> From: Joey Gouly <joey.go...@arm.com> > Subject: [PATCH v2 1/1] ShellPkg: Validate that the Boot CPU is present in > MADT > > The ACPI 6.3 Specification, January 2019, section 5.2.12.14 states that > the firmware must convey each processor’s GIC information to the OS using > the GICC structure. > > If a GICC structure for the boot CPU is missing some standards-based > operating system may crash with an error code. It may be difficult to > diagnose the reason for the crash as the error code may be too generic > and mean firmware error. > > Therefore add validation to the MADT table parser to check that a GICC is > present for the boot CPU.
Ping. Is anyone able to review this patch adding some more validation checks to Acpiview / MADT? Thanks, Joey -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#72594): https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/72594 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/79702862/21656 Group Owner: devel+ow...@edk2.groups.io Unsubscribe: https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/unsub [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-