error("build", AUTOGEN_ERROR,
                                     "PCD can't be set to negative value for datum type [%s] of PCD %s.%s" % (Pcd.DatumType, Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, TokenCName),
@@ -1052,7 +1050,7 @@ def CreateModulePcdCode(Info, AutoGenC, AutoGenH, Pcd):
                                     ExtraData="[%s]" % str(Info))
                 if not Value.endswith('ULL'):
                     Value += 'ULL'
-            elif Pcd.DatumType == 'UINT32':
+            elif Pcd.DatumType == TAB_UINT32:
                 if ValueNumber < 0:
                     EdkLogger.error("build", AUTOGEN_ERROR,
                                     "PCD can't be set to negative value for datum type [%s] of PCD %s.%s" % (Pcd.DatumType, Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, TokenCName),
@@ -1063,7 +1061,7 @@ def CreateModulePcdCode(Info, AutoGenC, AutoGenH, Pcd):
                                     ExtraData="[%s]" % str(Info))
                 if not Value.endswith('U'):
                     Value += 'U'
-            elif Pcd.DatumType == 'UINT16':
+            elif Pcd.DatumType == TAB_UINT16:
                 if ValueNumber < 0:
                     EdkLogger.error("build", AUTOGEN_ERROR,
                                     "PCD can't be set to negative value for datum type [%s] of PCD %s.%s" % (Pcd.DatumType, Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, TokenCName),
@@ -1074,7 +1072,7 @@ def CreateModulePcdCode(Info, AutoGenC, AutoGenH, Pcd):
                                     ExtraData="[%s]" % str(Info))
                 if not Value.endswith('U'):
                     Value += 'U'                    
-            elif Pcd.DatumType == 'UINT8':
+            elif Pcd.DatumType == TAB_UINT8:
                 if ValueNumber < 0:
                     EdkLogger.error("build", AUTOGEN_ERROR,
                                     "PCD can't be set to negative value for datum type [%s] of PCD %s.%s" % (Pcd.DatumType, Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, TokenCName),
@@ -1085,7 +1083,7 @@ def CreateModulePcdCode(Info, AutoGenC, AutoGenH, Pcd):
                                     ExtraData="[%s]" % str(Info))
                 if not Value.endswith('U'):
                     Value += 'U'
-        if Pcd.DatumType not in _NumericDataTypesList:
+        if Pcd.DatumType not in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES:
             if Pcd.MaxDatumSize is None or Pcd.MaxDatumSize == '':
                 EdkLogger.error("build", AUTOGEN_ERROR,
                                 "Unknown [MaxDatumSize] of PCD [%s.%s]" % (Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, TokenCName),
@@ -1123,10 +1121,10 @@ def CreateModulePcdCode(Info, AutoGenC, AutoGenH, Pcd):
         # skip casting for fixed at build since it breaks ARM assembly.
         # Long term we need PCD macros that work in assembly
         #
-        elif Pcd.Type != TAB_PCDS_FIXED_AT_BUILD and Pcd.DatumType in ['UINT8', 'UINT16', 'UINT32', 'UINT64', 'BOOLEAN', 'VOID*']:
+        elif Pcd.Type != TAB_PCDS_FIXED_AT_BUILD and Pcd.DatumType in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES_VOID:
             Value = "((%s)%s)" % (Pcd.DatumType, Value)
 
-        if Pcd.DatumType not in ['UINT8', 'UINT16', 'UINT32', 'UINT64', 'BOOLEAN', 'VOID*']:
+        if Pcd.DatumType not in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES_VOID:
             # handle structure PCD
             if Pcd.MaxDatumSize is None or Pcd.MaxDatumSize == '':
                 EdkLogger.error("build", AUTOGEN_ERROR,
@@ -1141,7 +1139,7 @@ def CreateModulePcdCode(Info, AutoGenC, AutoGenH, Pcd):
         else:
             PcdValueName = '_PCD_VALUE_' + TokenCName
             
-        if Pcd.DatumType not in _NumericDataTypesList:
+        if Pcd.DatumType not in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES:
             #
             # For unicode, UINT16 array will be generated, so the alignment of unicode is guaranteed.
             #
@@ -1188,7 +1186,7 @@ def CreateModulePcdCode(Info, AutoGenC, AutoGenH, Pcd):
             AutoGenH.Append('#define %s  %s%s\n' % (GetModeName, Type, PcdVariableName))
 
         if Pcd.Type == TAB_PCDS_PATCHABLE_IN_MODULE:
-            if Pcd.DatumType not in _NumericDataTypesList:
+            if Pcd.DatumType not in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES:
                 AutoGenH.Append('#define %s(SizeOfBuffer, Buffer)  LibPatchPcdSetPtrAndSize((VOID *)_gPcd_BinaryPatch_%s, &_gPcd_BinaryPatch_Size_%s, (UINTN)_PCD_PATCHABLE_%s_SIZE, (SizeOfBuffer), (Buffer))\n' % (SetModeName, Pcd.TokenCName, Pcd.TokenCName, Pcd.TokenCName))
                 AutoGenH.Append('#define %s(SizeOfBuffer, Buffer)  LibPatchPcdSetPtrAndSizeS((VOID *)_gPcd_BinaryPatch_%s, &_gPcd_BinaryPatch_Size_%s, (UINTN)_PCD_PATCHABLE_%s_SIZE, (SizeOfBuffer), (Buffer))\n' % (SetModeStatusName, Pcd.TokenCName, Pcd.TokenCName, Pcd.TokenCName))
             else:
@@ -1251,16 +1249,16 @@ def CreateLibraryPcdCode(Info, AutoGenC, AutoGenH, Pcd):
                         ExtraData="[%s]" % str(Info))
 
     DatumType   = Pcd.DatumType
-    DatumSize = gDatumSizeStringDatabase[Pcd.DatumType] if Pcd.DatumType in gDatumSizeStringDatabase else gDatumSizeStringDatabase['VOID*']
-    DatumSizeLib = gDatumSizeStringDatabaseLib[Pcd.DatumType] if Pcd.DatumType in gDatumSizeStringDatabaseLib else gDatumSizeStringDatabaseLib['VOID*']
-    GetModeName = '_PCD_GET_MODE_' + gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH[Pcd.DatumType] + '_' + TokenCName if Pcd.DatumType in gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH else '_PCD_GET_MODE_' + gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH['VOID*'] + '_' + TokenCName
-    SetModeName = '_PCD_SET_MODE_' + gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH[Pcd.DatumType] + '_' + TokenCName if Pcd.DatumType in gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH else '_PCD_SET_MODE_' + gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH['VOID*'] + '_' + TokenCName
-    SetModeStatusName = '_PCD_SET_MODE_' + gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH[Pcd.DatumType] + '_S_' + TokenCName if Pcd.DatumType in gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH else '_PCD_SET_MODE_' + gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH['VOID*'] + '_S_' + TokenCName
+    DatumSize = gDatumSizeStringDatabase[Pcd.DatumType] if Pcd.DatumType in gDatumSizeStringDatabase else gDatumSizeStringDatabase[TAB_VOID]
+    DatumSizeLib = gDatumSizeStringDatabaseLib[Pcd.DatumType] if Pcd.DatumType in gDatumSizeStringDatabaseLib else gDatumSizeStringDatabaseLib[TAB_VOID]
+    GetModeName = '_PCD_GET_MODE_' + gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH[Pcd.DatumType] + '_' + TokenCName if Pcd.DatumType in gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH else '_PCD_GET_MODE_' + gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH[TAB_VOID] + '_' + TokenCName
+    SetModeName = '_PCD_SET_MODE_' + gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH[Pcd.DatumType] + '_' + TokenCName if Pcd.DatumType in gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH else '_PCD_SET_MODE_' + gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH[TAB_VOID] + '_' + TokenCName
+    SetModeStatusName = '_PCD_SET_MODE_' + gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH[Pcd.DatumType] + '_S_' + TokenCName if Pcd.DatumType in gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH else '_PCD_SET_MODE_' + gDatumSizeStringDatabaseH[TAB_VOID] + '_S_' + TokenCName
     GetModeSizeName = '_PCD_GET_MODE_SIZE' + '_' + TokenCName
 
     Type = ''
     Array = ''
-    if Pcd.DatumType not in _NumericDataTypesList:
+    if Pcd.DatumType not in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES:
         if Pcd.DefaultValue[0]== '{':
             Type = '(VOID *)'
         Array = '[]'
@@ -1285,7 +1283,7 @@ def CreateLibraryPcdCode(Info, AutoGenC, AutoGenH, Pcd):
             AutoGenH.Append('// #define %s  %s\n' % (PcdTokenName, PcdExTokenName))
             AutoGenH.Append('// #define %s  LibPcdGetEx%s(&%s, %s)\n' % (GetModeName, DatumSizeLib, Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, PcdTokenName))
             AutoGenH.Append('// #define %s  LibPcdGetExSize(&%s, %s)\n' % (GetModeSizeName,Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, PcdTokenName))
-            if Pcd.DatumType not in _NumericDataTypesList:
+            if Pcd.DatumType not in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES:
                 AutoGenH.Append('// #define %s(SizeOfBuffer, Buffer)  LibPcdSetEx%s(&%s, %s, (SizeOfBuffer), (Buffer))\n' % (SetModeName, DatumSizeLib, Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, PcdTokenName))
                 AutoGenH.Append('// #define %s(SizeOfBuffer, Buffer)  LibPcdSetEx%sS(&%s, %s, (SizeOfBuffer), (Buffer))\n' % (SetModeStatusName, DatumSizeLib, Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, PcdTokenName))
             else:
@@ -1295,7 +1293,7 @@ def CreateLibraryPcdCode(Info, AutoGenC, AutoGenH, Pcd):
             AutoGenH.Append('#define %s  %s\n' % (PcdTokenName, PcdExTokenName))
             AutoGenH.Append('#define %s  LibPcdGetEx%s(&%s, %s)\n' % (GetModeName, DatumSizeLib, Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, PcdTokenName))
             AutoGenH.Append('#define %s LibPcdGetExSize(&%s, %s)\n' % (GetModeSizeName,Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, PcdTokenName))
-            if Pcd.DatumType not in _NumericDataTypesList:
+            if Pcd.DatumType not in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES:
                 AutoGenH.Append('#define %s(SizeOfBuffer, Buffer)  LibPcdSetEx%s(&%s, %s, (SizeOfBuffer), (Buffer))\n' % (SetModeName, DatumSizeLib, Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, PcdTokenName))
                 AutoGenH.Append('#define %s(SizeOfBuffer, Buffer)  LibPcdSetEx%sS(&%s, %s, (SizeOfBuffer), (Buffer))\n' % (SetModeStatusName, DatumSizeLib, Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, PcdTokenName))
             else:
@@ -1316,7 +1314,7 @@ def CreateLibraryPcdCode(Info, AutoGenC, AutoGenH, Pcd):
         else:
             AutoGenH.Append('#define %s  LibPcdGet%s(%s)\n' % (GetModeName, DatumSizeLib, PcdTokenName))
             AutoGenH.Append('#define %s  LibPcdGetSize(%s)\n' % (GetModeSizeName, PcdTokenName))
-            if DatumType not in _NumericDataTypesList:
+            if DatumType not in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES:
                 AutoGenH.Append('#define %s(SizeOfBuffer, Buffer)  LibPcdSet%s(%s, (SizeOfBuffer), (Buffer))\n' %(SetModeName, DatumSizeLib, PcdTokenName))
                 AutoGenH.Append('#define %s(SizeOfBuffer, Buffer)  LibPcdSet%sS(%s, (SizeOfBuffer), (Buffer))\n' % (SetModeStatusName, DatumSizeLib, PcdTokenName))
             else:
@@ -1325,17 +1323,17 @@ def CreateLibraryPcdCode(Info, AutoGenC, AutoGenH, Pcd):
     if PcdItemType == TAB_PCDS_PATCHABLE_IN_MODULE:
         GetModeMaxSizeName = '_PCD_GET_MODE_MAXSIZE' + '_' + TokenCName
         PcdVariableName = '_gPcd_' + gItemTypeStringDatabase[TAB_PCDS_PATCHABLE_IN_MODULE] + '_' + TokenCName
-        if DatumType not in _NumericDataTypesList:
-            if DatumType == 'VOID*' and Array == '[]':
-                DatumType = ['UINT8', 'UINT16'][Pcd.DefaultValue[0] == 'L']
+        if DatumType not in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES:
+            if DatumType == TAB_VOID and Array == '[]':
+                DatumType = [TAB_UINT8, TAB_UINT16][Pcd.DefaultValue[0] == 'L']
             else:
-                DatumType = 'UINT8'
+                DatumType = TAB_UINT8
             AutoGenH.Append('extern %s _gPcd_BinaryPatch_%s%s;\n' %(DatumType, TokenCName, Array))
         else:
             AutoGenH.Append('extern volatile  %s  %s%s;\n' % (DatumType, PcdVariableName, Array))
         AutoGenH.Append('#define %s  %s_gPcd_BinaryPatch_%s\n' %(GetModeName, Type, TokenCName))
         PcdDataSize = GetPcdSize(Pcd)
-        if Pcd.DatumType not in _NumericDataTypesList:
+        if Pcd.DatumType not in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES:
             AutoGenH.Append('#define %s(SizeOfBuffer, Buffer)  LibPatchPcdSetPtrAndSize((VOID *)_gPcd_BinaryPatch_%s, &%s, %s, (SizeOfBuffer), (Buffer))\n' % (SetModeName, TokenCName, PatchPcdSizeVariableName, PatchPcdMaxSizeVariable))
             AutoGenH.Append('#define %s(SizeOfBuffer, Buffer)  LibPatchPcdSetPtrAndSizeS((VOID *)_gPcd_BinaryPatch_%s, &%s, %s, (SizeOfBuffer), (Buffer))\n' % (SetModeStatusName, TokenCName, PatchPcdSizeVariableName, PatchPcdMaxSizeVariable))
             AutoGenH.Append('#define %s %s\n' % (GetModeMaxSizeName, PatchPcdMaxSizeVariable))
@@ -1351,10 +1349,10 @@ def CreateLibraryPcdCode(Info, AutoGenC, AutoGenH, Pcd):
     if PcdItemType == TAB_PCDS_FIXED_AT_BUILD or PcdItemType == TAB_PCDS_FEATURE_FLAG:
         key = ".".join((Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName,Pcd.TokenCName))
         PcdVariableName = '_gPcd_' + gItemTypeStringDatabase[Pcd.Type] + '_' + TokenCName
-        if DatumType == 'VOID*' and Array == '[]':
-            DatumType = ['UINT8', 'UINT16'][Pcd.DefaultValue[0] == 'L']
-        if DatumType not in ['UINT8', 'UINT16', 'UINT32', 'UINT64', 'BOOLEAN', 'VOID*']:
-            DatumType = 'UINT8'
+        if DatumType == TAB_VOID and Array == '[]':
+            DatumType = [TAB_UINT8, TAB_UINT16][Pcd.DefaultValue[0] == 'L']
+        if DatumType not in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES_VOID:
+            DatumType = TAB_UINT8
         AutoGenH.Append('extern const %s _gPcd_FixedAtBuild_%s%s;\n' %(DatumType, TokenCName, Array))
         AutoGenH.Append('#define %s  %s_gPcd_FixedAtBuild_%s\n' %(GetModeName, Type, TokenCName))
         AutoGenH.Append('//#define %s  ASSERT(FALSE)  // It is not allowed to set value for a FIXED_AT_BUILD PCD\n' % SetModeName)
@@ -1364,13 +1362,13 @@ def CreateLibraryPcdCode(Info, AutoGenC, AutoGenH, Pcd):
             ConstFixedPcd = True
             if key in Info.ConstPcd:
                 Pcd.DefaultValue = Info.ConstPcd[key]
-            if Pcd.DatumType not in _NumericDataTypesList:
+            if Pcd.DatumType not in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES:
                 AutoGenH.Append('#define _PCD_VALUE_%s %s%s\n' %(TokenCName, Type, PcdVariableName))
             else:
                 AutoGenH.Append('#define _PCD_VALUE_%s %s\n' %(TokenCName, Pcd.DefaultValue))
         PcdDataSize = GetPcdSize(Pcd)
         if PcdItemType == TAB_PCDS_FIXED_AT_BUILD:
-            if Pcd.DatumType not in _NumericDataTypesList:
+            if Pcd.DatumType not in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES:
                 if ConstFixedPcd:
                     AutoGenH.Append('#define %s %s\n' % (FixPcdSizeTokenName, PcdDataSize))
                     AutoGenH.Append('#define %s %s\n' % (GetModeSizeName,FixPcdSizeTokenName))
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/GenPcdDb.py b/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/GenPcdDb.py
index e415cae29054..5e59712eca23 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/GenPcdDb.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/GenPcdDb.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from ValidCheckingInfoObject import VAR_VALID_OBJECT_FACTORY
 from Common.VariableAttributes import VariableAttributes
 import copy
 from struct import unpack
+from Common.DataType import *
 
 DATABASE_VERSION = 7
 
@@ -1023,7 +1024,7 @@ def NewCreatePcdDatabasePhaseSpecificAutoGen(Platform,Phase):
         new_pcd = copy.deepcopy(pcd)
         new_pcd.SkuInfoList = {skuname:pcd.SkuInfoList[skuname]}
         new_pcd.isinit = 'INIT'
-        if new_pcd.DatumType in ['UINT8','UINT16','UINT32','UINT64']:
+        if new_pcd.DatumType in TAB_PCD_CLEAN_NUMERIC_TYPES:
             for skuobj in pcd.SkuInfoList.values():
                 if skuobj.DefaultValue:
                     defaultvalue = int(skuobj.DefaultValue,16) if skuobj.DefaultValue.upper().startswith("0X") else int(skuobj.DefaultValue,10)
@@ -1102,7 +1103,7 @@ def CreatePcdDatabasePhaseSpecificAutoGen (Platform, DynamicPcdList, Phase):
 
     Dict['PCD_INFO_FLAG'] = Platform.Platform.PcdInfoFlag
 
-    for DatumType in ['UINT64','UINT32','UINT16','UINT8','BOOLEAN', "VOID*"]:
+    for DatumType in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES_VOID:
         Dict['VARDEF_CNAME_' + DatumType] = []
         Dict['VARDEF_GUID_' + DatumType]  = []
         Dict['VARDEF_SKUID_' + DatumType] = []
@@ -1174,7 +1175,7 @@ def CreatePcdDatabasePhaseSpecificAutoGen (Platform, DynamicPcdList, Phase):
     ReorderedDynPcdList = GetOrderedDynamicPcdList(DynamicPcdList, Platform.PcdTokenNumber)
     for item in ReorderedDynPcdList:
         if item.DatumType not in [TAB_UINT8, TAB_UINT16, TAB_UINT32, TAB_UINT64, TAB_VOID, "BOOLEAN"]:
-            item.DatumType = "VOID*"
+            item.DatumType = TAB_VOID
     for Pcd in ReorderedDynPcdList:
         VoidStarTypeCurrSize = []
         i += 1
@@ -1215,7 +1216,7 @@ def CreatePcdDatabasePhaseSpecificAutoGen (Platform, DynamicPcdList, Phase):
         VariableDbValueList = []
         Pcd.InitString = 'UNINIT'
 
-        if Pcd.DatumType == 'VOID*':
+        if Pcd.DatumType == TAB_VOID:
             if Pcd.Type not in ["DynamicVpd", "DynamicExVpd"]:
                 Pcd.TokenTypeList = ['PCD_TYPE_STRING']
             else:
@@ -1319,9 +1320,9 @@ def CreatePcdDatabasePhaseSpecificAutoGen (Platform, DynamicPcdList, Phase):
                     #
                     Dict['VARDEF_DB_VALUE_'+Pcd.DatumType].append(Sku.HiiDefaultValue)
                     
-                    if Pcd.DatumType == "UINT64":
+                    if Pcd.DatumType == TAB_UINT64:
                         Dict['VARDEF_VALUE_'+Pcd.DatumType].append(Sku.HiiDefaultValue + "ULL")
-                    elif Pcd.DatumType in ("UINT32", "UINT16", "UINT8"):
+                    elif Pcd.DatumType in (TAB_UINT32, TAB_UINT16, TAB_UINT8):
                         Dict['VARDEF_VALUE_'+Pcd.DatumType].append(Sku.HiiDefaultValue + "U")
                     elif Pcd.DatumType == "BOOLEAN":
                         if eval(Sku.HiiDefaultValue) in [1,0]:
@@ -1352,13 +1353,13 @@ def CreatePcdDatabasePhaseSpecificAutoGen (Platform, DynamicPcdList, Phase):
                 VpdHeadOffsetList.append(str(Sku.VpdOffset) + 'U')
                 VpdDbOffsetList.append(Sku.VpdOffset)
                 # Also add the VOID* string of VPD PCD to SizeTable 
-                if Pcd.DatumType == 'VOID*':
+                if Pcd.DatumType == TAB_VOID:
                     NumberOfSizeItems += 1
                     # For VPD type of PCD, its current size is equal to its MAX size.
                     VoidStarTypeCurrSize = [str(Pcd.MaxDatumSize) + 'U']                 
                 continue
           
-            if Pcd.DatumType == 'VOID*':
+            if Pcd.DatumType == TAB_VOID:
                 Pcd.TokenTypeList += ['PCD_TYPE_STRING']
                 Pcd.InitString = 'INIT'
                 if Sku.HiiDefaultValue != '' and Sku.DefaultValue == '':
@@ -1417,9 +1418,9 @@ def CreatePcdDatabasePhaseSpecificAutoGen (Platform, DynamicPcdList, Phase):
                 # For UNIT64 type PCD's value, ULL should be append to avoid
                 # warning under linux building environment.
                 #
-                if Pcd.DatumType == "UINT64":
+                if Pcd.DatumType == TAB_UINT64:
                     ValueList.append(Sku.DefaultValue + "ULL")
-                elif Pcd.DatumType in ("UINT32", "UINT16", "UINT8"):
+                elif Pcd.DatumType in (TAB_UINT32, TAB_UINT16, TAB_UINT8):
                     ValueList.append(Sku.DefaultValue + "U")
                 elif Pcd.DatumType == "BOOLEAN":
                     if Sku.DefaultValue in ["1", "0"]:
@@ -1430,7 +1431,7 @@ def CreatePcdDatabasePhaseSpecificAutoGen (Platform, DynamicPcdList, Phase):
                 DbValueList.append(Sku.DefaultValue)
 
         Pcd.TokenTypeList = list(set(Pcd.TokenTypeList))
-        if Pcd.DatumType == 'VOID*':  
+        if Pcd.DatumType == TAB_VOID:  
             Dict['SIZE_TABLE_CNAME'].append(CName)
             Dict['SIZE_TABLE_GUID'].append(TokenSpaceGuid)
             Dict['SIZE_TABLE_MAXIMUM_LENGTH'].append(str(Pcd.MaxDatumSize) + 'U')
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/GenVar.py b/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/GenVar.py
index d222e6ed5e7e..803ab9772b51 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/GenVar.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/GenVar.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2017, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.<BR>
+# Copyright (c) 2017 - 2018, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.<BR>
 # This program and the accompanying materials
 # are licensed and made available under the terms and conditions of the BSD License
 # which accompanies this distribution.  The full text of the license may be found at
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import copy
 from Common.VariableAttributes import VariableAttributes
 from Common.Misc import *
 import collections
+from Common.DataType import *
 
 var_info = collections.namedtuple("uefi_var", "pcdindex,pcdname,defaultstoragename,skuname,var_name, var_guid, var_offset,var_attribute,pcd_default_value, default_value, data_type")
 NvStorageHeaderSize = 28
@@ -90,14 +91,14 @@ class VariableMgr(object):
             for item in sku_var_info_offset_list:
                 data_type = item.data_type
                 value_list = item.default_value.strip("{").strip("}").split(",")
-                if data_type in ["BOOLEAN","UINT8","UINT16","UINT32","UINT64"]:
-                    if data_type == ["BOOLEAN","UINT8"]:
+                if data_type in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES:
+                    if data_type == ["BOOLEAN",TAB_UINT8]:
                         data_flag = "=B"
-                    elif data_type == "UINT16":
+                    elif data_type == TAB_UINT16:
                         data_flag = "=H"
-                    elif data_type == "UINT32":
+                    elif data_type == TAB_UINT32:
                         data_flag = "=L"
-                    elif data_type == "UINT64":
+                    elif data_type == TAB_UINT64:
                         data_flag = "=Q"
                     data = value_list[0]
                     value_list = []
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ class VariableMgr(object):
             except:
                 EdkLogger.error("build", AUTOGEN_ERROR, "Variable offset conflict in PCDs: %s \n" % (" and ".join([item.pcdname for item in sku_var_info_offset_list])))
             n = sku_var_info_offset_list[0]
-            indexedvarinfo[key] =  [var_info(n.pcdindex,n.pcdname,n.defaultstoragename,n.skuname,n.var_name, n.var_guid, "0x00",n.var_attribute,newvaluestr  , newvaluestr , "VOID*")]
+            indexedvarinfo[key] =  [var_info(n.pcdindex,n.pcdname,n.defaultstoragename,n.skuname,n.var_name, n.var_guid, "0x00",n.var_attribute,newvaluestr  , newvaluestr , TAB_VOID)]
         self.VarInfo = [item[0] for item in indexedvarinfo.values()]
 
     def assemble_variable(self, valuelist):
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ class VariableMgr(object):
             tail = None
             default_sku_default = indexedvarinfo.get(index).get(("DEFAULT","STANDARD"))
 
-            if default_sku_default.data_type not in ["UINT8","UINT16","UINT32","UINT64","BOOLEAN"]:
+            if default_sku_default.data_type not in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES:
                 var_max_len = max([len(var_item.default_value.split(",")) for var_item in sku_var_info.values()])
                 if len(default_sku_default.default_value.split(",")) < var_max_len:
                     tail = ",".join([ "0x00" for i in range(var_max_len-len(default_sku_default.default_value.split(",")))])
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ class VariableMgr(object):
                     continue
                 other_sku_other = indexedvarinfo.get(index).get((skuid,defaultstoragename))
 
-                if default_sku_default.data_type not in ["UINT8","UINT16","UINT32","UINT64","BOOLEAN"]:
+                if default_sku_default.data_type not in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES:
                     if len(other_sku_other.default_value.split(",")) < var_max_len:
                         tail = ",".join([ "0x00" for i in range(var_max_len-len(other_sku_other.default_value.split(",")))])
 
@@ -313,7 +314,7 @@ class VariableMgr(object):
     def PACK_VARIABLES_DATA(self, var_value,data_type, tail = None):
         Buffer = ""
         data_len = 0
-        if data_type == "VOID*":
+        if data_type == TAB_VOID:
             for value_char in var_value.strip("{").strip("}").split(","):
                 Buffer += pack("=B",int(value_char,16))
             data_len += len(var_value.split(","))
@@ -324,16 +325,16 @@ class VariableMgr(object):
         elif data_type == "BOOLEAN":
             Buffer += pack("=B",True) if var_value.upper() == "TRUE" else pack("=B",False)
             data_len += 1
-        elif data_type  == "UINT8":
+        elif data_type  == TAB_UINT8:
             Buffer += pack("=B",GetIntegerValue(var_value))
             data_len += 1
-        elif data_type == "UINT16":
+        elif data_type == TAB_UINT16:
             Buffer += pack("=H",GetIntegerValue(var_value))
             data_len += 2
-        elif data_type == "UINT32":
+        elif data_type == TAB_UINT32:
             Buffer += pack("=L",GetIntegerValue(var_value))
             data_len += 4
-        elif data_type == "UINT64":
+        elif data_type == TAB_UINT64:
             Buffer += pack("=Q",GetIntegerValue(var_value))
             data_len += 8
 
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/ValidCheckingInfoObject.py b/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/ValidCheckingInfoObject.py
index 92ede7a82324..3c6f0e2c39af 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/ValidCheckingInfoObject.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/ValidCheckingInfoObject.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from Common.RangeExpression import RangeExpression
 from Common.Misc import *
 from StringIO import StringIO
 from struct import pack
+from Common.DataType import *
 
 class VAR_CHECK_PCD_VARIABLE_TAB_CONTAINER(object):
     def __init__(self):
@@ -250,13 +251,13 @@ class VAR_CHECK_PCD_VALID_OBJ(object):
         self.ValidData = True
         self.updateStorageWidth()
     def updateStorageWidth(self):
-        if self.PcdDataType == "UINT8" or self.PcdDataType == "BOOLEAN":
+        if self.PcdDataType == TAB_UINT8 or self.PcdDataType == "BOOLEAN":
             self.StorageWidth = 1
-        elif self.PcdDataType == "UINT16":
+        elif self.PcdDataType == TAB_UINT16:
             self.StorageWidth = 2
-        elif self.PcdDataType == "UINT32":
+        elif self.PcdDataType == TAB_UINT32:
             self.StorageWidth = 4
-        elif self.PcdDataType == "UINT64":
+        elif self.PcdDataType == TAB_UINT64:
             self.StorageWidth = 8
         else:
             self.StorageWidth = 0
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/DataType.py b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/DataType.py
index 0bc2306ea61a..f0d8f52354e0 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/DataType.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/DataType.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## @file
 # This file is used to define common static strings used by INF/DEC/DSC files
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2007 - 2017, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.<BR>
+# Copyright (c) 2007 - 2018, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.<BR>
 # Portions copyright (c) 2011 - 2013, ARM Ltd. All rights reserved.<BR>
 # This program and the accompanying materials
 # are licensed and made available under the terms and conditions of the BSD License
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ TAB_UINT32 = 'UINT32'
 TAB_UINT64 = 'UINT64'
 TAB_VOID = 'VOID*'
 
+TAB_PCD_CLEAN_NUMERIC_TYPES = {TAB_UINT8, TAB_UINT16, TAB_UINT32, TAB_UINT64}
+TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES = {TAB_UINT8, TAB_UINT16, TAB_UINT32, TAB_UINT64, 'BOOLEAN'}
+TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES_VOID = {TAB_UINT8, TAB_UINT16, TAB_UINT32, TAB_UINT64, 'BOOLEAN', TAB_VOID}
+
 TAB_EDK_SOURCE = '$(EDK_SOURCE)'
 TAB_EFI_SOURCE = '$(EFI_SOURCE)'
 TAB_WORKSPACE = '$(WORKSPACE)'
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/Expression.py b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/Expression.py
index 462e8f93f883..efedff89a40a 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/Expression.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/Expression.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from CommonDataClass.Exceptions import WrnExpression
 from Misc import GuidStringToGuidStructureString, ParseFieldValue, IsFieldValueAnArray
 import Common.EdkLogger as EdkLogger
 import copy
+from Common.DataType import *
 
 ERR_STRING_EXPR         = 'This operator cannot be used in string expression: [%s].'
 ERR_SNYTAX              = 'Syntax error, the rest of expression cannot be evaluated: [%s].'
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ def BuildOptionValue(PcdValue, GuidDict):
         InputValue = PcdValue
     if IsFieldValueAnArray(InputValue):
         try:
-            PcdValue = ValueExpressionEx(InputValue, 'VOID*', GuidDict)(True)
+            PcdValue = ValueExpressionEx(InputValue, TAB_VOID, GuidDict)(True)
         except:
             pass
     return PcdValue
@@ -800,20 +801,20 @@ class ValueExpressionEx(ValueExpression):
         PcdValue = self.PcdValue
         try:
             PcdValue = ValueExpression.__call__(self, RealValue, Depth)
-            if self.PcdType == 'VOID*' and (PcdValue.startswith("'") or PcdValue.startswith("L'")):
+            if self.PcdType == TAB_VOID and (PcdValue.startswith("'") or PcdValue.startswith("L'")):
                 PcdValue, Size = ParseFieldValue(PcdValue)
                 PcdValueList = []
                 for I in range(Size):
                     PcdValueList.append('0x%02X'%(PcdValue & 0xff))
                     PcdValue = PcdValue >> 8
                 PcdValue = '{' + ','.join(PcdValueList) + '}'
-            elif self.PcdType in ['UINT8', 'UINT16', 'UINT32', 'UINT64', 'BOOLEAN'] and (PcdValue.startswith("'") or \
+            elif self.PcdType in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES and (PcdValue.startswith("'") or \
                       PcdValue.startswith('"') or PcdValue.startswith("L'") or PcdValue.startswith('L"') or PcdValue.startswith('{')):
                 raise BadExpression
         except WrnExpression, Value:
             PcdValue = Value.result
         except BadExpression, Value:
-            if self.PcdType in ['UINT8', 'UINT16', 'UINT32', 'UINT64', 'BOOLEAN']:
+            if self.PcdType in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES:
                 PcdValue = PcdValue.strip()
                 if type(PcdValue) == type('') and PcdValue.startswith('{') and PcdValue.endswith('}'):
                     PcdValue = SplitPcdValueString(PcdValue[1:-1])
@@ -823,24 +824,24 @@ class ValueExpressionEx(ValueExpression):
                     ValueType = ''
                     for Item in PcdValue:
                         Item = Item.strip()
-                        if Item.startswith('UINT8'):
+                        if Item.startswith(TAB_UINT8):
                             ItemSize = 1
-                            ValueType = 'UINT8'
-                        elif Item.startswith('UINT16'):
+                            ValueType = TAB_UINT8
+                        elif Item.startswith(TAB_UINT16):
                             ItemSize = 2
-                            ValueType = 'UINT16'
-                        elif Item.startswith('UINT32'):
+                            ValueType = TAB_UINT16
+                        elif Item.startswith(TAB_UINT32):
                             ItemSize = 4
-                            ValueType = 'UINT32'
-                        elif Item.startswith('UINT64'):
+                            ValueType = TAB_UINT32
+                        elif Item.startswith(TAB_UINT64):
                             ItemSize = 8
-                            ValueType = 'UINT64'
+                            ValueType = TAB_UINT64
                         elif Item[0] in ['"',"'",'L']:
                             ItemSize = 0
-                            ValueType = 'VOID*'
+                            ValueType = TAB_VOID
                         else:
                             ItemSize = 0
-                            ValueType = 'UINT8'
+                            ValueType = TAB_UINT8
                         Item = ValueExpressionEx(Item, ValueType, self._Symb)(True)
 
                         if ItemSize == 0:
@@ -875,13 +876,13 @@ class ValueExpressionEx(ValueExpression):
                     PcdValue = '0x%0{}X'.format(Size) % (TmpValue)
                 if TmpValue < 0:
                     raise  BadExpression('Type %s PCD Value is negative' % self.PcdType)
-                if self.PcdType == 'UINT8' and Size > 1:
+                if self.PcdType == TAB_UINT8 and Size > 1:
                     raise BadExpression('Type %s PCD Value Size is Larger than 1 byte' % self.PcdType)
-                if self.PcdType == 'UINT16' and Size > 2:
+                if self.PcdType == TAB_UINT16 and Size > 2:
                     raise BadExpression('Type %s PCD Value Size is Larger than 2 byte' % self.PcdType)
-                if self.PcdType == 'UINT32' and Size > 4:
+                if self.PcdType == TAB_UINT32 and Size > 4:
                     raise BadExpression('Type %s PCD Value Size is Larger than 4 byte' % self.PcdType)
-                if self.PcdType == 'UINT64' and Size > 8:
+                if self.PcdType == TAB_UINT64 and Size > 8:
                     raise BadExpression('Type %s PCD Value Size is Larger than 8 byte' % self.PcdType)
             else:
                 try:
@@ -910,13 +911,13 @@ class ValueExpressionEx(ValueExpression):
                                         raise BadExpression('%s is not a valid c variable name' % Label)
                                     if Label not in LabelDict.keys():
                                         LabelDict[Label] = str(LabelOffset)
-                            if Item.startswith('UINT8'):
+                            if Item.startswith(TAB_UINT8):
                                 LabelOffset = LabelOffset + 1
-                            elif Item.startswith('UINT16'):
+                            elif Item.startswith(TAB_UINT16):
                                 LabelOffset = LabelOffset + 2
-                            elif Item.startswith('UINT32'):
+                            elif Item.startswith(TAB_UINT32):
                                 LabelOffset = LabelOffset + 4
-                            elif Item.startswith('UINT64'):
+                            elif Item.startswith(TAB_UINT64):
                                 LabelOffset = LabelOffset + 8
                             else:
                                 try:
@@ -971,18 +972,18 @@ class ValueExpressionEx(ValueExpression):
                                 continue
                             else:
                                 ValueType = ""
-                                if Item.startswith('UINT8'):
+                                if Item.startswith(TAB_UINT8):
                                     ItemSize = 1
-                                    ValueType = "UINT8"
-                                elif Item.startswith('UINT16'):
+                                    ValueType = TAB_UINT8
+                                elif Item.startswith(TAB_UINT16):
                                     ItemSize = 2
-                                    ValueType = "UINT16"
-                                elif Item.startswith('UINT32'):
+                                    ValueType = TAB_UINT16
+                                elif Item.startswith(TAB_UINT32):
                                     ItemSize = 4
-                                    ValueType = "UINT32"
-                                elif Item.startswith('UINT64'):
+                                    ValueType = TAB_UINT32
+                                elif Item.startswith(TAB_UINT64):
                                     ItemSize = 8
-                                    ValueType = "UINT64"
+                                    ValueType = TAB_UINT64
                                 else:
                                     ItemSize = 0
                                 if ValueType:
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/Misc.py b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/Misc.py
index 23c1a4a0b236..fbea6d99b6a3 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/Misc.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/Misc.py
@@ -1288,22 +1288,22 @@ def ParseFieldValue (Value):
     if type(Value) <> type(''):
         raise BadExpression('Type %s is %s' %(Value, type(Value)))
     Value = Value.strip()
-    if Value.startswith('UINT8') and Value.endswith(')'):
+    if Value.startswith(TAB_UINT8) and Value.endswith(')'):
         Value, Size = ParseFieldValue(Value.split('(', 1)[1][:-1])
         if Size > 1:
             raise BadExpression('Value (%s) Size larger than %d' %(Value, Size))
         return Value, 1
-    if Value.startswith('UINT16') and Value.endswith(')'):
+    if Value.startswith(TAB_UINT16) and Value.endswith(')'):
         Value, Size = ParseFieldValue(Value.split('(', 1)[1][:-1])
         if Size > 2:
             raise BadExpression('Value (%s) Size larger than %d' %(Value, Size))
         return Value, 2
-    if Value.startswith('UINT32') and Value.endswith(')'):
+    if Value.startswith(TAB_UINT32) and Value.endswith(')'):
         Value, Size = ParseFieldValue(Value.split('(', 1)[1][:-1])
         if Size > 4:
             raise BadExpression('Value (%s) Size larger than %d' %(Value, Size))
         return Value, 4
-    if Value.startswith('UINT64') and Value.endswith(')'):
+    if Value.startswith(TAB_UINT64) and Value.endswith(')'):
         Value, Size = ParseFieldValue(Value.split('(', 1)[1][:-1])
         if Size > 8:
             raise BadExpression('Value (%s) Size larger than %d' % (Value, Size))
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ def AnalyzeDscPcd(Setting, PcdType, DataType=''):
     elif PcdType in (MODEL_PCD_DYNAMIC_VPD, MODEL_PCD_DYNAMIC_EX_VPD):
         VpdOffset = FieldList[0]
         Value = Size = ''
-        if not DataType == 'VOID*':
+        if not DataType == TAB_VOID:
             if len(FieldList) > 1:
                 Value = FieldList[1]
         else:
@@ -1558,7 +1558,7 @@ def AnalyzePcdData(Setting):
 # For PCD value setting
 #
 def CheckPcdDatum(Type, Value):
-    if Type == "VOID*":
+    if Type == TAB_VOID:
         ValueRe = re.compile(r'\s*L?\".*\"\s*$')
         if not (((Value.startswith('L"') or Value.startswith('"')) and Value.endswith('"'))
                 or (Value.startswith('{') and Value.endswith('}')) or (Value.startswith("L'") or Value.startswith("'") and Value.endswith("'"))
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/RangeExpression.py b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/RangeExpression.py
index 5ee59184e66e..78bb13988eff 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/RangeExpression.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/RangeExpression.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from CommonDataClass.Exceptions import BadExpression
 from CommonDataClass.Exceptions import WrnExpression
 import uuid
 from Common.Expression import PcdPattern
+from Common.DataType import TAB_UINT8
 
 ERR_STRING_EXPR = 'This operator cannot be used in string expression: [%s].'
 ERR_SNYTAX = 'Syntax error, the rest of expression cannot be evaluated: [%s].'
@@ -40,13 +41,13 @@ ERR_EMPTY_EXPR = 'Empty expression is not allowed.'
 ERR_IN_OPERAND = 'Macro after IN operator can only be: $(FAMILY), $(ARCH), $(TOOL_CHAIN_TAG) and $(TARGET).'
 
 def MaxOfType(DataType):
-    if DataType == 'UINT8':
+    if DataType == TAB_UINT8:
         return int('0xFF', 16)
-    if DataType == 'UINT16':
+    if DataType == TAB_UINT16:
         return int('0xFFFF', 16)
-    if DataType == 'UINT32':
+    if DataType == TAB_UINT32:
         return int('0xFFFFFFFF', 16)
-    if DataType == 'UINT64':
+    if DataType == TAB_UINT64:
         return int('0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF', 16)
 
 class RangeObject(object):
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/VpdInfoFile.py b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/VpdInfoFile.py
index b1baf06b9ccd..b8c8907ac91b 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/VpdInfoFile.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/VpdInfoFile.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import subprocess
 import Common.GlobalData as GlobalData
 from Common.LongFilePathSupport import OpenLongFilePath as open
 from Common.Misc import SaveFileOnChange
+from Common.DataType import *
 
 FILE_COMMENT_TEMPLATE = \
 """
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ FILE_COMMENT_TEMPLATE = \
 class VpdInfoFile:
     
     ## The mapping dictionary from datum type to size string.
-    _MAX_SIZE_TYPE = {"BOOLEAN":"1", "UINT8":"1", "UINT16":"2", "UINT32":"4", "UINT64":"8"}
+    _MAX_SIZE_TYPE = {"BOOLEAN":"1", TAB_UINT8:"1", TAB_UINT16:"2", TAB_UINT32:"4", TAB_UINT64:"8"}
     _rVpdPcdLine = None 
     ## Constructor
     def __init__(self):
@@ -95,11 +96,11 @@ class VpdInfoFile:
         if not (Offset >= 0 or Offset == "*"):
             EdkLogger.error("VpdInfoFile", BuildToolError.PARAMETER_INVALID, "Invalid offset parameter: %s." % Offset)
         
-        if Vpd.DatumType == "VOID*":
+        if Vpd.DatumType == TAB_VOID:
             if Vpd.MaxDatumSize <= 0:
                 EdkLogger.error("VpdInfoFile", BuildToolError.PARAMETER_INVALID, 
                                 "Invalid max datum size for VPD PCD %s.%s" % (Vpd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, Vpd.TokenCName))
-        elif Vpd.DatumType in ["BOOLEAN", "UINT8", "UINT16", "UINT32", "UINT64"]: 
+        elif Vpd.DatumType in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES: 
             if Vpd.MaxDatumSize is None or Vpd.MaxDatumSize == "":
                 Vpd.MaxDatumSize = VpdInfoFile._MAX_SIZE_TYPE[Vpd.DatumType]
         else:
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Ecc/MetaFileWorkspace/MetaFileParser.py b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Ecc/MetaFileWorkspace/MetaFileParser.py
index 237cf5acfea1..96f726d44926 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Ecc/MetaFileWorkspace/MetaFileParser.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Ecc/MetaFileWorkspace/MetaFileParser.py
@@ -1433,7 +1433,7 @@ class DscParser(MetaFileParser):
         #
         # PCD value can be an expression
         #
-        if len(ValueList) > 1 and ValueList[1] == 'VOID*':
+        if len(ValueList) > 1 and ValueList[1] == TAB_VOID:
             PcdValue = ValueList[0]      
             try:
                 ValueList[0] = ValueExpression(PcdValue, self._Macros)(True)
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/FdfParser.py b/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/FdfParser.py
index 0427b80b2460..50a843335ebd 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/FdfParser.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/FdfParser.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ from Common.LongFilePathSupport import OpenLongFilePath as open
 from Capsule import EFI_CERT_TYPE_PKCS7_GUID
 from Capsule import EFI_CERT_TYPE_RSA2048_SHA256_GUID
 from Common.RangeExpression import RangeExpression
+from Common.DataType import TAB_UINT8
 
 ##define T_CHAR_SPACE                ' '
 ##define T_CHAR_NULL                 '\0'
@@ -1132,7 +1133,7 @@ class FdfParser:
             return False
 
     def __Verify(self, Name, Value, Scope):
-        if Scope in ['UINT64', 'UINT8']:
+        if Scope in [TAB_UINT64, TAB_UINT8]:
             ValueNumber = 0
             try:
                 ValueNumber = int (Value, 0)
@@ -1140,10 +1141,10 @@ class FdfParser:
                 EdkLogger.error("FdfParser", FORMAT_INVALID, "The value is not valid dec or hex number for %s." % Name)
             if ValueNumber < 0:
                 EdkLogger.error("FdfParser", FORMAT_INVALID, "The value can't be set to negative value for %s." % Name)
-            if Scope == 'UINT64':
+            if Scope == TAB_UINT64:
                 if ValueNumber >= 0x10000000000000000:
                     EdkLogger.error("FdfParser", FORMAT_INVALID, "Too large value for %s." % Name)
-            if Scope == 'UINT8':
+            if Scope == TAB_UINT8:
                 if ValueNumber >= 0x100:
                     EdkLogger.error("FdfParser", FORMAT_INVALID, "Too large value for %s." % Name)
             return True
@@ -3201,16 +3202,16 @@ class FdfParser:
                     raise Warning("expected value of %s" % Name, self.FileName, self.CurrentLineNumber)
                 Value = self.__Token
                 if Name == 'IMAGE_HEADER_INIT_VERSION':
-                    if self.__Verify(Name, Value, 'UINT8'):
+                    if self.__Verify(Name, Value, TAB_UINT8):
                         FmpData.Version = Value
                 elif Name == 'IMAGE_INDEX':
-                    if self.__Verify(Name, Value, 'UINT8'):
+                    if self.__Verify(Name, Value, TAB_UINT8):
                         FmpData.ImageIndex = Value
                 elif Name == 'HARDWARE_INSTANCE':
-                    if self.__Verify(Name, Value, 'UINT8'):
+                    if self.__Verify(Name, Value, TAB_UINT8):
                         FmpData.HardwareInstance = Value
                 elif Name == 'MONOTONIC_COUNT':
-                    if self.__Verify(Name, Value, 'UINT64'):
+                    if self.__Verify(Name, Value, TAB_UINT64):
                         FmpData.MonotonicCount = Value
                         if FmpData.MonotonicCount.upper().startswith('0X'):
                             FmpData.MonotonicCount = (long)(FmpData.MonotonicCount, 16)
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/FfsInfStatement.py b/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/FfsInfStatement.py
index 5364569b96d7..ab2b58de5d89 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/FfsInfStatement.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/FfsInfStatement.py
@@ -47,13 +47,14 @@ import Common.GlobalData as GlobalData
 from DepexSection import DepexSection
 from Common.Misc import SaveFileOnChange
 from Common.Expression import *
+from Common.DataType import TAB_UINT8
 
 ## generate FFS from INF
 #
 #
 class FfsInfStatement(FfsInfStatementClassObject):
     ## The mapping dictionary from datum type to its maximum number.
-    _MAX_SIZE_TYPE = {"BOOLEAN":0x01, "UINT8":0xFF, "UINT16":0xFFFF, "UINT32":0xFFFFFFFF, "UINT64":0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF}
+    _MAX_SIZE_TYPE = {"BOOLEAN":0x01, TAB_UINT8:0xFF, TAB_UINT16:0xFFFF, TAB_UINT32:0xFFFFFFFF, TAB_UINT64:0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF}
     ## The constructor
     #
     #   @param  self        The object pointer
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ class FfsInfStatement(FfsInfStatementClassObject):
                     EdkLogger.error("GenFds", GENFDS_ERROR, 'PCD [%s.%s] Value "%s"' %(Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, Pcd.TokenCName, Pcd.DefaultValue),File=self.InfFileName)
 
             # Check value, if value are equal, no need to patch
-            if Pcd.DatumType == "VOID*":
+            if Pcd.DatumType == TAB_VOID:
                 if Pcd.InfDefaultValue == DefaultValue or DefaultValue in [None, '']:
                     continue
                 # Get the string size from FDF or DSC
@@ -327,7 +328,7 @@ class FfsInfStatement(FfsInfStatementClassObject):
                 except:
                     continue
             # Check the Pcd size and data type
-            if Pcd.DatumType == "VOID*":
+            if Pcd.DatumType == TAB_VOID:
                 if int(MaxDatumSize) > int(Pcd.MaxDatumSize):
                     EdkLogger.error("GenFds", GENFDS_ERROR, "The size of VOID* type PCD '%s.%s' exceeds its maximum size %d bytes." \
                                     % (Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, Pcd.TokenCName, int(MaxDatumSize) - int(Pcd.MaxDatumSize)))
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/GenFdsGlobalVariable.py b/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/GenFdsGlobalVariable.py
index 2f9d58f6bf37..e17957f91421 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/GenFdsGlobalVariable.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/GenFds/GenFdsGlobalVariable.py
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ class GenFdsGlobalVariable:
                 if (PcdObj.TokenCName == TokenCName) and (PcdObj.TokenSpaceGuidCName == TokenSpace):
                     if PcdObj.Type != 'FixedAtBuild':
                         EdkLogger.error("GenFds", GENFDS_ERROR, "%s is not FixedAtBuild type." % PcdPattern)
-                    if PcdObj.DatumType != 'VOID*':
+                    if PcdObj.DatumType != TAB_VOID:
                         EdkLogger.error("GenFds", GENFDS_ERROR, "%s is not VOID* datum type." % PcdPattern)
                         
                     PcdValue = PcdObj.DefaultValue
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ class GenFdsGlobalVariable:
                     if (PcdObj.TokenCName == TokenCName) and (PcdObj.TokenSpaceGuidCName == TokenSpace):
                         if PcdObj.Type != 'FixedAtBuild':
                             EdkLogger.error("GenFds", GENFDS_ERROR, "%s is not FixedAtBuild type." % PcdPattern)
-                        if PcdObj.DatumType != 'VOID*':
+                        if PcdObj.DatumType != TAB_VOID:
                             EdkLogger.error("GenFds", GENFDS_ERROR, "%s is not VOID* datum type." % PcdPattern)
                             
                         PcdValue = PcdObj.DefaultValue
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/PatchPcdValue/PatchPcdValue.py b/BaseTools/Source/Python/PatchPcdValue/PatchPcdValue.py
index 0664d6a90fa1..cf2fc7c4f70a 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/PatchPcdValue/PatchPcdValue.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/PatchPcdValue/PatchPcdValue.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## @file
 # Patch value into the binary file.
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2010 - 2014, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.<BR>
+# Copyright (c) 2010 - 2018, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.<BR>
 # This program and the accompanying materials
 # are licensed and made available under the terms and conditions of the BSD License
 # which accompanies this distribution.  The full text of the license may be found at
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from Common.BuildToolError import *
 import Common.EdkLogger as EdkLogger
 from Common.BuildVersion import gBUILD_VERSION
 import array
+from Common.DataType import *
 
 # Version and Copyright
 __version_number__ = ("0.10" + " " + gBUILD_VERSION)
@@ -62,15 +63,15 @@ def PatchBinaryFile(FileName, ValueOffset, TypeName, ValueString, MaxSize=0):
     ValueLength = 0
     if TypeName == 'BOOLEAN':
         ValueLength = 1
-    elif TypeName == 'UINT8':
+    elif TypeName == TAB_UINT8:
         ValueLength = 1
-    elif TypeName == 'UINT16':
+    elif TypeName == TAB_UINT16:
         ValueLength = 2
-    elif TypeName == 'UINT32':
+    elif TypeName == TAB_UINT32:
         ValueLength = 4
-    elif TypeName == 'UINT64':
+    elif TypeName == TAB_UINT64:
         ValueLength = 8
-    elif TypeName == 'VOID*':
+    elif TypeName == TAB_VOID:
         if MaxSize == 0:
             return OPTION_MISSING, "PcdMaxSize is not specified for VOID* type PCD."
         ValueLength = int(MaxSize)
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ def PatchBinaryFile(FileName, ValueOffset, TypeName, ValueString, MaxSize=0):
         # Set PCD value into binary data
         #
         ByteList[ValueOffset] = ValueNumber
-    elif TypeName in ['UINT8', 'UINT16', 'UINT32', 'UINT64']:
+    elif TypeName in TAB_PCD_CLEAN_NUMERIC_TYPES:
         #
         # Get PCD value for UINT* data type
         #
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ def PatchBinaryFile(FileName, ValueOffset, TypeName, ValueString, MaxSize=0):
         for Index in range(ValueLength):
             ByteList[ValueOffset + Index] = ValueNumber % 0x100
             ValueNumber = ValueNumber / 0x100
-    elif TypeName == 'VOID*':
+    elif TypeName == TAB_VOID:
         ValueString = SavedStr
         if ValueString.startswith('L"'):
             #
@@ -264,10 +265,10 @@ def Main():
         if CommandOptions.PcdOffset is None or CommandOptions.PcdValue is None or CommandOptions.PcdTypeName is None:
             EdkLogger.error("PatchPcdValue", OPTION_MISSING, ExtraData="PcdOffset or PcdValue of PcdTypeName is not specified.")
             return 1
-        if CommandOptions.PcdTypeName.upper() not in ["BOOLEAN", "UINT8", "UINT16", "UINT32", "UINT64", "VOID*"]:
+        if CommandOptions.PcdTypeName.upper() not in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES_VOID:
             EdkLogger.error("PatchPcdValue", PARAMETER_INVALID, ExtraData="PCD type %s is not valid." % (CommandOptions.PcdTypeName))
             return 1
-        if CommandOptions.PcdTypeName.upper() == "VOID*" and CommandOptions.PcdMaxSize is None:
+        if CommandOptions.PcdTypeName.upper() == TAB_VOID and CommandOptions.PcdMaxSize is None:
             EdkLogger.error("PatchPcdValue", OPTION_MISSING, ExtraData="PcdMaxSize is not specified for VOID* type PCD.")
             return 1
         #
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Workspace/DscBuildData.py b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Workspace/DscBuildData.py
index 6766f059b0f7..e71f19750a56 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Workspace/DscBuildData.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Workspace/DscBuildData.py
@@ -41,13 +41,7 @@ from Common.Misc import SaveFileOnChange
 from Workspace.BuildClassObject import PlatformBuildClassObject, StructurePcd, PcdClassObject, ModuleBuildClassObject
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
-#
-# Treat CHAR16 as a synonym for UINT16.  CHAR16 support is required for VFR C structs
-#
 PcdValueInitName = 'PcdValueInit'
-PcdSupportedBaseTypes = ['BOOLEAN', 'UINT8', 'UINT16', 'UINT32', 'UINT64', 'CHAR16']
-PcdSupportedBaseTypeWidth = {'BOOLEAN':8, 'UINT8':8, 'UINT16':16, 'UINT32':32, 'UINT64':64}
-PcdUnsupportedBaseTypes = ['INT8', 'INT16', 'INT32', 'INT64', 'CHAR8', 'UINTN', 'INTN', 'VOID']
 
 PcdMainCHeader = '''
 /**
@@ -1058,7 +1052,7 @@ class DscBuildData(PlatformBuildClassObject):
             TokenCName += '.' + FieldName
         if PcdValue.startswith('H'):
             if FieldName and IsFieldValueAnArray(PcdValue[1:]):
-                PcdDatumType = 'VOID*'
+                PcdDatumType = TAB_VOID
                 IsArray = True
             if FieldName and not IsArray:
                 return PcdValue
@@ -1069,7 +1063,7 @@ class DscBuildData(PlatformBuildClassObject):
                                 (TokenSpaceGuidCName, TokenCName, PcdValue, Value))
         elif PcdValue.startswith("L'") or PcdValue.startswith("'"):
             if FieldName and IsFieldValueAnArray(PcdValue):
-                PcdDatumType = 'VOID*'
+                PcdDatumType = TAB_VOID
                 IsArray = True
             if FieldName and not IsArray:
                 return PcdValue
@@ -1081,7 +1075,7 @@ class DscBuildData(PlatformBuildClassObject):
         elif PcdValue.startswith('L'):
             PcdValue = 'L"' + PcdValue[1:] + '"'
             if FieldName and IsFieldValueAnArray(PcdValue):
-                PcdDatumType = 'VOID*'
+                PcdDatumType = TAB_VOID
                 IsArray = True
             if FieldName and not IsArray:
                 return PcdValue
@@ -1096,7 +1090,7 @@ class DscBuildData(PlatformBuildClassObject):
             if PcdValue.upper() == 'TRUE':
                 PcdValue = str(1)
             if not FieldName:
-                if PcdDatumType not in ['UINT8','UINT16','UINT32','UINT64','BOOLEAN']:
+                if PcdDatumType not in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES:
                     PcdValue = '"' + PcdValue + '"'
             else:
                 IsArray = False
@@ -1108,7 +1102,7 @@ class DscBuildData(PlatformBuildClassObject):
                 except:
                     PcdValue = '"' + PcdValue + '"'
                 if IsFieldValueAnArray(PcdValue):
-                    PcdDatumType = 'VOID*'
+                    PcdDatumType = TAB_VOID
                     IsArray = True
                 if not IsArray:
                     return PcdValue
@@ -1255,7 +1249,7 @@ class DscBuildData(PlatformBuildClassObject):
                             for defaultstore in SkuInfo.DefaultStoreDict:
                                 SkuInfo.DefaultStoreDict[defaultstore] = NoFiledValues[(Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName,Pcd.TokenCName)][0]
                     if Pcd.Type in [self._PCD_TYPE_STRING_[MODEL_PCD_DYNAMIC_EX_HII], self._PCD_TYPE_STRING_[MODEL_PCD_DYNAMIC_HII]]:
-                        if Pcd.DatumType == "VOID*":
+                        if Pcd.DatumType == TAB_VOID:
                             if not Pcd.MaxDatumSize:
                                 Pcd.MaxDatumSize = '0'
                             CurrentSize = int(Pcd.MaxDatumSize,16) if Pcd.MaxDatumSize.upper().startswith("0X") else int(Pcd.MaxDatumSize)
@@ -1572,7 +1566,7 @@ class DscBuildData(PlatformBuildClassObject):
 
     def GetPcdMaxSize(self,Pcd):
         MaxSize = int(Pcd.MaxDatumSize,10) if Pcd.MaxDatumSize else 0
-        if Pcd.DatumType not in ['BOOLEAN','UINT8','UINT16','UINT32','UINT64']:
+        if Pcd.DatumType not in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES:
             if Pcd.PcdValueFromComm:
                 if Pcd.PcdValueFromComm.startswith("{") and Pcd.PcdValueFromComm.endswith("}"):
                     MaxSize = max([len(Pcd.PcdValueFromComm.split(",")),MaxSize])
@@ -1582,13 +1576,13 @@ class DscBuildData(PlatformBuildClassObject):
                     MaxSize = max([2*(len(Pcd.PcdValueFromComm)-3+1),MaxSize])
                 else:
                     MaxSize = max([len(Pcd.PcdValueFromComm),MaxSize])
-        elif Pcd.DatumType not in ['BOOLEAN','UINT8']:
+        elif Pcd.DatumType not in ['BOOLEAN',TAB_UINT8]:
             MaxSize = 1
-        elif Pcd.DatumType  == 'UINT16':
+        elif Pcd.DatumType  == TAB_UINT16:
             MaxSize = 2
-        elif Pcd.DatumType  == 'UINT32':
+        elif Pcd.DatumType  == TAB_UINT32:
             MaxSize = 4
-        elif Pcd.DatumType  == 'UINT64':
+        elif Pcd.DatumType  == TAB_UINT64:
             MaxSize = 8
         return MaxSize
     def GenerateSizeFunction(self,Pcd):
@@ -1602,7 +1596,7 @@ class DscBuildData(PlatformBuildClassObject):
                 IsArray = IsFieldValueAnArray(FieldList[FieldName.strip(".")][0])
                 if IsArray and not (FieldList[FieldName.strip(".")][0].startswith('{GUID') and FieldList[FieldName.strip(".")][0].endswith('}')):
                     try:
-                        Value = ValueExpressionEx(FieldList[FieldName.strip(".")][0], "VOID*", self._GuidDict)(True)
+                        Value = ValueExpressionEx(FieldList[FieldName.strip(".")][0], TAB_VOID, self._GuidDict)(True)
                     except BadExpression:
                         EdkLogger.error('Build', FORMAT_INVALID, "Invalid value format for %s. From %s Line %d " %
                                         (".".join((Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, Pcd.TokenCName, FieldName.strip('.'))), FieldList[FieldName.strip(".")][1], FieldList[FieldName.strip(".")][2]))
@@ -1632,7 +1626,7 @@ class DscBuildData(PlatformBuildClassObject):
                         IsArray = IsFieldValueAnArray(FieldList[FieldName.strip(".")][0])
                         if IsArray and not (FieldList[FieldName.strip(".")][0].startswith('{GUID') and FieldList[FieldName.strip(".")][0].endswith('}')):
                             try:
-                                Value = ValueExpressionEx(FieldList[FieldName.strip(".")][0], "VOID*", self._GuidDict)(True)
+                                Value = ValueExpressionEx(FieldList[FieldName.strip(".")][0], TAB_VOID, self._GuidDict)(True)
                             except BadExpression:
                                 EdkLogger.error('Build', FORMAT_INVALID, "Invalid value format for %s. From %s Line %d " %
                                                 (".".join((Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, Pcd.TokenCName, FieldName.strip('.'))), FieldList[FieldName.strip(".")][1], FieldList[FieldName.strip(".")][2]))
@@ -1656,7 +1650,7 @@ class DscBuildData(PlatformBuildClassObject):
             IsArray = IsFieldValueAnArray(Pcd.PcdFieldValueFromComm[FieldName.strip(".")][0])
             if IsArray and not (Pcd.PcdFieldValueFromComm[FieldName.strip(".")][0].startswith('{GUID') and Pcd.PcdFieldValueFromComm[FieldName.strip(".")][0].endswith('}')):
                 try:
-                    Value = ValueExpressionEx(Pcd.PcdFieldValueFromComm[FieldName.strip(".")][0], "VOID*", self._GuidDict)(True)
+                    Value = ValueExpressionEx(Pcd.PcdFieldValueFromComm[FieldName.strip(".")][0], TAB_VOID, self._GuidDict)(True)
                 except BadExpression:
                     EdkLogger.error('Build', FORMAT_INVALID, "Invalid value format for %s. From %s Line %d " %
                                     (".".join((Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, Pcd.TokenCName, FieldName.strip('.'))), Pcd.PcdFieldValueFromComm[FieldName.strip(".")][1], Pcd.PcdFieldValueFromComm[FieldName.strip(".")][2]))
@@ -1689,7 +1683,7 @@ class DscBuildData(PlatformBuildClassObject):
         IsArray = IsFieldValueAnArray(Pcd.DefaultValueFromDec)
         if IsArray:
             try:
-                DefaultValueFromDec = ValueExpressionEx(Pcd.DefaultValueFromDec, "VOID*")(True)
+                DefaultValueFromDec = ValueExpressionEx(Pcd.DefaultValueFromDec, TAB_VOID)(True)
             except BadExpression:
                 EdkLogger.error("Build", FORMAT_INVALID, "Invalid value format for %s.%s, from DEC: %s" %
                                 (Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, Pcd.TokenCName, DefaultValueFromDec))
@@ -1710,7 +1704,7 @@ class DscBuildData(PlatformBuildClassObject):
                 IsArray = IsFieldValueAnArray(FieldList[FieldName][0])
                 if IsArray:
                     try:
-                        FieldList[FieldName][0] = ValueExpressionEx(FieldList[FieldName][0], "VOID*", self._GuidDict)(True)
+                        FieldList[FieldName][0] = ValueExpressionEx(FieldList[FieldName][0], TAB_VOID, self._GuidDict)(True)
                     except BadExpression:
                         EdkLogger.error('Build', FORMAT_INVALID, "Invalid value format for %s. From %s Line %d " %
                                         (".".join((Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, Pcd.TokenCName, FieldName)), FieldList[FieldName][1],FieldList[FieldName][2]))
@@ -1760,7 +1754,7 @@ class DscBuildData(PlatformBuildClassObject):
                 IsArray = IsFieldValueAnArray(FieldList)
                 if IsArray:
                     try:
-                        FieldList = ValueExpressionEx(FieldList, "VOID*")(True)
+                        FieldList = ValueExpressionEx(FieldList, TAB_VOID)(True)
                     except BadExpression:
                         EdkLogger.error("Build", FORMAT_INVALID, "Invalid value format for %s.%s, from DSC: %s" %
                                         (Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, Pcd.TokenCName, FieldList))
@@ -1790,7 +1784,7 @@ class DscBuildData(PlatformBuildClassObject):
                     IsArray = IsFieldValueAnArray(FieldList[FieldName][0])
                     if IsArray:
                         try:
-                            FieldList[FieldName][0] = ValueExpressionEx(FieldList[FieldName][0], "VOID*", self._GuidDict)(True)
+                            FieldList[FieldName][0] = ValueExpressionEx(FieldList[FieldName][0], TAB_VOID, self._GuidDict)(True)
                         except BadExpression:
                             EdkLogger.error('Build', FORMAT_INVALID, "Invalid value format for %s. From %s Line %d " %
                                             (".".join((Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, Pcd.TokenCName, FieldName)), FieldList[FieldName][1], FieldList[FieldName][2]))
@@ -1831,7 +1825,7 @@ class DscBuildData(PlatformBuildClassObject):
                 IsArray = IsFieldValueAnArray(FieldList)
                 if IsArray:
                     try:
-                        FieldList = ValueExpressionEx(FieldList, "VOID*")(True)
+                        FieldList = ValueExpressionEx(FieldList, TAB_VOID)(True)
                     except BadExpression:
                         EdkLogger.error("Build", FORMAT_INVALID, "Invalid value format for %s.%s, from Command: %s" %
                                         (Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, Pcd.TokenCName, FieldList))
@@ -1850,7 +1844,7 @@ class DscBuildData(PlatformBuildClassObject):
                 IsArray = IsFieldValueAnArray(FieldList[FieldName][0])
                 if IsArray:
                     try:
-                        FieldList[FieldName][0] = ValueExpressionEx(FieldList[FieldName][0], "VOID*", self._GuidDict)(True)
+                        FieldList[FieldName][0] = ValueExpressionEx(FieldList[FieldName][0], TAB_VOID, self._GuidDict)(True)
                     except BadExpression:
                         EdkLogger.error('Build', FORMAT_INVALID, "Invalid value format for %s. From %s Line %d " %
                                         (".".join((Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName, Pcd.TokenCName, FieldName)), FieldList[FieldName][1], FieldList[FieldName][2]))
@@ -2517,7 +2511,7 @@ class DscBuildData(PlatformBuildClassObject):
                 MaxSize = int(pcd.MaxDatumSize, 0)
             else:
                 MaxSize = 0
-            if pcd.DatumType not in ['BOOLEAN','UINT8','UINT16','UINT32','UINT64']:
+            if pcd.DatumType not in TAB_PCD_NUMERIC_TYPES:
                 for (_, skuobj) in pcd.SkuInfoList.items():
                     datalen = 0
                     skuobj.HiiDefaultValue = StringToArray(skuobj.HiiDefaultValue)
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/build/BuildReport.py b/BaseTools/Source/Python/build/BuildReport.py
index f333279a5875..5f246e58f986 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/build/BuildReport.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/build/BuildReport.py
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ class PcdReport(object):
                         First = False
 
 
-                    if Pcd.DatumType in ('UINT8', 'UINT16', 'UINT32', 'UINT64'):
+                    if Pcd.DatumType in TAB_PCD_CLEAN_NUMERIC_TYPES:
                         PcdValueNumber = int(PcdValue.strip(), 0)
                         if DecDefaultValue is None:
                             DecMatch = True
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ class PcdReport(object):
                             ModuleOverride = self.ModulePcdOverride.get((Pcd.TokenCName, Pcd.TokenSpaceGuidCName), {})
                             for ModulePath in ModuleOverride:
                                 ModuleDefault = ModuleOverride[ModulePath]
-                                if Pcd.DatumType in ('UINT8', 'UINT16', 'UINT32', 'UINT64'):
+                                if Pcd.DatumType in TAB_PCD_CLEAN_NUMERIC_TYPES:
                                     ModulePcdDefaultValueNumber = int(ModuleDefault.strip(), 0)
                                     Match = (ModulePcdDefaultValueNumber == PcdValueNumber)
                                 else:
-- 
2.16.2.windows.1



  parent reply	other threads:[~2018-04-11 23:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-04-11 23:08 [PATCH v1 0/4] BaseTools: refactoring (and one bug fix) Jaben
2018-04-11 23:08 ` [PATCH v1 1/4] BaseTools: remove duplicate function name Jaben
2018-04-18  8:37   ` Zhu, Yonghong
2018-04-11 23:08 ` Jaben [this message]
2018-04-17 13:32   ` [PATCH v1 2/4] BaseTools: replace 'UINT8', 'UINT16', 'UINT32', 'UINT64', 'VOID*' with shared constants Zhu, Yonghong
2018-04-11 23:08 ` [PATCH v1 3/4] BaseTools: Remove un-needed list comprehension Jaben
2018-04-18  8:38   ` Zhu, Yonghong
2018-04-11 23:08 ` [PATCH v1 4/4] BaseTools: merge towards minimum PCD MAX <something> methods Jaben
2018-04-12  0:40   ` Feng, Bob C

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