Re: ShellPkg: reconnect command resulted in hang

[Meenakshi Aggarwal <meenakshi.aggarwal@nxp.com>]

Thanks Jaben for your reply.

It is helpful information.

Regards,
Meenakshi

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carsey, Jaben [mailto:jaben.carsey@intel.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2018 9:07 PM
> To: Meenakshi Aggarwal <meenakshi.aggarwal@nxp.com>; edk2-
> devel@lists.01.org
> Subject: RE: ShellPkg: reconnect command resulted in hang
> 
> The rest of the drivers needed for console input are not connecting.
> 
> The shell is dependent on the devices in the system table it was initialized
> with for console functionality.  Only when everything was disconnected does
> it know to force those to reconnect.  Otherwise you have to get it right
> yourself.
> 
> If you look at the connect command you see the "-c" option to force EFI
> variable consoles to be reconnected properly.  That doesn't exist in
> reconnect, but you can get around that with a script file.  You probably want
> to do something like:
> 
> Disconnect 20
> Connect 20 -c
> 
> 
> -Jaben
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Meenakshi Aggarwal [mailto:meenakshi.aggarwal@nxp.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2018 7:27 AM
> > To: Carsey, Jaben <jaben.carsey@intel.com>; edk2-devel@lists.01.org
> > Subject: RE: ShellPkg: reconnect command resulted in hang
> > Importance: High
> >
> > Yes, i am connected to the device using this serial port.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Carsey, Jaben [mailto:jaben.carsey@intel.com]
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2018 8:50 PM
> > > To: Meenakshi Aggarwal <meenakshi.aggarwal@nxp.com>; edk2-
> > > devel@lists.01.org
> > > Subject: RE: ShellPkg: reconnect command resulted in hang
> > >
> > > Are you using this serial port? Are you connected to the device via this
> > serial
> > > port?
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: edk2-devel [mailto:edk2-devel-bounces@lists.01.org] On Behalf
> Of
> > > > Meenakshi Aggarwal
> > > > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2018 1:35 AM
> > > > To: edk2-devel@lists.01.org
> > > > Subject: [edk2] ShellPkg: reconnect command resulted in hang
> > > > Importance: High
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I was trying reconnect shell command with UART handle [20]
> > > >
> > > > 20 R - -  0  1   1 VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-
> > > > 4967EB627241)/Uart(115200,8,N,1)
> > > >
> > > > Shell> reconnect 20
> > > >
> > > > After this reconnect command, shell didnt come back, looks like a hang.
> > > > I analyzed further and see that code has executed completely and
> > reached
> > > > to shell but console is not coming.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > In "reconnect -r" , we are calling ConnectAllConsoles() separately
> > between
> > > > disconnect and connect calls.
> > > >
> > > > Why is this so?
> > > >
> > > > Why only connect call is nt sufficient to bring the console up?
> > > >
> > > > Please help me in understanding this.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Meenakshi
> > > >
> > > >
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