Re: [edk2-devel] [PATCH] Emulator/X86EmulatorDxe: Replace with MultiArchUefiPkg build

["Rebecca Cran via groups.io" <rebecca=os.amperecomputing.com@groups.io>]

On 9/6/2024 9:25 AM, Ard Biesheuvel via groups.io wrote:
> arm64 firmware? Or RISC-V? There are many more options now for native
> drivers on arm64, so I'd expect the relevance of this hack to diminish
> but I guess RISC-V is at a different point on this curve.

arm64. The big thing that's missing is support for PCIe graphics cards 
during boot: lots of people want to be able to see the splash screen and 
change settings without needing to connect to the BMC VGA port.

Currently that means we need an x86 emulator to load the optrom on the 
vast majority of cards.

> LGPL is more permissive, so the combined work cannot be used under the
> LGPL terms only under GPL (with the usual disclaimer of me not being a
> lawyer)
>
> Note that it doesn't really matter for edk2-non-osi as long as the
> LICENSE file is accurate.

That's my understanding too. My confusion is that Unicorn has two 
license files:

https://github.com/intel/unicorn-for-efi/blob/main/COPYING

https://github.com/intel/unicorn-for-efi/blob/main/COPYING.LGPL2

I don't know if that just means that parts are under the GPL and others 
the LGPL (which would still mean the combined project is GPL-licensed).

--

Rebecca



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