UEFI Image Attribute

UEFI Image Attribute

[TVKR]

What does the IMAGE_ATTRIBUTE_UEFI_IMAGE attribute mean? The spec says that
"image is an EFI compatible image", but what that mean exactly?

Thanks

Re: UEFI Image Attribute

[Igor Skochinsky]

Hi,

Do you mean the one in EFI_FIRMWARE_IMAGE_DESCRIPTOR?

My guess is it means “UEFI firmware image”, i.e. a set of firmware volumes ready for flashing (an .fd file in some contexts), as opposed to a non-UEFI firmware such as EC, BMC or some other variation.

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What does the IMAGE_ATTRIBUTE_UEFI_IMAGE attribute mean? The spec says that
"image is an EFI compatible image", but what that mean exactly?

Thanks
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Re: UEFI Image Attribute

[TVKR]

Thanks for the reply Igor.

Yes, I was referring to the AttributesSetting of the
EFI_FIRMWARE_IMAGE_DESCRIPTOR which is read as part of the GetImageInfo
service of the FMP on a device.

So,if the device sets this attributes, does it mean that its UEFI driver's
FMP implementation can ONLY support firmware files created as per the PI
spec's FV/FFS format?

Regards

On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 2:38 PM, Igor Skochinsky <skochinsky@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Do you mean the one in EFI_FIRMWARE_IMAGE_DESCRIPTOR?
>
> My guess is it means “UEFI firmware image”, i.e. a set of firmware volumes
> ready for flashing (an .fd file in some contexts), as opposed to a non-UEFI
> firmware such as EC, BMC or some other variation.
>
> --
> WBR, Igor.
> _____________________________
> From: TVKR <tresko1@gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 3, 2017 18:02
> Subject: [edk2] UEFI Image Attribute
> To: <edk2-devel@lists.01.org>
>
>
> What does the IMAGE_ATTRIBUTE_UEFI_IMAGE attribute mean? The spec says that
> "image is an EFI compatible image", but what that mean exactly?
>
> Thanks
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