> On Jul 15, 2021, at 1:06 AM, Winz <wincent6...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I noticed that EFIFileLib no longer appear on the latest version of edk2. > Does anyone know why it was removed?
It got removed since it is obsolete. I wrote it a long time ago as part of the Embedded Boot Loader (EBL). The EBL was a proof of concept I wrote in something like 2007 to show an EFI system could have a smaller footprint like uBoot. The EFIFileLib uses the device name (volume name) scheme of the EBL This scheme was unique to the EBL. For example the fs3: volume name in the EFIFileLib is not the same as the volume names in the UEFI Shell. The EBL is obsolete and got replaced by the UEFI Shell. I think EFIFileLib ended up getting used in other places so it stayed around longer. Supported Device Names: A0x1234:0x12 - A memory buffer starting at address 0x1234 for 0x12 bytes l1: - EFI LoadFile device one. B0: - EFI BlockIo zero. fs3: - EFI Simple File System device 3 Fv2: - EFI Firmware VOlume device 2 10.0.1.102: - TFTP service IP followed by the file name > Also, what is the designated replacement library? What problem are you trying to solve? There are UEFI Shell libs for writing UEFI Shell applications, etc. > Is it okay for me to maintain a local copy and use it? > As long as you understand the caveats with he device (volume) names. Feel free to ask questions on the mailing list about how it works: https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/blob/UDK2017/EmbeddedPkg/Library/EfiFileLib/EfiFileLib.c Thanks, Andrew Fish > Thanks, > W > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#77814): https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/77814 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/84226779/21656 Group Owner: devel+ow...@edk2.groups.io Unsubscribe: https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/unsub [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
