> On Nov 5, 2019, at 5:19 PM, Jeff Brasen <jbra...@nvidia.com> wrote: > > Wouldn't having a variable that we create and delete on every boot put > unnecessary stress on the SPI-NOR that the variable store lives on? > What about the alternative approach where we allow the platform code to > modify the attributes of the auto created variable to disable it with > hidden/!active but still match for detection purposes so that it doesn't > delete and recreate the modified variable each boot? That way all the logic > on what to disable can still be in the platform code and all the existing > logic in the boot manager can stay basically the same? > What changes every boot that forces the variable to need to get modified?
I would assume the NOR driver is smart enough to not update a variable that is not changing. The custom BDS could could only create the variable for this device if it does not exist. Thanks, Andrew Fish > > Thanks, > > Jeff > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#50008): https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/50008 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/39747302/21656 Group Owner: devel+ow...@edk2.groups.io Unsubscribe: https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/unsub [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
