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

["Michael D Kinney" <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>]

I would like to propose removing EBC support from edk2 and BaseTools after 
edk2-stable202302.

Anyone requiring EBC can use edk2-stable202302 or older releases.

Mike

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leif Lindholm <quic_llindhol@quicinc.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2023 7:20 AM
> To: devel@edk2.groups.io; ardb@kernel.org; rebecca@bsdio.com
> Cc: Kinney, Michael D <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>; Gao, Liming <gaoliming@byosoft.com.cn>; Liu, Zhiguang
> <zhiguang.liu@intel.com>
> Subject: Re: [edk2-devel] [PATCH 2/2] MdePkg: Update code to be more C11 compliant by using __func__
> 
> 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