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From: Abhishek Singh <abh@cs.unc.edu>
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Hi,

This is the first time I am mailing to this list. If this is not the right
place for the kind of questions I am asking please let me know where to
direct my queries.

I have been looking at the SMM IPL code and a portion of the code is a
little confusing to me. In the function SmmIplReadyToLockEventNotify, smram
is locked (mSmmAccess->Lock) before the ready to lock notifications are
sent through
SmmIplGuidedEventNotify. Shouldn't the lock be placed after the ready to
lock notifications?

Best regards,
Abhishek